The World Health Organization says a 56-year-old woman in China has become the first person to die from the H3N8 subtype of avian influenza.
The WHO announced on Tuesday that the woman from Guangdong died on March 16.
Health authorities in the province says she had underlying conditions such as multiple myeloma.
The WHO says the woman had a history of exposure to live poultry.
The authorities are urging people to avoid contact with live poultry.
The WHO says the virus cannot spread easily among humans.
世卫通报全球首例H3N8死亡病例
11日，世界卫生组织官网通报了一例人感染甲型H8N3禽流感病毒后死亡病例。据法新社报道，这是首次已知人类感染甲型H3N8禽流感毒株死亡病例。
