中國一名婦女死於新的禽流感病毒

Chinese authorities say a 73-year-old woman in an eastern province has died after contracting a new strain of bird flu.

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The official Xinhua news agency says the woman in Jiangxi province died December 6 of respiratory failure after contracting the H10N8 virus.

China's national disease center believes the case is isolated and that there is low risk of the virus spreading to humans.

Xinhua reported the woman had visited a live poultry market. It said her relatives have not shown signs of the virus.

Officials say the woman also suffered from severe pneumonia, high blood pressure and heart problems, which may have lessened her immunity.

In recent years, China has dealt with various strains of deadly bird flu.中國當局說，一名73歲的婦女在江西死於一種新的禽流感病毒。

官方的新華社說，12月六號，這名感染了H10N8病毒的婦女死於呼吸系統衰竭。

中國國家疾病防治中心認爲，這是一個孤立的病例。這種病毒人傳人的風險很低。

新華社報道說，這名婦女去過一個活家禽市場。但是她的親屬沒有顯示感染的跡象。

官員說，這名婦女還患有肺炎，高血壓和心臟病。這些病情可能減弱了她的抵抗力。

近年來，中國處理了幾種不同種類的禽流感病毒感染人類的病例。