According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, from 9 to 15 January 2026, three new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus were reported. All three cases were reported from China.
The first case is a five-year-old male from Hubei Province, with an onset of symptoms on 30 November 2025; the second case is an eight-year-old female from Jiangsu Province, with an onset date on 4 December 2025; the third case is a one-year-old male from Guangxi Province, with an onset date on 7 December 2025.
Only the first case had exposure to backyard poultry whereas the other two cases reported no known exposure to live poultry.
The parents of the second case visited a store selling freshly slaughtered poultry, and the third case also had indirect exposure to freshly slaughtered poultry. All three…