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Italy confirms Europe’s 1st human H9N2 bird flu case

Italy’s Ministry of Health recorded a human infection with influenza A(H9N2) on March 25, 2026, in a patient from the Lombardy region. The case is the first time this low-pathogenicity avian flu subtype has been detected in a person within the European Union or European Economic Area. Because the patient acquired the virus abroad and […]