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Story summary
- Italy reports its first human case of avian influenza A(H9N2), confirmed by the Italian Ministry of Health.
- The patient arrived from a non-European country, has pre-existing medical conditions, and remains hospitalized in isolation.
- Authorities are identifying and monitoring all contacts to prevent further transmission.
- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) assesses very low risk to the EU with no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
