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China reports new human bird flu case

A woman farmer in China's southeastern province of Fujian has been infected with the H5N1 form of bird flu, state media said on Thursday, the first human case in the country in about seven weeks. The 44-year-old woman from Jianou city was being treated in hospital, according to the official Xinhua news agency. "Tests by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the patient have confirmed that the patient has been infected with the bird flu virus strain H5N1," it said. In Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the woman had become ill on Feb 18 and she remained in hospital in critical condition. "Information provided to WHO indicates that she is a farmer who kept birds in her backyard and was possibly exposed to sick birds," it said in a statement. An investigation was under way to determine if this exposure was the source of her infection. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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