China confirms new human case of bird flu
A 10-year-old girl in southern China has tested positive for the H5N1 virus, the government said today, making her the country’s fourth human bird flu case since last month.
The girl, surnamed Tang, lives in Ziyuan County in the Guangxi region, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Health Ministry.
She has been sick with a fever and pneumonia since November 23 and has undergone emergency treatment, Xinhua said.
Two farmers in the eastern province in Anhui, both women, died of the disease last month after coming in contact with sick poultry.
A nine-year-old boy in central Henan province was also sickened but recovered and has been discharged from the hospital.
China has reported 25 cases of bird flu in poultry since October 19.
It has culled and vaccinated tens of millions of chickens, ducks and geese in an effort to prevent further epidemics.
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