China confirms new human bird flu case

10/01/2007 -- 2:18 PM

Beijing (VNA) - A 37-year-old farmer in east China’s Anhui Province has been confirmed to have contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the country's first human case of avian influenza in over six months, the Chinese Ministry of Health announced on Jan.10. The man surnamed Li developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Dec.10 and was discharged from hospital on Jan.6 in Tunxi, Anhui province after making a full recovery, the Ministry said. The Chinese Centrer for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that he had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain. The country has reported a total of 22 human cases of bird flu, including 14 fatalities, since 2003.-Enditem
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