H5N1 News: China Confirms 7th Case of Human Bird Flu
A Reuters newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
China confirmed its seventh human infection — and third human death — from bird flu on Thursday, after health officials revealed a 41-year-old factory worker died from the disease over a week ago.
The victim, a woman surnamed Zhou, lived in Sanming City in eastern China’s Fujian province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
She showed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Dec. 6 and was hospitalized two days later, Xinhua said, citing China’s Ministry of Health.
posted by Fergie @ 12/29/2005 10:38:00 AM
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