Two new human cases of bird flu detected in China
2006-02-26 07:23:00
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A nine-year-old girl in east China's Zhejiang Province and a 26-year-old woman farmer in east China's Anhui Province were confirmed to be infected with H5N1 bird flu, reported the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
The Zhejiang girl, surnamed You, lives in Anji County. She showed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Feb. 10 and has been hospitalized. She is now in critical condition, said a report released by the ministry.
According to investigation, You visited relatives twice in Guangde County of Anhui Province before she fell ill. During her visits, chickens raised at her relatives' homes got sick and some died.
The exact source of You's infection is under further investigation, said the ministry.
2006-02-26 07:23:00
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A nine-year-old girl in east China's Zhejiang Province and a 26-year-old woman farmer in east China's Anhui Province were confirmed to be infected with H5N1 bird flu, reported the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
The Zhejiang girl, surnamed You, lives in Anji County. She showed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Feb. 10 and has been hospitalized. She is now in critical condition, said a report released by the ministry.
According to investigation, You visited relatives twice in Guangde County of Anhui Province before she fell ill. During her visits, chickens raised at her relatives' homes got sick and some died.
The exact source of You's infection is under further investigation, said the ministry.
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