Sunday, February 10, 2013

China: 2 Humans Infection with #H5N1 Bird Flu

BEIJING | Sun Feb 10, 2013 

(Reuters) - Two people in southwest China have tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and are critically ill, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, citing the Chinese health ministry.
A 21-year-old woman and 31-year-old man in Guiyang had tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus on Sunday after developing symptoms on February 2 and February 3 respectively, Xinhua cited health authorities as saying.
"They are in critical condition and medical workers are carrying out emergency treatment," the health ministry was quoted as saying. "No epidemiological connections have been found between the two cases."

Continued:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/10/us-china-health-birdflu-idUSBRE91906T20130210

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