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Bird flu case in China

BEIJING: A 37-year-old farmer in China's Anhui Province has been confirmed to have contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The man surnamed Li developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on December 10 and was discharged from hospital on January 6 in Tunxi, Anhui Province, after full recovery, the Ministry said. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Monday that Mr. Li tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain. It is the first human bird flu case reported in China this winter. The Ministry said no animal bird flu cases were reported in the area and local authorities are closely monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, a 14-year-old Indonesian boy died of the avian influenza on Wednesday, bringing the death toll from the virus to 58 in the country, according to the Health Ministry in Jakarta. — Xinhua

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