China reports another human birdflu infection
BEIJING |
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities said Monday a 16-year-old boy in central Hunan province is seriously ill after contracting the H5N1 birdflu virus, the third case reported in as many days.
The Ministry of Health said on its website (www.moh.gov.cn) the teen-ager entered a hospital in Hunan on January 16 and the province disease control center confirmed he was infected with the H5N1 virus.
China has warned of the risk of further human cases of bird flu in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday after reporting two new cases over the weekend.
(Reporting by Chris Buckley)
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