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China reports suspect human bird flu case
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-03-04 14:23
Guangdong Provincial Health Department declared on Saturday a suspect human
case of bird flu was found in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong
Province.
CPPCC deputy Zhong
Nanshan warned on Friday that the bird flu epidemic would absolutely
expand to more areas globally this year.
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The patient, surnamed Lao, died
Thursday after all rescue work failed. He was 32 and a local resident of
Guangzhou.
He started to show symptoms of fever and pneumonia on February 22.
Preliminary investigation shows the patient had been long staying at a nearby
live poultry slaughtering site when he carried out a market survey.
The provincial government immediately launched emergency measures to prevent
and control the disease.
People in close contact with the patient have been isolated for medical
observation. The places where the patient had been staying around have been
disinfected to prevent the disease from spreading.
The information has been reported to the Ministry of Health.
Statistics show the Ministry of Health have reported 14 human cases of bird
flu. Eight of them died and the rest have recovered.
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