| Bob Sims 2005-11-25, 1:05 am |
| Avian influenza - situation in China - update 42
24 November 2005
The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed a further case of human
infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, which was
fatal, occurred in a 35-year-old woman who worked as a farmer in the
south-eastern province of Anhui. She developed symptoms on 11 November,
was hospitalized on 15 November, and died on 22 November.
This is the third laboratory-confirmed case reported in China and the
second from Anhui Province. Of these cases, two have been fatal.
The Chinese Ministry of Health has invited WHO to participate in a
joint
mission to Anhui Province. The mission will review laboratory findings
and investigate the exposure histories of the two cases reported there.
Since mid-October, China has reported a recurrence of poultry outbreaks
in several parts of the country.
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