Notification of human avian flu case in Sichuan received
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification today (January 23) from the Ministry of Health confirming a human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Sichuan Province.
A CHP spokesman said the patient was a 29-year-old woman who developed fever and pneumonia on January 12. She is now under treatment in a local hospital.
The CHP will maintain close liaison with the Ministry of Health to obtain more information on the case.
Ends/Monday, January 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 23:31
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