Sixth Person Infected With Bird Flu, China
The man is in intensive care.
Near the man's house, ducks infected with the H5 virus were found. His relatives and close friends have been placed under medical observation.
This is the sixth confirmed case of a human infected with bird flu in China. So far, two have died.
Chinese authorities are considering culling the whole nation's farmed live poultry stock, over 10 billion chickens.
So far, human cases of bird flu infection have been found in the following areas of China:
-- Anhui
-- Guangxi
-- Hunan
-- Jiangxi
-- Liaoning
Written by: Christian Nordqvist
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