China's Ministry of Health has confirmed another human death
from bird flu, bringing the death toll up to seven.
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The deceased was a 29-year-old woman, surnamed Cao, from Jinhua
Town, Chengdu City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the
ministry's information office told Xinhua.
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Cao was identified as the 10th human case in China on Monday,
after having been hospitalized in a critical condition, according
to the ministry. Three of the 10 human cases have either recovered
or are still undergoing treatment.
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On January 12, she was running a fever and showed symptoms of
pneumonia. Her body samples tested positive for the H5N1 strain of
avian flu.
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The office failed to provide more details about the victim, but
said it is investigating the source of her infection and any
possible bird flu outbreak among poultry in the area where she
lived.
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Hers is the second human bird flu death in Sichuan. The other
deaths were reported in the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian,
and in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Eighth human bird flu patient out of
quarantine
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The eighth bird flu patient in the central province of Hunan has
been removed from quarantine, a local hospital source said on
Wednesday.
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After a month's treatment, the 6-year-old patient surnamed
Ouyang has recovered and can communicate and play with doctors and
nurses like a normal child, said Zhu Yimin, head of the Hunan
Provincial Children's Hospital.
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The result of the patient's medical exams showed that he is not
contagious, Zhu said.
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His parents can now visit him in hospital where they will
celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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The boy was confirmed on January 9 to have been infected with
H5N1 bird flu. He has suffered serious lung damage.
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Ouyang had a fever and pneumonia symptoms on December 24. He was
transferred to the hospital on January 11 and has been under
round-the-clock monitoring since then.
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(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2006)
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