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Third H5N1 bird flu death in a month

After a two year old girl in Shanxi and a 27 year old woman in Shandong province succumbed earlier to the H5N1 virus, a 16 year old boy in Hunan province has become the third fatality recorded within a month. Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu has called... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Jan 20 2009

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22 Jan 09 visit Bird Flu Analysis  »  YouTube videoSince the beginning of January, three people have been identified with H5N1 bird flu in Beijing, Shanxi Province and Shandong Province. One of them, a woman in Beijing, has died.  Microbiology Professor Chen Jixiang of Hong Kong Chinese University say...
18 Jan 09 visit Shandong woman dies of avian flu  »  Shanghai Daily A 27-YEAR-OLD woman died of bird flu in east China's Shandong Province, the country's second death from the H5N1 virus this month, health authorities said yesterday. In addition to those cases, earlier in the...
18 Jan 09 visit Two-year-old girl in Shanxi diagnosed with bird flu infection  »  Shanghaiist A toddler in Shanxi province has been confirmed infected with bird flu. The two-year-old, originally from Hunan, was taken to the Shanxi Children's Hospital on Wednesday night and tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. She is now in...
19 Jan 09 visit Woman dies in Shandong; 2-year-old in hospital  »  People's Daily JINAN: Bird flu claimed its second victim this year when a woman infected by the virus died in Shandong province around 6:40 pm on Saturday. In Shanxi province, a 2-year-old girl lay in serious condition in a hospital. The 27-year-old woman surnamed...
18 Jan 09 visit 2-year-old Shanxi girl critically ill with bird flu  »  Shanghai Daily A 2-YEAR-OLD girl in Shanxi Province has tested positive for bird flu and is in critical condition -- the second case of human infection in a month. The girl fell ill on January 7 in Hunan Province and was taken...
04 Feb 09 visit Chinese infant recovers from bird flu infection  »  People's Daily A 3-year-old girl has become the youngest person ever in China to recover from bird flu infection. The girl, identified only by her surname Peng, was hospitalized last month in north China's Shanxi Province after being diagnosed with the H5N1...

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