Article: China Focus: China confirms first human cases of bird flu, enhancesprevention efforts

China Focus: China confirms first human cases of bird flu, enhances prevention efforts

by Li Xing, Fan Xi

BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's health authorities have confirmed on Wednesday the first two human cases of bird flu in the country, and enhanced effort to prevent and control the epidemic.

The two confirmed cases involve a nine-year-old boy in Xiangtan County of Hunan Province and a 24-year-old woman farmer in Zongyang County of Anhui Province.

The boy has been discharged from hospital after recovery. The woman died on Nov. 10.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health reported the boy's 12-year-old sister, who had similar symptoms as her brother and died on Oct. 17, as a suspected ...

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