Article: Malaysia rules out three suspected bird flu human cases

Malaysia rules out three suspected bird flu human cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Three of the four people suspected to be suffering from bird flu have been discharged from Kota Baharu Hospital in Malaysia's northern state of Kelantan, a health official said on Sunday.

Blood tests on the three patients proved negative, Kelantan Director of Health Services Ahmad Razin Datuk Ahmad Mahir told reporters there.

"The three admitted to hospital two days ago were suffering from the ordinary flu," he said.

The three, who had flu and cough, were admitted to the Kota Baharu Hospital for further checks after the bird flu virus of the H5N1 strain was detected in Baru Pasir Village in the ...

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