Farmer in central China sick with bird flu

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — A 21-year-old woman in central China has been infected by the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country's eighth reported case of the disease this year, the Health Ministry said.

The woman, a farmer surnamed Shu in the central province of Hunan, fell ill Jan. 23 after handling poultry that died from virus, the ministry said on its Web site late Saturday without giving more details. She was in stable condition and recovering, it said.

China has reported seven other cases of H5N1 since January, five of which were fatal.

The virulent virus has killed 254 people worldwide since 2003, including 25 in China, according to the World Health Organization.



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[jwirr]

1. I check in at RSOE EDIS emergency site every other day and China

is listed as having a bird flu epidemic in at least 3 different locations. We should not be importing any food from this part of the country.

[Jambalaya]

2. New link to Parkinson's

I didn't know where to post this, but I thought it was of significance to many.

I got this from the website called silobreaker-a really cool website,btw



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