9 yr old girl dies of Bird FLu in China

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   A 9 yr old Chinese girl has become the latest confirmed case of fatal
bird flu. Albania became the latest European country to report a case
of H5N1.

According to Reuters:

 In China, the latest human deaths have raised questions  over how the virus is spreading.

The 32-year-old man is the first bird flu death in an urban center in
China and occurred in an area where there have been no reports of the
disease in birds. He was believed to have contracted the virus at a
poultry market.
 The dead girl, from Anji County, had visited
relatives who kept poultry, and some chickens raised there had died
during at least one of her visits, Xinhua said.
 Zhong Nanshan,
director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said both
victims might have been infected by chickens carrying the virus but not
sickened by it.
 "There is a possibility there could be human
cases of H5N1 in places without outbreaks of the disease in birds. That
is, there could be chickens carrying the virus but which are not sick
themselves and they can infect people," Zhong told reporters in Beijing.

The virus was detected in a chicken in the southern Sarande coastal
region, close to the border with Greece. Also, Indian health officials said they had contained an outbreak in poultry,
but the virus was still present in bird waste two weeks after the first
cases were reported.

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liveanotherday Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: March 07 2006 Status: Offline Points: 13	Post Options Post Reply Quote liveanotherday Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 9 yr old girl dies of Bird FLu in China Posted: March 08 2006 at 8:32am
	A 9 yr old Chinese girl has become the latest confirmed case of fatal bird flu. Albania became the latest European country to report a case of H5N1. According to Reuters: In China, the latest human deaths have raised questions over how the virus is spreading. The 32-year-old man is the first bird flu death in an urban center in China and occurred in an area where there have been no reports of the disease in birds. He was believed to have contracted the virus at a poultry market. The dead girl, from Anji County, had visited relatives who kept poultry, and some chickens raised there had died during at least one of her visits, Xinhua said. Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said both victims might have been infected by chickens carrying the virus but not sickened by it. "There is a possibility there could be human cases of H5N1 in places without outbreaks of the disease in birds. That is, there could be chickens carrying the virus but which are not sick themselves and they can infect people," Zhong told reporters in Beijing. The virus was detected in a chicken in the southern Sarande coastal region, close to the border with Greece. Also, Indian health officials said they had contained an outbreak in poultry, but the virus was still present in bird waste two weeks after the first cases were reported.

endman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: February 16 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1232	Post Options Post Reply Quote endman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 08 2006 at 8:38am
	This means don�t step on the birds or gees poop, and when you entering your home Make sure your shoes are disinfected. What I worried is that when it gets hot and dry virus may get airborne.

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