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Avian Influenza - Situation In China - Update 11

April 28, 2006
BEIJING and GENEVA, April 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The
Ministry of Health in China has reported the country's 18th
case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza
virus. The patient is an 8-year-old girl from the
southwestern province of Sichuan. She developed symptoms
of fever and pneumonia on 16 April. She remains
hospitalized.
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According to the Ministry of Health, an initial
investigation determined that poultry deaths recently
occurred near the child's home.
Of the 18 laboratory-confirmed cases in China, 12 have
been fatal.
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian
Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
27 April 2006
Country 2003 2004 2005
2006 Total
cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases
deaths cases deaths
Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
5 8 5
Cambodia 0 0 0 0 4 4 2
2 6 6
China 0 0 0 0 8 5 10
7 18 12
Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
4 12 4
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 17 11 15
13 32 24
Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 2 2
Thailand 0 0 17 12 5 2 0
0 22 14
Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
4 12 4
Viet Nam 3 3 29 20 61 19 0
0 93 42
Total 3 3 46 32 95 41 61
37 205 13
Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.
For more information, please contact:
Ms Aphaluck Bhatiasevi
Communications Officer
World Health Organization, China
Tel: +86-10-6532-7189 to 92 x681 or
+86-10-6532-5687
Mobile: +86-1361-117-4072
Email: bhatiasevia@chn.wpro.who.int
SOURCE World Health Organisation
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