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Avian Influenza - Situation in China - Update 6

March 07, 2006

GENEVA and BEIJING, March 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Ministry of Health in China has reported an additional laboratory confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040610/CNTH001LOGO ) The case occurred in a 32-year-old man from the southern province of Guangdong. He developed symptoms of fever on 22 February followed by pneumonia. His condition deteriorated rapidly and he died on 2 March. He was unemployed. No outbreaks in poultry have been reported in Guangdong Province since 2004. To date, China has reported 15 laboratory confirmed cases. Of these, nine have been fatal. Two patients remain in critical condition. The newly confirmed case is the first reported from Guangdong Province. Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO 6 March 2006 Country 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths cases deaths Cambodia 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 China 0 0 0 0 8 5 7 4 15 9 Indonesia 0 0 0 0 17 11 10 9 27 20 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 31 19 175 95 Total number of cases includes number of deaths. WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases. For more information, please contact: Aphaluck Bhatiasevi Communications Officer World Health Organization (China) 401, Dongwai Diplomatic Office Building, 23 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Beijing 100600, People's Republic of China Mobile: +86-136-1117-4072 Tel: +86-10-6532-5687 Fax: +86-10-6532-2359 Email: bhatiasevia@chn.wpro.who.int SOURCE World Health Organization
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