Chinese man dies of bird flu
December 31st, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China’s Shenzhen city Saturday died of bird flu, officials said.
The man named Chen, who worked as a bus driver, died of multiple organ failure at 1 p.m., Xinhua reported citing the health department of Guangdong province.
Chen was hospitalized for high fever Dec 21 and tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The health department said that prior to his fever, he had no direct contact with poultry and had not travelled out of the city.
- Tripura begins culling to contain bird flu - Jan 27, 2012
- Culling of birds starts in Bengal - Sep 20, 2011
- Bird flu resurfaces in Tripura - Jan 25, 2012
- Indian states bordering Bangladesh vulnerable to bird flu - Mar 23, 2011
- Indian states bordering Bangladesh vulnerable to bird flu (Lead) - Mar 23, 2011
- Chicken culling starts, as bird flu strikes Tripura - Mar 08, 2011
- Crows are dying in Bihar from bird flu - Feb 18, 2012
- Fresh cases of bird flu in Tripura - Mar 06, 2011
- Chinese woman dies of bird flu - Jun 05, 2010
- Bird flu case surfaces in Bhubaneswar - Feb 04, 2012
- Wild birds' role in bird flu outbreak - Mar 25, 2011
- Over 6,200 poultry culled after fresh flu in Tripura - Feb 02, 2012
- Bird flu: Culling begins in Tripura - Mar 08, 2011
- India prepared to deal with bird flu: Government - Aug 31, 2011
- More poultry birds culled in Odisha - Jan 18, 2012
Tags: beijing, bird flu, bus driver, china, chinese man, direct contact, flu, guangdong province, h5n1 avian influenza virus, health department, high fever, influenza, old man, organ failure, poultry, shenzhen city, xinhua
