Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect    France withdraws troops from Senegal, ending military presence in West Africa    Germany's Merz and UK's Starmer sign 'first of its kind' defense and migration treaty    Norway leads Europe's best airports list    Main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival completely destroyed by fire    Sports vehicles can have now short number plates    First Saudi relief plane lands in Aleppo to aid Syria wildfire victims    Over 40 million worshippers prayed at Prophet's Mosque during Hajj season    Saudi Arabia draw Iraq and Indonesia in 2026 World Cup Asian play-off group    Saudi conjoined twins Yara and Lara successfully separated in 12.5-hour surgery    Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease    'Art of the Kingdom' exhibition to open in Beijing's National Museum on July 30    Saudi minister holds strategic AI and tech talks with French institutions in Paris    Youth-led Saudi businesses exceed 474K    ASICS and Saudi Sports for All launch startup pitch to boost sports innovation in Saudi Arabia    Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil    Saudi Arabia to expand railway network by over 50% under transport strategy    Jorge Jesus returns to Saudi Arabia as Al Nassr head coach on one-year deal    Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to win his maiden Wimbledon title    Chelsea defeat PSG 3-0 to win first expanded Club World Cup    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Chinese boy dies from H5N1 bird flu
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 20 - 01 - 2009


A 16-year-old boy infected with the H5N1
bird flu virus died Tuesday in central China, the country's
third fatality from the disease this month, AP reported.
Authorities also stepped up bird flu precautions on fears
the virus can survive longer in cold weather as tens of
millions of people travel between cities and rural
hometowns for the Lunar New Year holiday, which typically
includes feasts with poultry.
The student surnamed Wu, who had been in critical
condition, died Tuesday morning in Huaihua, a city in Hunan
province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He fell ill
on Jan. 8 in his hometown in the neighboring province of
Guizhou and was transferred to a hospital in Huaihua on
Jan. 16, when his condition worsened.
He had contact with dead poultry, the report said without
giving other details.
The two other bird flu deaths were a 27-year-old woman in
Shandong province in the country's east who died on
Saturday and a 19-year-old woman who died in Beijing on
Jan. 5.
Also Tuesday, a 2-year-old girl who had been critically
ill with the H5N1 virus in Hunan was in stable condition
and returned to her home in the north, China Central
Television said in its noon newscast. The state television
report said the girl had been to live poultry markets
«many times» but did not elaborate.
The girl's mother died earlier this month from pneumonia
after being exposed to poultry, a Hunan health bureau
official said in an interview published Tuesday in the
state-run China Business News newspaper. However, the
official surnamed Peng could not confirm a link to H5N1.
Most bird flu cases stem from exposure to sick birds, but
human-to-human transmission of bird flu has happened about
a dozen times in the past in countries including China,
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey. In nearly every
case, transmission has occurred among blood relatives who
have been in close contact, and the virus has not spread
into the wider community.


Clic here to read the story from its source.