A conflicting report from The Epoch Times. Hat-tip, pugmom @ FW. Apparently, some reports have it that the father has died and two other people -- girlfriend and mother -- have flu-like symptoms.
Google-translated from Chinese:
Bird flu kills people - Nanjing father who died also failed emergency treatment
Dec. 8 (CNA Taipei 8 Dec) 2 at Nanjing this month due to the highly pathogenic avian flu infection died 陆某 father, also infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza,
Nanjing brain Hospital sources today to the Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao" said 陆某 father has died, but the news was official denied.
Reports also pointed out that close contact with the deceased persons and two others in varying degrees of suspected bird flu symptoms.
"Ta Kung Pao" Comprehensive Several sources said that following 陆某 death, the first symptoms of the avian flu is his father, had died on December 6.
According to reports,陆某 girlfriend and the mother appeared one after another suspected bird flu symptoms, the severity of which is currently being girlfriend rescue, 陆某 mother has been a quarantine check.
The Chinese Ministry of Health informed the evenings website, the new confirmed case of human infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The circular, 52-year-old patient surnamed Lu, is December 2nd confirmed human infection with the highly pathogenic avian flu cases father, in the December 3 night fever symptoms, which was to "double pneumonia under" hospital treatment.
The Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 5th of patients with respiratory tract samples detected that the avian flu virus H5N1 nucleic acid positive; the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing in patients with respiratory specimens review results for the avian flu virus H5N1 nucleic acid positive.
According to the World Health Organization human infection with the deadly bird flu confirmed case definition and diagnostic criteria in China, Jiangsu Province human avian influenza prevention and control expert group, decide this case was infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed cases.
"Ta Kung Pao" to the afternoon of 7 verify Jiangsu Province Health Department, the Office of Comprehensive Health deny the news.
A Jiangsu Province health department officials insisted that, in addition to the current avian flu case reported deaths, Jiangsu will not have a recurrence of any deaths due to bird flu cases.
Health Department said 陆某 father is a suspected bird flu symptoms, the etiology is diagnosed, the current treatment has emerged recent encouraging signs, patients increasingly stable condition, while the other deceased family members are closely monitoring isolation, not physical any abnormal.
http://epochtimes.com/gb/7/12/8/n1934963.htm
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