China reports new bird flu death

China reported another human death from the H5N1 bird flu today, this time in the far northwest region of Xinjiang. The Chinese Ministry of Health reported on its website (www.moh.gov.cn) that the latest victim was a 31-year-old woman who died in the...

China reported another human death from the H5N1 bird flu today, this time in the far northwest region of Xinjiang.

The Chinese Ministry of Health reported on its website (www.moh.gov.cn) that the latest victim was a 31-year-old woman who died in the early hours of yesterday.

The Xinjiang disease control centre confirmed that she was ill from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the report said.

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