Is China next stop for bird flu?
Is there any chance of recurrence of bird flu in China? Well, nothing can be said at this moment, although China recorded three bird flu cases last year and each of them was incurable. However, the death of a 19 year old Chinese woman owing to bird flu virus, especially the dreaded H5N1 strain, has given rise to a new series of horror. This dreadful news was confirmed by a health official in Hong Kong after many hesitations. According to the sources, the very woman got in touch with poultry before she started showing symptoms of the virus. What’s more China’s official Xinhua News Agency earlier reported the woman had bought nine ducks at a market in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing.
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