Hong Kong sees first human bird flu case in 18 months
- Published: 2 Jun 2012 at 21.48
- Online news: Asia
Hong Kong health authorities urged the public not to panic after the southern Chinese city reported its first human case of bird flu in 18 months in a two-year-old boy.
File photo shows a man walking past caged birds in Hong Kong. Hong Kong health authorities has urged the public not to panic after the southern Chinese city reported its first human case of bird flu in 18 months in a two-year-old boy.
Hong Kong officials said the Chinese boy was in serious condition after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza and the city had raised the bird flu alert level to "serious".
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