China: A 31-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus.

08.12.2005

China

The farm worker from the north-eastern Liaoning province is the country's fifth confirmed case.
The woman fell ill in Heishan county on 30 October. She had a high fever and pneumonia-like symptoms, but she recovered following treatment at a hospital and was discharged on 29 November.