06.12.2005

China

A 10-year-old girl has been infected with the avian influenza virus, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting the Ministry of Health.
The girl, surnamed Tang, from southern Guangxi region has been ill with fever and pneumonia since November 23, and has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus, the report said.
She has been under emergency treatment in hospital, and people who were in close contact with her are under observation but no abnormal symptoms have been observed in others.