H5N1 Confirmed in Soldier in China
Recombinomics Commentary
May 26, 2007
A Chinese soldier has contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the latest human case in the world's most populous country, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The 19-year-old soldier surnamed Cheng was diagnosed with the disease on May 18th and is receiving treatment at a military hospital, the ministry said in a statement.
The above case comes shortly after the confirmation of H5N1 in a patient in northern Vietnam. The location of the case in China has not been given, but H5N1 in the military is cause for concern.
In the past the Fujian (Clade 2.3) strain of H5N1 has been reported in patients in China.
More information on the location and sequence of the H5N1 in China would be useful.
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