East China villager recovers from bird flu virus

[Gert van der Hoek]

E China villager recovers from bird flu virus

FUZHOU, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A villager from east China has been discharged from hospital after three months of treatment for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Li Yinxiu, a resident of Xiaosong township, Fujian Province, left the Jian'ou city hospital on Tuesday morning.

"She has recovered from the influenza, and her blood pressure, breathing, pulse and temperature are all back to normal," said Lin Zhangshu, Li's doctor.

Li, 44, developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Feb. 18 after being in contact with dead poultry.

She was diagnosed with human avian influenza by experts with the Ministry of Health on Feb. 28.

China has reported a total of 25 human cases of bird flu since 2003, which have resulted in 15 deaths.

The Ministry of Health confirmed last August that the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu virus occurred in November 2003. A 24-year-old man who died in Beijing in 2003 was initially thought to have died from SARS.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-05/29/content_6169255.htm

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: East China villager recovers from bird flu virus

This doctor seems to have seen several cases?

UPDATED: 16:45, May 29, 2007

East China villager recovers from bird flu virus

A villager from east China has been discharged from hospital after three months of treatment for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Li Yinxiu, a resident of Xiaosong Town, Fujian Province, left the Jian'ou city hospital on Tuesday morning.

"She has recovered from the influenza, and her blood pressure, breathing, pulse and temperature is back to normal," said Lin Zhangshu, Li's doctor.

Lin said that Li had slipped into a critical condition three times during the three months of treatment and that she was one of the most serious cases of human bird flu he had seen.

Li, 44, developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on February 18 after being in contact with dead poultry. She was diagnosed with human avian influenza by experts from China's Ministry of Health on February 28.

"A doctor in her village will carry out medical checks every day and report her condition to us to ensure her complete recovery," said Huang Jian, deputy director of the Jian'ou Health Bureau.

The ministry confirmed on Saturday a 19-year-old People's Liberation Army soldier surnamed Cheng, had contracted the bird flu virus and is currently receiving treatment at an army hospital.

The soldier developed symptoms of fever, cough and pneumonia on May 9 and was sent to an army hospital on May 14, the ministry said, without giving further details about his condition.

China has reported a total of 25 human cases of bird flu since 2003, which have resulted in 15 deaths.

The health ministry confirmed last August that the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu virus occurred in November 2003. A 24-year-old man who died in Beijing in 2003, was initially thought to have died from SARS.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200705/29/eng20070529_378945.html[/QUOTE]

credits Solitaire

 

[Sharpe]

Re: East China villager recovers from bird flu virus

That's amusing. The editor should have caught that! This resident in this tiny town in some random part of China has apparently seen a bunch of previous bird flu patients to compare this one to! Extrapolate THAT!