China's first human bird flu patient healthy after one year recovery
12/11/2006 11:09
The first person to survive the bird flu in China has been given a clean
bill of health following medical checks performed on Saturday at the Hunan
Provincial Children's Hospital.
Ten-year-old He Junyao's body functions are
all normal, said hospital officials, adding that the disease has not affected
the boy's growth.
Doctor Jiang Yaohui said the hospital's timely and proper
treatment of He helped save his life.
The doctor said the hospital will
provide free medical exams for He until he is 18.
The boy was hospitalized on
Oct. 18 last year after suffering fever and a cough for five days. The Ministry
of Health identified him as China's first human bird flu patient.
Since last
October, China has reported 19 human cases of bird flu in Hunan, Anhui and
Guangxi, 14 of them died.
Xinhua News
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