深圳一名h5n6禽流感病人死亡
A patient suffering from the H5N6 strain of avian flu died in Shenzhen City in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said.
中国广东省地方政府表示，深圳市一名感染H5N6型禽流感的病人已死亡。
The patient, a 26-year-old woman, died on Dec. 30. Gene analysis of a sample from the Shenzhen patient indicated her infection was from contact with live poultry or a poultry market, said an expert with the Shenzhen Municipal Disease Control and Prevention Center.
Another infected patient in Guangdong, a 40-year-old woman from Zhaoqing City, is in serious condition and receiving hospital treatment, according to an official with the Zhaoqing Municipal Health and Family Planning Bureau.
Guangdong has reported three H5N6 infections so far.
The world's first human H5N6 infection was reported in May 2014 in southwest China's Sichuan Province.