Human Infection of Bird Flu Reported in Hunan【2009-01-31】

2009-01-31 20:13:17     Xinhua      Web Editor: Sun Yang

A 21-year-old female farmer was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan Province, said the provincial health bureau on Saturday.

The farmer, surnamed Shu, fell ill on Jan. 23 in Xupu County of the province and was hospitalized at the county's People's Hospital on Jan. 26, said a statement from the bureau.

6 d) \2 x8 h0 x& P  V+ OShu was transferred to a hospital in Changsha, capital of the province, on Thursday. So far she has been in a stable condition and become better.
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" {, }4 A. b" X9 X" h- s  f, pAccording to the test result on Friday from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the farmer tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
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$ C, b' V7 o4 `An investigation found that Shu had contact with fowls that died of disease before becoming sick.
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Hunan has launched an emergency response against the virus. Those who had close contact with the patient are under medical observation, but none of them has been found ill so far.
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" ^( y. R7 h/ l/ f3 `, e2 w+ jThe Health Ministry said it had reported the case to the World Health Organization and informed the health authorities of China's Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and relevant countries.

- p! e3 e6 R/ I- CAccording to the health department of Hunan province, a patient from Guizhou province was diagnosed to be infected with bird flu in Huaihua of Hunan on January 19, who died a day later.
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China had reported five human bird flu deaths this year. The rest were a 19-year-old woman in Beijing on Jan. 5, a 27-year-old woman in Shandong on Jan. 17, a 31-year-old woman in Xinjiang on Jan. 23 and an 18-year-old man in Guangxi on Jan. 26.

湖南省报告禽流感感染病例
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6 f7 B8 d5 F' d4 t, y8 I7 i6 ]! y2009-01-31 20:13:17     Xinhua      Web Editor: Sun Yang
- M0 p% _1 k. v9 B+ C; ?; z. q2009-01-31 20:13:17   新华社报道  网络编辑：孙杨

; Z8 Y3 q. Z/ uA 21-year-old female farmer was confirmed infected with bird flu in central China's Hunan Province, said the provincial health bureau on Saturday.
周六，湖南省（位于中国的中部）省卫生厅宣称：该省一位21岁的农村妇女被确认感染了禽流感。
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The farmer, surnamed Shu, fell ill on Jan. 23 in Xupu County of the province and was hospitalized at the county's People's Hospital on Jan. 26, said a statement from the bureau.
1 U% q/ q& b( C; Q* i6 F* C该省卫生厅一位发言人声称：患者姓舒，农民，1月23日在本省溆浦县发病，26日被送入县人民医院治疗。

Shu was transferred to a hospital in Changsha, capital of the province, on Thursday. So far she has been in a stable condition and become better.
周四（1月29日），她被转移到省会长沙一家医院，迄今为止，患者病情稳定，症状好转。

According to the test result on Friday from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the farmer tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza.
" T$ L, z1 J8 V5 Z7 ^, f中国疾病预防与控制中心周五的检测结果显示：患者禽流感病毒H5亚型核酸阳性。

An investigation found that Shu had contact with fowls that died of disease before becoming sick.
调查发现，患者生病前曾接触过病死的家禽。
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, x8 J7 l3 Z. h0 ZHunan has launched an emergency response against the virus. Those who had close contact with the patient are under medical observation, but none of them has been found ill so far.
湖南省已经启动了针对禽流感病毒的突发事件回馈系统。那些与患者有过密切接触的人现在处于医学观察下，但迄今为止尚未发现一人患病。
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# c3 ]! M- w& z+ s9 JThe Health Ministry said it had reported the case to the World Health Organization and informed the health authorities of China's Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and relevant countries.
卫生部门声称已向世界卫生组织报告该事件，并通知了中国香港澳门特别行政区及相关国家的卫生部门。

According to the health department of Hunan province, a patient from Guizhou province was diagnosed to be infected with bird flu in Huaihua of Hunan on January 19, who died a day later.
湖南省卫生部门称：一名来自于贵州省的患者、1月19日在湖南怀化被确诊感染了禽流感病毒，并于次日死亡。
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. m/ G8 p4 a% u% h; JChina had reported five human bird flu deaths this year. The rest were a 19-year-old woman in Beijing on Jan. 5, a 27-year-old woman in Shandong on Jan. 17, a 31-year-old woman in Xinjiang on Jan. 23 and an 18-year-old man in Guangxi on Jan. 26.
中国今年已经上报了五位死于禽流感的病例。其余的是：北京市一位19岁女性，死于1月5日；山东省一位27岁女性，死于1月17日；新疆省一位31岁女性，死于1月23日；广西省一位18岁男子，死于1月26日。