Bird flu cases raise questions
The father of a Chinese man who died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu this month was recovering after he was infected with the same virus, the official New China News Agency said.
The 52-year-old man surnamed Lu from Nanjing, capital of the eastern coastal province Jiangsu, was feverish with the H5N1 strain but “showed signs of improvement,” the agency said, quoting unidentified bird flu prevention experts.
This latest case raises troublesome questions about how the man was infected.
New China News Agency had earlier reported that the son had had no contact with dead poultry and there had been no reported poultry outbreak in Jiangsu province.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
