Two more people have died of bird flu in China, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, bringing the total number of mainland deaths to five, AP reported. A 10-year-old girl from Guangxi province in the south and a 35-year-old man from Jiangxi province in the east died December from disease complications. The girl, a student, had been sick with fever and pneumonia since November 23 and underwent emergency treatment, while the man, a self-employed vendor, developed symptoms on December 4. China reported Tuesday that a 6-year-old boy in the central province ofu Hunan – the country’s eighth human case – had contracted bird flu late last month and was in critical condition.
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