A 37-year-old farmer in east China's Anhui Province has been confirmed to have contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday.

 

The man surnamed Li developed symptoms of fever and pneumonia on Dec. 10 and was discharged from hospital on Jan. 6 in Tunxi, Anhui Province, after a full recovery, the ministry said.

 

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Monday that Li tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain, the ministry said.

 

(Xinhua News Agency January 10, 2007)