..Health authorities in Guangxi province confirmed a boy had contracted
the H7N9 strain of bird flu, a day after his mother was confirmed to
have the virus.
The Guangxi health bureau said the boy, aged five and from Hengxian county, Nanning, started to show symptoms on Monday and was diagnosed with having the disease on Wednesday.
Health officials are still determining how the boy became infected but said he had been in close contact with his mother, 41.
She began to feel unwell late last month after visiting Zhongshan in Guangdong province. She returned to Nanning on January 28.
The boy remained in a stable condition but his mother’s condition was critical.
Xinhua reported the national health commission said there was no proof the H7N9 was spreading sustainably from person to person.... http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1421673/guangxi-boy-confirmed-h7n9-virus-after-mother-contracts-bird-flu
The Guangxi health bureau said the boy, aged five and from Hengxian county, Nanning, started to show symptoms on Monday and was diagnosed with having the disease on Wednesday.
Health officials are still determining how the boy became infected but said he had been in close contact with his mother, 41.
She began to feel unwell late last month after visiting Zhongshan in Guangdong province. She returned to Nanning on January 28.
The boy remained in a stable condition but his mother’s condition was critical.
Xinhua reported the national health commission said there was no proof the H7N9 was spreading sustainably from person to person.... http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1421673/guangxi-boy-confirmed-h7n9-virus-after-mother-contracts-bird-flu