Avian Influenza H5N6 — China
A 50 year old male living in Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province developed symptoms on 23 May 2016. On 24 May, he visited a doctor in a village clinic and on 28 May, was transferred to a hospital and was in critical condition at the time of reporting. The case was confirmed as A(H5N6) by laboratory testing, supplemented with clinical manifestation and epidemiology findings on 28 May. Close contacts of this case remain healthy. The investigation is ongoing.
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