China's human H5N6 infection an individual case  

四川出现一例人类感染H5N6死亡个案 为全球首宗

中国疾控中心卫生应急中心研究员倪大新9日谈及四川出现全球第一宗人类感染H5N6死亡的个案时指出，这次根据病毒基因的序列分析，最后证明它对禽是高致病性的，而以前国外发现的属于低致病性的。 [查看全文]

A human H5N6 virus infection that was reported on Tuesday and resulted in the death of the patient was an individual case, a National Health and Family Planning Commission spokeswoman said on Friday.

Speaking at a press conference, Song Shuxin said people who had close contact with the patient have shown no symptoms, and health experts found that the risk of human infection is low.

Song said people should maintain good personal hygiene habits and not contact ill or dead poultry to prevent and control respiratory infectious diseases.

The case is believed to be the world's first human H5N6 infection. The virus had previously been isolated to waterfowls and wild ducks, said Ni Daxin, a Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention official, citing reports of Germany, Sweden and the United Statesas well as Taiwan.

The H5N6 patient was a 49-year-old man from Nanbu County of Nanchong City in southwest China's Sichuan Province. He died in hospital.