One case of the human infection with the H5N6 strain of bird flu has been reported in China’s Sichuan province, state media reported on Thursday (15 July).
State broadcaster CCTV said the 55-year old male infected with the bird flu in Bazhong city had been sent to hospital, while the local authorities have culled poultry in the vicinity.
According to the Chinese media, experts believe that the infection was an occasional case and “the risk of an invisible epidemic is extremely low”.
