Friday, March 17, 2006
Serb kids from bird flu area hospitalized for checks ( New human cases )
Three Serb children from a bird flu-affected area were taken to hospital after developing fever and flu-like symptoms, Serbia’s chief epidemiologist said on Friday.
A teenager put into isolation on Thursday after developing fever was also moved to hospital. All four come from a southwestern area close to the Bosnian border, where there was a suspected case of the deadly H5N1 strain in a cockerel.
“Three children were admitted to hospital today displaying symptoms of respiratory infection,” Predrag Kon told Reuters.
“Two of them have signs of a viral infection. All three are coming from the outbreak zone and came into contact with infected poultry.”