# 1697
A Hat tip to Florida1 on Flutrackers for posting this English translation of the Chinese Ministry of Health Announcement.
Essentially, a 41 year-old unemployed man fell ill on Feb. 12th and died on Feb. 20th, testing positive for the H5N1 virus on Feb. 21st. Poultry reportedly died in his vicinity before he fell ill, and close contacts of the victim are being monitored, but so far, none are symptomatic.
卫生部
2月21日
February 21
通报，广西壮族自治区确诊一例人感染高致病性禽流感病例。
Communications, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region confirmed case of human infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Liang of the Weigong patients, male, 41 years old, Nanning City of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Xixiang Tong, who were unemployed.
February 12 onset, February 14 increased symptoms after hospital treatment.
February 18, and rapid deterioration of patients, to treat as null and void, at 5:00 on February 20 killed.
February 20, the Guangxi Autonomous Region disease prevention and control center of the patient specimens for testing, showed that the avian influenza virus (H5N1) RNA positive.
February 21, the China Disease Prevention and Control Center of respiratory specimens re-tested, the result, the avian influenza virus (H5N1) RNA positive.
Virus isolation work in progress.
Local health departments epidemiological survey showed that the incidence in patients died before contact with poultry.
According to the World Health Organization of human infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed case definition and diagnostic criteria in China, the Ministry of Health of bird flu prevention and control expert group found cases of human infection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed cases.
After the epidemic occurred, the local government has attached great importance, in accordance with the "human infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans" to the corresponding prevention and control measures.
All close contacts of a strict medical observation, far found no abnormal clinical manifestations.
The patients with the situation, the Ministry of Health has the World Health Organization, Hong Kong, Macao and some other countries in communications.
