# 2013
Although this case dates back to January, we are just now hearing about it. Details are very sparse at this time.
Two reports:
Bangladesh says first human case of H5N1 bird flu has been found
© AP
2008-05-22 14:51:42 -
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's Health Ministry says the nation's first human case of H5N1 strain of bird flu infection has been detected.
A health ministry statement says a child was infected by the virus in January.
The statement released by the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday did not give the child's name, age, or other details about the case.
The child is recovering after treatment. The statement said the case was diagnosed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Bangladesh in recent months have culled hundreds of thousands of birds after the virus was detected last year.
Toddler brings nation into bird flu age
From correspondents in Dhaka
May 22, 2008 11:22pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A 16-MONTH-old boy has been confirmed as Bangladesh's first human case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a senior health ministry official said today.
"We got the confirmation yesterday from the CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) yesterday," said Mahmudur Rahman.
The boy from a slum in the capital Dhaka "has survived. He has been quarantined and his condition has improved," Rahman said.
"Although there is no farm in the neighbourhood we suspect that he got the illness after his family bought chickens from a farm," he said.
