The Buzz | Chinese woman dies of H5N6 bird flu, another woman critical

Health authorities in southern China said yesterday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in a serious condition.
The two contracted H5N6, a strain of bird flu that has so far only been seen in people in China. A press officer at Shenzhen’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the death of the local woman on Dec. 30. He wouldn’t identify himself.
A 40-year-old woman also from Guangdong province is in serious condition in hospital, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.