China reports first bird flu death in months

It is the first case of bird flu in China for almost six months.

A man in the eastern province of Jiangsu is said to have died from the H5N1 virus after having no contact with dead poultry and with no reported outbreak of bird flu in the area.

His was the first case of the disease in China since June and brings the country's death toll to 17. China is at the centre of the fight against bird flu, with the world's largest poultry population and millions of birds roaming free.

Chinese scientists are concerned that the disease could mutate into a form that would allow it to travel easily from person to person.

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China reports new bird flu death