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\\\\\\\\Hong Kong Child Tests Negative for Bird Flu

February 8, 2006

Text of report from “Newswrap” programme broadcast by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 audio website on 8 February

A 20-month old baby boy who developed flu symptoms after visiting Dongguan and Sichuan, has initially tested negative for bird flu. The Centre for Health Protection ran tests on the boy after he developed a fever and a cough after returning to Hong Kong. He remains under observation in Queen Elizabeth Hospital.