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From AFP:<\/p>\n

A man in China contracted bird flu because he was in close contact with his infected son, although the virus had not mutated into a form that is highly contagious among humans, authorities said Thursday.<\/p>\n

A 52-year-old man, identified only by his surname Lu, was hospitalised<\/a> with the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of the virus soon after his son died from it on December 2. Lu has since recovered.<\/p>\n

Chinese health ministry spokesman Mao Qunan said<\/a> Lu’s infection was due to close contact with his son, but that the transmission was not technically “human-to-human”. [Full Text]<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read also China says son likely infected father with bird flu<\/a> by Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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