Avian Flu H5N1 Update - Chinese Death Toll

Unconfirmed reports through Boxun indicate an official from the Chinese Ministry of Health has revealed the YTD 2005 Human Case Figures for H5N1 Avian Influenza Outbreak in China.

If these figures are correct, the death toll and situation in China is far more serious than being let on. H5N1 has appeared in 23 provinces, a partial listing of the death tables follow: B-H Bird - Human; H-H Human - Human

Province: Qinghai
Number Deaths:143
Number Infected: 131
Number Quarantined: 961
Number Disappeared: 13
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Liaoning
Number Deaths:69
Number Infected: 237
Number Quarantined: 2076
Number Disappeared: 2
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Xinjiang
Number Deaths:18
Number Infected: 35
Number Quarantined: 340
Number Disappeared: 6
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Inner Mongolia
Number Deaths:28
Number Infected: 9
Number Quarantined: 149
Number Disappeared: 2
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Xichang
Number Deaths:7
Number Infected: 15
Number Quarantined: 177
Number Disappeared: 9
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Hunan
Number Deaths:8
Number Infected: 4
Number Quarantined: 17
Number Disappeared: 0
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Hubei
Number Deaths:25
Number Infected: 297
Number Quarantined: 1524
Number Disappeared: 4
Mode of Transmission: B-H, H-H.

Province: Guangdong
Number Deaths:6
Number Infected: 47
Number Quarantined: 66
Number Disappeared: 6
Mode of Transmission: B-H.