Chinese Media Promises 'Very Low' Risk of Bird Flu Spread


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Andrew Ross/Getty Images Chinese state media assured Thursday that the odds of avian flu spreading were “very low” after a man in southwestern China who contracted it was hospitalized. The 55-year-old man from Sichuan Province contracted a case of H5N6, also known as the “bird flu,” after he tested positive for the virus on July 6. His symptoms included a fever as early as June 30, according to CGTN, a media outlet controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. “According to assessment by experts, risks of a large-scale spread of the virus are very low,” the publication reassured readers, though it...