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Woman dies of H5N6 strain of bird flu in China

Health authorities in southern China say a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in serious condition.

World Health Organization says human cases remain uncommon

Health authorities in southern China said Tuesday thata 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another
woman is reportedly in serious condition.

The two contracted H5N6, a strain of bird flu that has so faronly been seen in people in China.

The H5N6 flu virus has been detected in poultry in China, Laos and Vietnam. (Na Son Nguyen/Associated Press)

A press officer at Shenzhen's Center for Disease Control andPrevention confirmed the death of the local woman on Dec. 30. Hewouldn't identify himself.

A 40-year-old woman also from Guangdong province is in seriouscondition in hospital, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Six human cases of H5N6 have been reported in total, all inChina, since May 2014. The virus has been detected in poultry inChina, Laos and Vietnam.

The World Health Organization says that human cases of bird fluremain uncommon, with sporadic cases occurring following exposure toinfected poultry or a contaminated environment. It says there is noevidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of bird flu.