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Soldier affected by bird flu recovers: health authorities yonhapnews 2008/04/25 15:47 KST
SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier who may have been
infected with the bird flu virus has been declared "fully cured" by
doctors, health authorities said Friday.
The soldier, who has been placed under quarantine since Sunday, has
responded well to antibiotics and antiviral drugs, with his white cell
count back to normal, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(KCDC) said.
It said the soldier's fever, sore throat and other symptoms that could
be linked to bird flu have vanished, but added the patient will remain
in the hospital for the time being until more detailed test results come in.
KCDC said earlier in the week that while the solider took part in the
culling and burying of birds and initial tests showed he had been exposed
to the avian influenza, his ill health may have been brought on by common
flu.
Doctors said that he had been feeling ill before being assigned to the
bird culling detail.
A handful of South Koreans tested positive for bird flu antibodies in
their blood in the past although none have actually become sick. Antibodies
in the blood is a telltale sign that a person was infected with a certain
virus even if he or she did not get sick.
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, meanwhile,
said one duck farm in Naju, South Jeolla province reported sudden deaths
of birds on Thursday.
This brings the total number of reported bird flu cases in the country
to 52. Of that number, 28 tested positive for bird flu, while 12 were sick
for other reasons. Other reports are being checked by animal quarantine officials.