(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-02-18 23:17

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed a human case of H5N1 bird flu in the central Hunan Province.

A 22-year-old man surnamed Li in Jianghua County, Yongzhou City, developed fever and headache symptoms on January 16 and died at 5 p.m. on January 24 after all rescue measures proved ineffectual.

Tests on the man proved H5N1 positive, China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.