First Human Sickened By H6N1 Bird Flu, Centers for Disease Control -- NCHS Reveals

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A 20-year-old woman in Taiwan has achieved the dubious distinction of being the first patient known to have been sickened by a strain of bird flu known as H6N1.

The woman, who became ill in May, appears to have made a full recovery, according to a report published Wednesday by the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine. But her case raises important questions that investigators are still trying to answer, including: How did she contract the flu?

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