Tests confirm Chinese tourist in Sabah infected with the avian flu


PUTRAJAYA: The first Influenza A (H7N9) case in the country has been detected in a Chinese national.

The 67-year-old woman infected by the avian flu had reportedly complained of fever, cough, body aches and fatigue four days before her arrival in Kuala Lumpur from Guangdong on Feb 3.

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