"Two people in the central Chinese province of Henan have been infected by a new strain of avian influenza, the first cases found in the region, while an additional four cases in eastern Zhejiang province brought the total number nationwide to 55. One of the Henan victims, a 34-year-old man in the city of Kaifeng, is now critically ill in hospital, while the other, a 65-year-old farmer from Zhoukou, is stable. The two cases do not appear to be connected. A total of 19 people in close contact with the two new victims were under observation but had shown no signs of infection, Xinhua said. Another four cases had been confirmed in eastern Zhejiang, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, bringing the total number in the province to 15. Xinhua said none of the 483 people in close contact with the victims has presented any symptoms. Three cases have now been reported outside the original clusters in eastern China, including one in the capital Beijing, but there is nothing out of the ordinary so far, the China representative of the World Health Organisation said."
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