February 3, 2004

German Woman Suspected of Bird Flu

Initial medical tests have not confirmed that a woman suspected of contracting bird flu during a recent trip to Thailand has the disease, officials in Hamburg said Monday.

The results of further tests were expected later Monday, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine said in a statement.

The woman complained nausea, dizziness and fever after returning to Hamburg to Thailand Saturday, the institute said.

The woman was under observation at the institute in good condition.

There have been 18 suspected human cases of bird flu in Thailand, 10 of whom have died. The human cases have been traced to direct contact with sick birds.