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China confirms 1st imported yellow fever case

Xinhua, March 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's National Health and Family Planning Commission on Sunday confirmed the nation's first imported yellow fever case in Beijing.

The patient, a 32-year-old man from east Zhejiang Province, first experienced stage one symptoms of the disease, including fever and chills, on March 8 while still in Luanda, capital of Angola in Africa. He sought medical treatment after returning to China on March 10. Endi