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China confirms first imported Rift Valley Fever case

Xinhua, July 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's health authority has confirmed an imported case of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), the first of this kind, on a middle-aged man coming back from Angola.

The 45-year-old man surnamed Tang from Henan Province got fever and headache and suffered pains of his joints and muscles on July 14 in Angola, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said Sunday.

On July 21, he returned Beijing by plane and was admitted to a local hospital for quarantine and treatment. On Saturday evening, he was tested positive for RVF.

The patient is currently in critical condition and is receiving treatment, NHFPC said. Endi