The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday said that a child was infected with H5N1, a deadly strain of the bird flu virus, in January but recovered after 14 days of treatment.

The DGHS and the ICDDR, B have confirmed that the child is doing well.

The child was not named in the statement and was diagnosed with having the deadly virus by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

An advisory committee on avian influenza discussed overall management of bird flu.

Experts at the meeting said the situation was "fully under control".

"There is nothing to panic," the statement said.

Meanwhile, in the recent days the Government culled hundreds of thousands of birds after the detection of avian influenza last year.