�We must clarify that China has not been concealing any confirmed or suspected human case of bird flu since the first case occurred in November 2005,� Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun�an said in an interview with the official Xinhua News Agency published late Friday. It was a rare official response to reports by the foreign media.
The Wall Street Journal citing an unnamed source said Thursday that local Chinese health officials �have failed to report possible human cases of bird flu to the central government,� raising concerns that more people than reported may have contracted the disease.
China has reported 18 cases including 12 deaths.
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