A year - old bus driver was hospitalized last week in southern China . State - run media said he died from what appeared to be a contagious strain of bird flu . The Chinese government has suspended exports of live poultry to Hong Kong .
A 39-year-old bus driver was hospitalized last week in southern China . State-run media says he died from what appears to be a contagious strain of bird flu . The Chinese government has suspended supplies of live poultry to Hong Kong .