GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) onFriday confirmed Myanmar´s first human case of bird flu in aseven year-old girl who survived the disease.

The United Nations agency, in a statement, said that thegirl in Shan state developed symptoms on November 21 in an areawhere there had been an outbreak of the H5N1 virus in poultry,and was hospitalized six days later. "She has now recovered."

Samples taken from the girl were confirmed as having thevirus at a WHO laboratory in Japan after first testing positiveat a laboratory in Yangon, the WHO said.

(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay)