China couple diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder together have lost newborn baby
- Chris McMillan
- May 17
- 1 min read
China Daily
15th May 2026
China couple diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder together have lost newborn baby
Stricken pair thought to be first in China to fall ill with debilitating condition at same time; disorder may have come from pet hamster.
A young Chinese couple who were both diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder a year after getting married have lost their newborn baby.
The couple in northern China’s Tianjin municipality were diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis last year.
The husband, surnamed Li, said only four couples in the world had been diagnosed with the disorder at the same time, and they were the first case in China.
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