The context is that a doctor is asking about somebody's child's symptoms of influenza.
Is this question correct: "What symptoms has Anne?" If it's incorrect, then why?
It looks strange to me, I would rather ask "What symptoms does Anne have?" but don't know why.
Answer
As John Lawler says in a comment, this use is possible in British English. But even in Britain, it is rather old-fashioned or literary. The normal British form would be
What symptoms has Anne got?
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