Saturday, April 20, 2013

Another bird flu death in China as number of infected grows to 95

A woman wearing a mask walks outside the Ditan Hospital, where a child with a new strain of bird flu is undergoing treatment, in BeijingSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported another death and four new infections from a new strain of bird flu on Saturday, raising the death toll to 18, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The H7N9 virus has been found in 95 people, mostly in eastern China. The latest victim is a 69-year old man surnamed Xu from Zhejiang province who passed away Friday night after emergency treatment failed, Xinhua said. Zhejiang province reported three new infection cases with all three patients in critical condition. The eastern costal province of Jiangsu also reported another bird flu infection. ...


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