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China finds new bird flu case in eastern Fujian province - Xinhua
by hlk Fri 26 Apr 2013, 19:56
Business & Markets 2013
Written by Reuters
Friday, 26 April 2013 19:44
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BEIJING, April 26 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities discovered on Friday
the first case of a new strain of bird flu in the eastern province of Fujian,
signalling the spread of the virus which has killed 23 people in China, the
official Xinhua news agency reported.
The flu was first detected in March. This week, the World Health
Organisation called the virus, known as H7N9, "one of the most lethal",
and said it is more easily transmitted than an earlier strain that has killed
hundreds around the world since 2003.
Fujian's health authority said a 65-year-old man surnamed Luo had
tested positive for the virus, Xinhua reported. Thirty-seven people who
had been in close contact with the man had not shown symptoms of the
flu.
Chinese scientists confirmed on Thursday that chickens had transmitted
the flu to humans.
This week, a man in Taiwan become the first case of the flu outside
mainland China. He caught the flu while travelling in China.
Written by Reuters
Friday, 26 April 2013 19:44
A + / A - / Reset
BEIJING, April 26 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities discovered on Friday
the first case of a new strain of bird flu in the eastern province of Fujian,
signalling the spread of the virus which has killed 23 people in China, the
official Xinhua news agency reported.
The flu was first detected in March. This week, the World Health
Organisation called the virus, known as H7N9, "one of the most lethal",
and said it is more easily transmitted than an earlier strain that has killed
hundreds around the world since 2003.
Fujian's health authority said a 65-year-old man surnamed Luo had
tested positive for the virus, Xinhua reported. Thirty-seven people who
had been in close contact with the man had not shown symptoms of the
flu.
Chinese scientists confirmed on Thursday that chickens had transmitted
the flu to humans.
This week, a man in Taiwan become the first case of the flu outside
mainland China. He caught the flu while travelling in China.
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