China Reports Additional Cases Of H7N9 Bird Flu

News outlets report the latest data on H7N9 bird flu in China.

Reuters: China reports second H7N9 bird flu death in a week
“China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in southwestern Guizhou province, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, in the second death from the virus in the past week…” (1/13).

Xinhua: East China reports 3 new human H7N9 cases
“Three new human cases of H7N9 bird flu were reported in east China’s Zhejiang Province over the weekend, the provincial health authorities said on Monday…” (1/13).

WHO: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus — update
“On 10 January 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China notified WHO of six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, including one death…” (1/13).

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