China's ministry of health officials reported on Tuesday, 4 more people H7N9 bird flu, has infected total to seven this particular strain, it had never seen before in humans. So far, has been dead for two men, ages 87 and 27, respectively - both in Shanghai.
Although H7N9 reported in front of people, a larger H7 family of influenza virus infection before - in the Netherlands, Italy, Canada, the United States and Britain. These cases and H7 outbreaks - seems to be moderate, is the latest case.
The latest evidence suggests that this particular strain of H7N9 began in poultry. New the affected individual, is said to be a butcher's nanjing poultry.
Chinese authorities say they have found hundreds of thousands of dead pigs, was mysteriously a tributary of the huangpu river near Shanghai in early march between no avian influenza virus. Dead pig also pose a threat to health, especially due to the city of about 2.4 billion people rely on the huangpu river drinking water.
Authorities found no evidence that spread easily from person to person, this will lead to a larger outbreak. But, in fact, most people sick people clearly didn't contact each other, may have more than one source of infection.
The ministry of health of Hong Kong - this is at the top of the search and track the new bird flu cases - is on a high state of alert, check their animals to market, and individuals in its border crossings evidence of fever. You can be sure of is that I will keep close eyes on the Twitter feed two top English language flu journalists - JiaTongShe and Helen Branswell maggie mason ap (Associated Press).
 
 



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