Friday, 5 April 2013

Disease

Bird Flu in China - Update


Chinese health officials today reported five more human infections, along with two more deaths, from the H7N9 avian influenza virus, which media reports said has now been detected in samples from pigeons at an agricultural market in Shanghai.


The latest reports appeared to raise the total number of cases to 14, with 6 deaths.


Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds at a poultry market in Shanghai on Friday


The Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower today on fears of a new bird flu epidemic in China.

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