Bird Flu - China - Update
The National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified WHO of an additional retrospectively detected laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.
To date, WHO has been informed of a total of 133 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 43 deaths.
Authorities in affected locations continue to maintain surveillance, epidemiological investigations, close contact tracing, clinical management, laboratory testing and sharing of samples as well as prevention and control measures.
So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
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