China reports first new case of H7N9 bird flu since August

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has confirmed a new case of the H7N9 bird flu, state media said, the country's first report since August of human infection with a virus that has so far afflicted 135 people. A 35-year-old man in Shaoxing in China's eastern province of Zhejiang has been hospitalized with the virus and is in critical condition, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. "Liu, a company employee from Shaoxing county, was admitted to a township hospital on October 8," the agency said. ...



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