SouthwestChina'sYunnanProvincereportedahumaninfectionoftheH7N9birdfluvirus,localhealthauthoritiessaidMonday.Thepatient,a64-year-oldmalefromKunming,wasconfirmeda
ChinesescientistsstudyingtheevolutionofH7N9influenzaviruseshavefoundthatmutationsofthevirusposeincreasedthreatstohumans.ThefindingswerepublishedonthewebsiteCell
More human H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported in central China's Hunan Province and the southern province of Guangdong this year, authorities said Tuesday.
Beijing health authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a rural resident is being treated for human H7N9 infection in the capital.
The number of H7N9 human cases in south China's Guangdong Province has climbed to 53, with one new case reported, local health authorities said on Friday.
The number of human H7N9 cases in south China's Guangdong Province is now 51, with a new case reported Monday, local health authorities said Tuesday.
Six people from east China's Zhejiang Province have contracted the H7N9 strain of avian flu this winter, local authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.
China reported more human cases of H7N9 on Saturday after researchers in Shanghai announced preliminary success in developing a vaccine.
Eleven Chinese people were confirmed to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday in four regions, with 8 in critical condition, according to local health authorities.
One new human H7N9 case has been confirmed in east China's Jiangsu Province, the provincial health department said on Friday.
Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, announced Thursday that live poultry trading in its main urban areas is halted as of Friday to help contain H7N9 bird flu infections.
China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) on Wednesday urged local health departments to strengthen prevention and control work against H7N9 avian flu as more cases were reported recently.
Two H7N9 avian flu patients, including a medical worker, have died in Shanghai, the local health authorities said Monday.
According to Guangdong's health department on Saturday, sample of a 51-year-old woman tested positive for the H7N9 virus at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
China said Thursday that it maintains its assessment on the public health risks of H7N9 avian flu, despite a recent research paper indicating possible human-to-human transmission.
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) released the result of a recent study on Friday, suggesting that there's possibility for the H7N9 virus to transmit among human and to evolve further, forming a future pandemic threat.
The arrival of the H7N9 bird flu has affected China's tourism industry, with tourists shunning wetlands and farms while restaurants eliminate chicken and duck from their menus.
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