Saturday 6 April 2013

China Kills Birds Amid Flu Fears

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BEIJING?A deadly new strain of bird flu claimed its sixth life in eastern China on Friday as agricultural authorities in Shanghai began slaughtering birds in a local market in an effort to stem the spread of the disease.

A 64-year-old farmer died in Hangzhou, capital of eastern China's Zhejiang province. The man, from the nearby city of Huzhou, was later confirmed to have been infected with the H7N9 virus, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, citing the local health bureau.

His death brings the number of identified H7N9 infections in Hangzhou to three. China has confirmed a total ...

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