Beijing (dpa) - Nine people have died from a new strain of bird
flu in China, a news report said Wednesday.
A total of 28 cases of the H7N9 virus in humans had been detected
since the strain emerged, the Health Ministry was quoted as saying by
state-run television.
All cases, including the latest fatality late Tuesday, were
reported in and around the eastern coastal city of Shanghai.
The World Health Organization and China's health ministry on
Monday said they found no evidence of human-to-human transmission of
H7N9, which has not been reported outside China.
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