Not that many people infected (24), and doesn't appear to spread from person to person (if you can believe that), but high death rate. (""Although we do not know the source of the infection, at this time there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission," said the WHO's Michael O'Leary.") Sustained?
China's bird flu crisis claims new victim
By Paul Armstrong, CNN
HONG KONG (CNN) – China's bird flu crisis showed no sign of easing Tuesday, as another person was reported to have died from the virus, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Four new cases of H7N9 avian influenza were reported Monday — two in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, one in neighboring Anhui Province and another case in Shanghai, where the patient died.
This brings the total number of people infected in the country to 24, with seven deaths, according to China's National Health and Family Planning Commission.
The virus had been found in pigeons, but had not previously been discovered in humans until a series of cases were reported in China last week.
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