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June 28, 2013
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China reports another H7N9 bird flu death
Shanghai (AFP) June 27, 2013
Shanghai has reported another death from H7N9 bird flu, the local government said, bringing the total number of fatalities nationwide to at least 40. A 56-year-old man, the husband of an earlier victim, died on Wednesday, the Shanghai government said. He had been hospitalised since April. The Shanghai couple was believed to be a rare "family cluster" in which relatives can infect each other through prolonged, close contact. But Chinese health authorities and the World Health Organization hav ... read more
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