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August 12, 2013

New case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed in China: officials
Beijing (AFP) Aug 11, 2013
A Chinese poultry worker was confirmed as having contracted the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus, health officials said, the first case in the southern Guangdong province. The 51-year-old woman is in a critical condition after she was admitted to hospital on August 3 following signs of a fever, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department said on Saturday. "She was a poultry slaughtering worker at a local marketplace," the local health bureau said in a statement on its website. A total of 134 cases ... read more

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