BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua)
-- During the 24-hour period ending 5
p.m. on Wednesday, China has
confirmed five new cases of H7N9 avian
influenza, with two each in east
China's Shanghai City and Jiangsu
Province, and one in neighboring
Zhejiang Province.
In a daily
update on H7N9 cases across China, the
National Health and Family Planning
Commission also said one child
patient, who had been a confirmed H7N9
case, was discharged from hospital on
Wednesday.
China officially confirmed
the occurrence of human infection with
the H7N9 virus late last
month.
So far, the country
has reported a total of 33 H7N9 cases,
including nine which ended in
fatalities.
A total of 15
cases, including five ending in
fatalities, have been reported in
Shanghai. Ten cases, including one
death, have been reported in Jiangsu,
and two cases, including one death,
in Anhui. Six cases have been
reported in Zhejiang, with two
deaths.
No epidemiological link
between those cases has been
identified to date, the agency said,
adding that those who have had
close contact with people infected by
H7N9 have been placed under medical
observation.
It said the
country's confirmed H7N9 cases were
isolated and there has been no
sign of human-to-human transmission.
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