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Guangdong reports 3 more H7N9 cases

Xinhua, February 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three more H7N9 human cases are reported in south China's Guangdong Province, raising total infections to 62 this year, local health authorities said Wednesday.

A 59-year-old man in Zhaoqing City was diagnosed with the disease on Sunday. An 18-year-old girl in Foshan City and a four-year-old boy in Heyuan City were both confirmed infected on Tuesday, the provincial health and family planning commission said in a press release.

The boy is in stable condition and the other two are critical.

H7N9 is a bird flu strain first reported to have infected humans in March 2013. It is most likely to strike in winter and spring.

To prevent an epidemic, the provincial government banned live poultry trading at all markets from Feb. 19 to 28, the first 10 days of the Chinese lunar year.

Human cases of H7N9 have been reported this winter in several other Chinese localities including Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Zhejiang. Endi