China's health authority said humans are at a very low risk for contracting the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu.
Beijing closely monitoring bird flu virus
Prevention is always better than the cure, and medical experts should thoroughly study the virus even though the H7N9 virus may not be as contagious as the SARS virus and the risk of an epidemic appears to be low.
Two people in Shanghai became ill with fever and coughs in late February and died in early March, suffering from severe pneumonia and difficult breathing. WHO notified by H7N9 infections Editorial: Prevention better than cure
Medical authorities and a hospital in Shanghai have refuted a rumor that several people have died of flu and that the hospital withheld the information, the Shanghai Evening Post reported on March 8.
A new drug has been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of different strains of influenza in laboratory models - including resistant strains of the virus, Australian top science institute CSIRO said on Friday.
A total of 110 people who had close contact with two patients contracted avian influenza H5N1 in Southwest China's Guizhou province earlier this month have been released from quarantine.
The H5N1 avian flu virus has been detected in the city of Zhanjiang in South China's Guangdong province, experts confirmed on Tuesday.
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