Poultry products are safe to eat as long as they are purchased from regular channels and thoroughly cooked,said an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Losses of poultry-related enterprises nationwide have exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since the first case of H7N9 bird flu was discovered, according to the National Poultry Industry Association.
The first person infected with H7N9 flu in Beijing is recovering and will be discharged from hospital soon, health authorities said.
A 4-year-old boy in Beijing confirmed as an H7N9 flu virus carrier who has not yet shown symptoms may be an indication that some people are immune to the disease, a health official has said.
Although no human-to-human infection of the H7N9 has been detected, a leading medical expert has cautioned that could happen as the virus mutates.
A seven-year-old girl who was confirmed to be infected with H7N9 avian flu has seen her condition improve, Beijing's municipal disease control and prevention center said Sunday.
A 4-year-old boy is believed to have been infected with the H7N9 strain in Beijing.
The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in eastern and northern parts of China has seriously affected the poultry business in Guangdong province over the past weeks.
As the Labor Day holiday on May 1 draws near, people who have booked tour packages to the Yangtze River Delta regions are becoming uneasy about an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu.
There is no evidence so far of sustained human-to-human transmission of H7N9 bird flu virus, WHO representative to China said. special coverage
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong has urged efforts to prevent and control the spread of H7N9 bird flu and cure infected patients.
Beijing municipal health authorities said Monday that a four-year-old boy, who was tested positive for H7N9 flu virus, was determined to be a H7N9 flu virus carrier.
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