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China's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday it has allocated 303 million yuan ($48.6 million) from the central coffers to better prevent human infections of the H7N9 avian flu.
China confirmed five new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with three, including one death, in east China's Shanghai and two in neighboring Jiangsu province. Better hygiene needed to combat H7N9
Domestic poultry farming has already seen steep losses because of a sharp drop in market demand since the H7N9 virus outbreak began.
To combat the H7N9 bird flu virus, a community in Nanjing, in East China's Jiangsu province, has offered local residents a cash bonus to encourage reports on people raising chickens.
Shanghai reported on Friday one more death of H7N9 bird flu virus, while two new cases were confirmed, local health authorities said in a statement.
People carrying the H7N9 bird flu virus may have entered Beijing in recent days from East China due to an increased flow of tourists. All provincial regions can test for H7N9
A 51-year old female patient infected with the H7N9 bird flu has been transferred to a general ward as her viral nucleic acid tests came back negative, China News reported Thursday, citing hospital authorities in East China’s Zhejiang province.
Even as US officials awaited the arrival of a sample of the H7N7 virus from China government-backed researchers had already begun testing a "seed" strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet.
Influenza A H7 viruses are a group of influenza viruses that normally circulate among birds. The influenza A(H7N9) virus is one subgroup among the larger group of H7 viruses. Although some H7 viruses (H7N2, H7N3 and H7N7) have occasionally been found to infect humans, no human infections with H7N9 viruses have been reported until recent reports from China.
Although both the source of infection and the mode of transmission are uncertain, it is prudent to follow basic hygienic practices to prevent infection. They include hand and respiratory hygiene and food safety measures.
China's science and health authorities have announced a new project to fight the H7N9 virus, and plan to develop a vaccine within seven months.
Three more people have tested positive for the H7H9 bird flu virus in Shanghai, including one that ended in death, local health authorities said Thursday. Better hygiene needed to combat H7N9
Containment of H7N9 virus will require the implementation of stronger biosecurity and hygiene measures due to elusive nature, experts said.
The Shanghai municipal government will provide poultry farms with subsidies to help them through the deadly H7N9 virus scare.
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