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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
Pigs and dogs that were found dead in a village in Central China's Henan province on Monday did not die due to any animal epidemic or the H7N9 infection.
The Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau is taking measures to ensure the safety of poultry supplied to Hong Kong and Macao.
For infectious disease expert Luo Huiming, the investigation into SARS a decade ago was nothing out of the ordinary. It was a new disease but certain steps and procedures had to be followed.
During the period from 6 pm on Monday to 8 pm Tuesday, China confirmed 14 new cases of H7N9, with two more death reported.
Rural H7N9 care guaranteed
The 4-year-old boy confirmed as an H7N9 flu virus carrier has yet to show related symptoms, and the first case of infection will be discharged on Wednesday.
Five poultry samples test positive for virus
Concerns about the H7N9 bird flu have prompted Taiwan to impose a ban on slaughtering live poultry at traditional markets from June 17.
A seven-year-old girl who tested positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus will be discharged from a Beijing hospital on Wednesday.
Doves were on the menu, in a bid to ease fears over bird flu, at a banquet attended by a number of officials, in South China's Guangdong province on Monday.
The order, which took effect on April 15, also requires the temporary closure of all living poultry trade areas in farm produce, flowers and birds market and two poultry trade markets in the city.
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.
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