The total number of fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in Shanghai has risen to 13 after the death of an 89-year-old man on Monday morning, local health authorities said.
Health authorities in Central China's Hunan province on Saturday confirmed its first human infection case of H7N9 bird flu, bring the total infections to 120 in the Chinese mainland.
Three new cases of H7N9 avian influenza were confirmed in China on Thursday, according to local authorities.
Health authorities in east China's Jiangxi province late on Thursday confirmed the province's first human case of H7N9 avian influenza.
Taiwan confirmed the first case of H7N9 bird flu outside the Chinese mainland on Wednesday.
Three more poultry samples in China have tested positive for the deadly H7N9 strain of avian flu, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Wednesday.
The Chinese mainland reported no new H7N9 cases while Taiwan confirmed its first during the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Wednesday.
The H7N9 bird flu virus has been detected in a 53-year old man in Taiwan, the island's first case, Taiwan's disease control authority confirmed Wednesday.
No proof of H7N9 interpersonal transmission
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Tuesday, China confirmed four new cases of human H7N9 bird flu, including two in Zhejiang, one in Anhui and the first in Shandong.
A new case of H7N9 flu was confirmed in Shandong province, according to the provincial health bureau Monday, bringing the total number to 105 in China.H7N9 update: 104 cases, 21 deaths No evidence of H7N9 transmission between humans Special coverage: Fighting against H7N9 bird flu
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Monday, China confirmed two new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza - both in Zhejiang.
Two people have died of H7N9 bird flu in East China's Zhejiang rovince, bringing total number of the deaths from the disease to 20 nationwide, health authorities said Sunday.