The total number of confirmed human infections of the H7N9 bird flu in China has risen to 55, as four new cases were reported in Zhejiang rovince on Sunday.
507 Beijing fowl killed on H7N9 alert
Zhejiang reports 4 more H7N9 cases
Bird flu takes toll on poultry industry
Over 500 fowl were killed in Beijing's Shunyi District, where the city's first case of H7N9 bird flu was reported on Saturday.
Four new infections of H7N9 avian flu were reported in East China's Zhejiang province on Sunday, bringing the total number of such cases in China to 55.
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.
Beijing confirmed its first H7N9 infection on Saturday, while health authorities are closely watching a case in Shanghai to figure out whether the virus can be transmitted between people. Bird flu takes toll on poultry industry Henan reports 2 more H7N9 cases Special coverage
Shanghai reported on Saturday a new case of H7N9 bird flu infection, the country's 49th such case so far, local health authorities said.
A seven-year-old girl in Beijing was infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, the first such case in Beijing.
Two more people in East China's Jiangsu province were confirmed infected with a new strain of bird flu, the provincial health authorities said Saturday.
Domestic poultry farming has already seen steep losses because of a sharp drop in market demand since the H7N9 virus outbreak began.
Three cases of H7N9 bird flu infection were confirmed Friday in east China's Zhejiang province, bringing the country's total infections to 43.
A 51-year old female patient infected with the H7N9 bird flu has been transferred to a general ward as her viral tests came back negative.
Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality reported another 5 cases of H7N9 on Thursday, while 2 people infected with bird flu in Zhejiang province are recovering. New project set to combat virus