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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
A joint mission of experts arrived in China to survey areas affected by H7N9 in Shanghai and Beijing for a week-long assessment of the influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
With the rise of human H7N9 infections and the virus's source still unclear, the bird flu outbreak is troubling domestic bird enthusiasts.
Premier Li Keqiang said China is cooperating closely with WHO and other international organizations on the H7N9 avian flu.
Two H7N9 avian influenza patients were discharged from hospitals in east China on Friday.
Three new cases of H7N9 avian influenza were confirmed on Friday in east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing the number of H7N9 cases there to 30, according to local authorities.
The Health Bureau of East China's Jiangsu province reported a new H7N9 bird flu infection on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in China to 88.
A top agricultural official said Friday that the government should support poultry farms to prevent them from being financially devastated by the H7N9 avian flu epidemic.
A 51-year-old woman in East China's Zhejiang province who was infected with H7N9 bird flu was discharged.
The ongoing outbreak of H7N9 infections in humans is linked to the migration of wild birds, research shows.
Workers at Beijing Zoo have stepped up sterilization and supervision of the waterfowl area since the H7N9 bird flu outbreak.
The government has ordered suspension of wild bird sales to prevent spread of the H7N9 bird flu.
Four new cases of H7N9 bird flu were confirmed on Thursday in Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, according to local authorities.
H7 infections rare in people until now
Guangzhou wildlife projects unaffected
People changing daily habits