Premier Li confident outbreak can be contained
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April 11, 2013, Thursday
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FIVE new cases of H7N9 infection were reported yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases from the new strain of bird flu to 33 in China, including nine fatalities.
Two of the new cases were in Shanghai, two in Jiangsu Province, and one in Zhejiang Province.
Premier Li Keqiang said the outbreak was under control. He told a State Council meeting that efforts to prevent and contain the virus were proceeding in an orderly manner and would be extended into areas including standardization of treatment and international cooperation.
"Overall, the outbreak is at a stage where it can be prevented and contained," Li was quoted as saying by CCTV.
In a daily update, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said 15 cases, including five deaths, had been reported in Shanghai; 10 cases, including one death, in Jiangsu; two cases, including one death, in Anhui; and six cases in Zhejiang, with two deaths.
No epidemiological link between the cases had been identified to date, it said, adding that people who had close contact with those infected were under medical observation.
China's agriculture authority said its tests had found 14 more H7N9-positive poultry samples in east China. The virus was detected in 11 chicken samples from Jiangsu, two duck samples from Zhejiang and a duck sample from Anhui Province, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
The ministry has ordered the three provinces to shut down the poultry markets from where the samples were taken and cull all live poultry there.
China announced the first known cases on March 31, sparking concern among experts because it was the first time the strain of bird flu has been known to infect humans.
They fear the virus could mutate in a way that allows it to spread easily among people, but so far there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.
Two of the new cases were in Shanghai, two in Jiangsu Province, and one in Zhejiang Province.
Premier Li Keqiang said the outbreak was under control. He told a State Council meeting that efforts to prevent and contain the virus were proceeding in an orderly manner and would be extended into areas including standardization of treatment and international cooperation.
"Overall, the outbreak is at a stage where it can be prevented and contained," Li was quoted as saying by CCTV.
In a daily update, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said 15 cases, including five deaths, had been reported in Shanghai; 10 cases, including one death, in Jiangsu; two cases, including one death, in Anhui; and six cases in Zhejiang, with two deaths.
No epidemiological link between the cases had been identified to date, it said, adding that people who had close contact with those infected were under medical observation.
China's agriculture authority said its tests had found 14 more H7N9-positive poultry samples in east China. The virus was detected in 11 chicken samples from Jiangsu, two duck samples from Zhejiang and a duck sample from Anhui Province, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
The ministry has ordered the three provinces to shut down the poultry markets from where the samples were taken and cull all live poultry there.
China announced the first known cases on March 31, sparking concern among experts because it was the first time the strain of bird flu has been known to infect humans.
They fear the virus could mutate in a way that allows it to spread easily among people, but so far there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.
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