Beijing reports first case of new bird flu strain

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Beijing reports first case of new bird flu strain

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beijing-reports-first-case-bird-flu-strain-013210453.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ofGeL6_RYZwmKcqyFQNu1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-12T153053Z_1_CBRE93B173R00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-BIRDFLU-CHINA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Officials from the Centre for Food Safety check chickens transported by a truck from mainland China at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong" align="left" title="Officials from the Centre for Food Safety check chickens transported by a truck from mainland China at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese capital Beijing reported on Saturday its first case of a new strain of bird flu, state news agency Xinhua said, the first time it has been found in a human outside of eastern China. The seven-year-old child is in a stable condition in a Beijing hospital, the report said. Two people who have had close contact with the child have shown no signs of being infected so far, Xinhua added. A total of 11 people have died of the H7N9 bird flu strain since it was confirmed in humans for the first time last month, with 44 infections in all having been reported to date. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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