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China reports new bird flu case in Hunan province Apr 27th 2013, 11:56 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News China finds new bird flu case in eastern Fujian province: Xinhua Fri, Apr 26 2013 Scientists confirm new H7N9 bird flu has come from chickens Thu, Apr 25 2013 WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses Thu, Apr 25 2013 Taiwan man contracts H7N9 bird flu, first outside mainland China Wed, Apr 24 2013 China bird flu death toll rises to 22 Tue, Apr 23 2013 Health officers examine a pigeon for H7N9 at a poultry market in Changsha, Hunan province April 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/China Daily BEIJING | Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:56am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Saturday reported its first case of H7N9 bird flu in the southern province of Hunan, the latest sign the virus that has killed 23 people in the country is continuing to spread. The official Xinhua news agency said the patient was a 64-year-old woman from Shaoyang city who developed a fever on April 14, four days after having contact with poultry. Her condition had improved with treatment, it added. The flu was first detected in March. This week, the World Health Organization called the virus "one of the most lethal", and said it is more easily transmitted than an earlier strain that has killed hundreds around the world since 2003. None of the 41 people who had come into contact with the newly-confirmed Hunan patient, identified only by the surname Guan, had shown symptoms, Xinhua said. A 54-year-old man who fell ill in Jiangxi province was also being treated in Hunan, where he was diagnosed with H7N9, Xinhua said. The Hunan cases come a day after the eastern province of Fujian reported its first case and during the same week that a man in Taiwan become the first case of the flu outside mainland China. He caught the flu while travelling in China. Chinese scientists confirmed on Thursday that chickens had transmitted the flu to humans. (Reporting by John Ruwitch; Editing by Jeremy Laurence) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) Another Gift headed our way from China How special!! Apr 27, 2013 11:13am EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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