6 dead in a week: China moves to contain bird flu

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China confirms three more cases of bird flu on Sunday as authorities tried to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools. Of the three cases, two were elderly men in Shanghai who are receiving treatment. The new cases of the H7N9 strain of avian influenza brought the number recorded in China to 21. Six people died, including four in the city of Shanghai, which recorded 10 cases of the disease. Chinese authorities downplayed fears of human-to-human transmission of the virus. The World Health Organization also said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission, but added it was crucial to find out how the virus infects humans. Experts fear the virus could mutate into a form easily transmissible between humans, with the potential to trigger a pandemic. China has sought to improve transparency surrounding H7N9, after being accused of covering up the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which killed about 800 people globally.


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