China's southwestern Yunnan province confirmed one person has died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu, state media Xinhua news reported on Thursday, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 30 this winter.
China's southwestern Yunnan province confirmed one person has died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu, state media Xinhua news reported on Thursday, bringing the total death toll from the virus to 30 this winter. Chinese disease control experts have warned the public to stay alert for H7N9 avian flu, with more than 100 cases of human infections reported over the last 2-1/2 months. In December alone, China had 106 cases of human infections, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. While South Korea and Japan are battling their own major outbreaks, the current China outbreaks appear isolated. The virus is likely to strike in winter and spring, and farmers have in recent years ramped up measures such as cleaning regimes to prevent the disease. China has confirmed five bird flu outbreaks among poultry this winter, which has led to the culling of more than 175,000 birds. The most recent bird flu outbreak in poultry hit a goose farm in China's southern Hunan province, killing 1,054 birds, said the Ministry of Agriculture. The local government culled 2,067 more birds after the outbreak, the fifth among poultry since October. China, the world's third-largest producer of broiler chickens and the second-biggest consumer of poultry, has also closed some live poultry markets after people and chickens were infected by the avian flu strains. Widespread infection can lead to severe health risks and big financial losses. The last major outbreak in China was in 2013, killing 36 people and causing more than $6 billion in losses for the agricultural sector. Here is a table for the poultry and human bird flu cases reported in China, including the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau: Location Birds Birds Virus Details infected culled strain Total 63,338 175,308 H5N6 Xinjiang 16,000 55,903 H5N6 Strain confirmed in Yining, a city of 500,000 people Sichuan 13,000 38,000 H5N6 Strain confirmed in Deyang, a city of 3.5 million people Gansu 30,000 77,172 H5N6 Strain confirmed in a district in Jinchang, a city of 470,000 people Hubei 4,338 2,166 H5N6 Strain confirmed in Xiaochang, a city of 4.8 million people Hunan 2,067 H5N6 Strain confirmed on a goose farm in Yuanjiang, a city of 760,000 people Location People Deaths Virus Details Infected Total 137* 30* H7N9 Jiangsu 4 H7N9 Three cities - Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou - suspended live poultry trade after neighbouring provinces infected Anhui 5 2 H7N9 The province shut some livestock markets and stepped up sterilisation Fujian 1 H7N9 Xiamen, a city of 3.5 million people, halted poultry sales in one district after human infection Jiangxi 6 H7N9 A 53-year-old man was treated in hospital in provincial capital Nanchang Guizhou 1 H7N9 A 49-year old man, who is a chicken trader, was treated in hospital in Qiannan prefecture. Hunan 20 5 H7N9 Authorities suspend live poultry markets in several cities including the provincial capital Changsha Guangdong 25 2 H7N9 Shanghai 4 H7N9 A 60-year old man was diagnosed on Jan. 10 and was being treated, Shanghai authorities said. Shandong 2 1 H7N9 Henan 2 H7N9 Yunan 1 H7N9 Hong Kong 3 2 H7N9 Macau 2 H7N9 * China's government did not specify where each human infection case took place.
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