New bird flu strain claims ninth victim in China
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Beijing - Nine people have died from a new strain of bird flu in China, a news report said Wednesday.
A total of 28 cases of the H7N9 virus in humans had been detected since the strain emerged, the Health Ministry was quoted as saying by state-run television.
All cases, including the latest fatality late Tuesday, were reported in and around the eastern coastal city of Shanghai.
The World Health Organization and China's health ministry on Monday said they found no evidence of human-to-human transmission of H7N9, which has not been reported outside China.//DPA
