Bird flu is spreading in China, and according to a recent article on CNN, China’s bird flu crisis showed no sign of easing Tuesday as the death toll rose to nine, a government agency said.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission announced two more fatalities Tuesday afternoon — one in Anhui province and the other in Jiangsu province.
These are the first bird flu-related deaths reported this year in those two provinces. Five deaths — and just less than half of the 28 confirmed infections nationwide — have been in Shanghai, according to the Chinese commission.
The virus had been found in pigeons but had not previously been discovered in humans until a series of cases were reported in China last week.
In Shanghai, more than 100,000 live birds have been killed in the past week at live-poultry markets across the city in an effort to contain the problem, the Shanghai Municipal Ministry of Agriculture said. A number of cities across China have also announced trading suspensions.
The Chinese authorities are taking quick action to stop the latest bird flu virus, let’s hope it will be enough…
