H7N9 avian flu kills seven and infects 23 in China

The outbreak of H7N9 avian influenza in eastern China had killed seven people and infected 23, including 12 severely, by 8 April. Ten cases occurred in Shanghai and the remainder in three nearby provinces of Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu. One 4 year old boy in Shanghai, who was confirmed as a patient on 4 April, has since shown signs of recovering, according to a blog post on 7 April by Wu Fan, director of the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention. There was no …