Jiangsu confirmed four people,167 under watch

Reported H7N9 avian influenza, following Shanghai and Anhui, Jiangsu Province in the evening today announced confirmation province four people infected with the H7N9 avian influenza.Jiangsu Province, the official said, not currently found in the epidemiological association exists between the above four cases, 167 people had close contact with patients undergoing medical observation.Display According to IBTimes Chinese news, a person engaged in live poultry slaughter of these four patients, is currently trying to rescue. The remaining three patients, two in critical condition, also in the intensive care unit for treatment.

Times before, for the Chinese government informed the avian flu, the WHO representative in China Blue Ruiming far as WHO is aware, no association between the relevant patients, their research and treatment separate, laboratory studies need to be very careful, three cases related to whether the patient has not yet concluded. "

When asked about the H7N9 qualified may contact the non-inspection and quarantine dead pig, Blue Core said, according to past experience, most of the source of the disease from birds poultry, but do not rule out the pigs and other animals may be related to. http://cn.ibtimes.com/articles/25045/20130402/bird-flu-h7n9.htm