China reports second H7N9 bird flu death in a week

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Health officials in protective suits put a goose into a sack as part of preventive measures against the H7N9 bird flu at a poultry market in ZhujiChina reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in southwestern Guizhou province, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, in the second death from the virus in the past week. A 38-year-old man from Zunyi city died last Thursday, Xinhua said, citing health authorities in Guizhou. Xinhua said it was the first human case of H7N9 in Guizhou this year. Last Friday, China said a 38-year-old man in eastern Fujian province died from H7N9.

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