China says bird flu death toll rises to 14

Worker adjusts a water dispensing device at a chicken farm in Changfeng countyBEIJING (Reuters) – China reported another death and three new infections from a new strain of avian influenza known as H7N9 on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 14 and the number of infections to 63, the official Xinhua News Agency said. A 77-year-old woman, who was earlier tested positive for the virus, died on Sunday in eastern Jiangsu province, Xinhua cited local health officials as saying. …