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19 November 2018
Jan 7, 2014 9:26am

Guangdong confirms two more H7N9 human cases, Xinhua says

Two more human cases of H7N9 bird flu have been confirmed in Guangdong province, Xinhua news agency reported Monday, citing the Guangdong Health and Family Planning Commission. A 47-year-old live poultry vendor in Guangzhou was taken ill on Dec. 25 and a 71-year-old farmer in Yangjiang was diagnosed with the disease on Jan. 1. Guangdong has reported eight human H7N9 infections since August.

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