Guangdong reports 1st H7N9 case in winter

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-11-28 22:40:27

South China's Guangdong Province on Friday reported its first case of human infection of the H7N9 strain of bird flu this winter.

A 31-year-old woman surnamed Deng from the city of Dongguan was confirmed being infected with the H7N9 virus on Friday, the Guangdong provincial health and family planning commission said in a statement.

The patient, who is under treatment at a hospital in the provincial capital of Guangzhou, is in critical condition.

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