Ein Forscher, gekleidet in Schutzkleidung tests Vogelgrippevirus Proben im Labor von Quzhou städtisches Zentrum für die Prävention und die Kontrolle von Krankheiten in
A researcher dressed in protective clothing tests avian flu virus samples in the lab of Quzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Quzhou city, east Chinas Zhejiang province, 4 April 2013. The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to five in China on Thursday (4 April 2013) as Beijing said it was mobilizing resources nationwide to combat the virus. A total of 14 people in China have been confirmed to have contracted H7N9, all in the east of the country. One of the cases was a four-year-old child, who was recovering, the official Xinhua news agency said. Two people died on Thursday, both in Shanghai, bringing the number of deaths to five, state media said. Four of the five have died in Shanghai, Chinas booming financial hub. Authorities in Shanghai also discovered the H7N9 virus in a pigeon sample taken from a traditional wholesale market, Xinhua added, believed to be the first time the virus has been discovered in an animal in China since the outbreak began.
