BEIJING — Chinese authorities tried to calm spreading health concerns Wednesday after a third person was reported to have died from a new type of bird flu. The emergence in China of the H7N9 strain of avian flu — a total of nine cases have been reported since it was revealed last weekend — are troubling because the strain has not previously been found in humans.
Stories Related to Third Death In China From New Bird Flu Strain
William Wan, Washington Post
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 8:37am
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