Shenzhen Finds H7N9 Flu Virus in Markets Near Hong Kong

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More people risk being sporadically infected with bird flu in China’s southern province of Guangdong, the Chinese government said after finding the virus in live poultry markets.

The Guangdong province health authority examined 70 samples from 13 live poultry markets in Shenzhen city, it said in a statement yesterday. Three samples tested positive for the H7N9 avian influenza virus, it said.