Thursday, 25 April 2013

H7N9 flu 'one of most lethal' says WHO as spreads to Taiwan

Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2013



International experts probing China's deadly H7N9 bird flu virus said Wednesday it was "one of the most lethal influenza viruses" seen so far as Taiwan reported the first case outside the mainland.

China has confirmed 108 cases and 22 deaths since the first infections were announced on March 31 and Taiwan Wednesday confirmed its first infection in a man who had recently returned from working