Beijing: A new human infection of the H7N9 bird flu virus was reported in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, bringing the number of infections to six in the province.
A 62-year-old female from Inner Mongolia showed symptoms including a fever and cough after having contact with dead poultry and was confirmed as infected in the city of Yulin Wednesday, according to (Xinhua) news agency.
The local government in the city of Yulin reported more than 20,000 chickens had died from an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu at a private poultry company.
H7N9 is a bird flu strain first reported to have infected humans in China in March 2013. Infections are most likely to strike in winter and spring.
Prevention and disease control experts said the virus is not transmitted from one person to another, and urged avoidance of dealing with dead and live poultry and the purchase of quarantined poultry products.
