South China's Guangdong Province Reports 10th Human H7N9 Case

GUANGZHOU, Jan 8  - Guangdong Province's southern Foshan city reported a new human H7N9 case on Wednesday, bringing to ten the number of cases in the province since August.

The provincial health and family planning commission said a 51-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital on Jan 1 and remains in critical condition, Xinhua news agency reported.

The patient was believed to have bought a live chicken at a market and slaughtered it at home.

No abnormal conditions have been found in 21 people who were in close contact with the woman.

Guangdong confirmed its first human case of H7N9 on Aug 10 with two cases reported in Shenzhen, two in Foshan, one in Huizhou, two in Dongguan and three in Yangjiang.

A patient in Dongguan City succumbed to multiple organ failure on Monday after being treated in a local hospital for about three weeks.


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