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Shutterstock photoBEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China reported another 37 fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in May, the government said on Monday, taking the death toll since October to at least 268. Warned that about 30 percent of live poultry markets infected with H7N9. China has confirmed five bird flu outbreaks among poultry this winter, which has led to the culling of more than 175,000 birds. The H7N9 virus is likely to strike in winter and spring, and farmers have in the recent years ramped up measures such as cleaning regimes to prevent the disease. China, the world's third-largest producer of broiler chickens and the second-biggest consumer of poultry, has also closed some live poultry markets after people and chickens were infected by the avian flu strains.

China H7N9 bird flu death toll rose to 37 in May: health authority

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China bird flu death toll hits 37 in May

BEIJING: China reported another 37 fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in May, the government said on Monday, taking the death toll since October to at least 268. China has confirmed five bird flu outbreaks among poultry this winter, which has led to the culling of more than 175,000 birds. The death toll tends to drop towards the end of winter. The H7N9 virus is likely to strike in winter and spring, and farmers have in the recent years ramped up measures such as cleaning regimes to prevent the disease. The National Health and Family Planning Commission did not disclose the location of fatalities or infections.


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