SHANGHAI - China confirmed a new human infection of the deadly H7N9 avian influenza virus,? Xinhua news agency said, the first case this winter in the southern province of Guangdong.
A 31-year-old woman surnamed Deng, from the provincial city of Dongguan, was confirmed on Friday to have been infected with the virus, Guangdong's health and family commission said in a statement on its website.
The patient, in critical condition, is being treated in the provincial capital of Guangzhou, it added.
The H7N9 bird flu first infected three people in China in March 2013. Since then, it has since infected more than 450 people, killing 175 of them.
In March, police in southwestern China detained three people for spreading rumours about the bird flu strain.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
