Taiwan confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu outside China
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Source: AFP
TAIPEI — Taiwan on Wednesday reported the first case of the H7N9 bird flu outside of mainland China.
The 53-year-old man, who had been working in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou, showed symptoms three days after returning to Taiwan via Shanghai, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, adding that he had been hospitalised since April 16 and was in a critical condition.
"This is the first confirmed H7N9 case in Taiwan who was infected abroad," Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta told reporters.
The patient said he had not been in contact with poultry or eaten under-cooked birds or eggs while staying in Suzhou, Chiu added.
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