H7N9 virus

H7N9 refers to a subgroup of H7 influenza viruses that normally circulates among birds. Human infections of H7N9 have been reported in parts of China, with some people dying of severe pneumonia.

Most of those patients infected with bird flu had reported recent exposure to live poultry or potentially contaminated environments. Photo: SCMP

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A 69-year-old man from Hebei who contracted the H7N9 virus had been in contact with live poultry before he fell ill. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Successive governments have shied away from taking tough decisions on the safety of live poultry, but it’s time to put the issue to rest once and for all. Photo: Nora Tam

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Poultry sellers say measures to isolate consumers from live stock in markets can be improved. Photo: David Wong

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A chicken farmer in Yuen Long feeding his livestock. Photo: Nora Tam

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Past incidents show that the source of infected birds could be both Hong Kong and mainland farms. Photo: Nora Tam

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5 Apr 2017 - 3:07pm 6

Medical staff treat a H7N9 bird flu patient at the Wuhan Medical Treatment Centre in Wuhan, Hubei province, on February 12. Photo: EPA

China reports more bird flu cases despite live poultry ban

2 Apr 2017 - 10:12pm 2

Live poultry imports are checked for bird flu infection. Photo: Felix Wong

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The patient was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation and further treatment. Photo: Felix Wong

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Medical staff treat a bird flu patient in Wuhan in Hubei province last month. Photo: AFP

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Chickens are sold in a livestock market ahead of a government-ordered halt in trading on March 1 in Kunming, Yunnan province. Photo: Reuters

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A medical worker monitors a H7N9 bird flu patient at the Wuhan Medical Treatment Centre. Photo: AP

WHO urges China to watch for sustained spread of H7N9 among humans

26 Feb 2017 - 12:50am 1

A patient with H7N9 bird flu is treated in a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, on February 12. Photo: AFP

China urges local authorities to reduce bird flu deaths

25 Feb 2017 - 2:20am 1

An H7N9 bird flu patient is treated in a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province. Photo: AFP

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Medical workers from Tianjin Inspection and Quarantine Bureau destroy the chicken feed collected from the three places in the city where H7N9 bird flu cases have been found in Tianjin on Feb. 20, 2017. Photo: China Foto Press

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An H7N9 bird flu patient is treated in a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province. A mutation of the strain has been found in Guangdong province. Photo: AFP

Bird flu mutation discovered in Chinese patients

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A patient infected with H7N9 is treated at the Wuhan Medical Treatment Centre in Wuhan (武漢) in Hubei (湖北) province. Photo: AP

China approves human trials of H7N9 bird flu vaccine

12 Jun 2017 - 12:53pm 1

The live poultry trade has been temporarily halted in the cities of Guangzhou in the south, Changsha in central China, and the entire eastern province of Zhejiang, among other areas. Photo: AP

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16 Feb 2017 - 3:51pm

About 10 per cent of samples from Guangdong farms in January tested positive for H7. Photo: Reuters

New bird flu test in Hong Kong markets as human infections soar on mainland

15 Feb 2017 - 7:56pm 1

Medical workers in protective suits treat a patient with the H7N9 strain of bird flu at a hospital in Wuhan in Hubei province earlier this month. Photo: AFP

China death toll from bird flu soars to 79 in January

15 Feb 2017 - 11:16pm

In this file photo from April 2013, a staff member with Beijing’s disease-control authority dons a protective suit. At least 130 cases of human infection have been reported across the Chinese mainland this year. Photo: AFP

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Local officials in Hunan province culled a further 2,067 birds after the latest bird flu outbreak at a goose farm, which killed geese. File photo: Reuters

China’s fifth bird flu outbreak hits goose farm in Hunan

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The boy was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong

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People wear masks on the streets in Causeway Bay as winter sets in. Photo: Edward Wong

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The man’s condition deteriorated on Thursday, and he was transferred to the intensive care unit. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

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6 Jan 2017 - 9:37am 3

The man, who has an underlying illness, said he came across live poultry in Zhongzhan in Guangdong province. Photo: Felix Wong

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