A seven-year-old child in Beijing was suspectedly infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, the first such case in the Chinese capital, local health authorities said Saturday.
The result was announced following a test by the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention Friday afternoon. It needs to be confirmed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The child is being treated at the Beijing Ditan Hospital, and is in stale condition, the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said in a statement.
Two people who had close contacts with the child have not shown any flu symptoms, it said.
China has reported 43 cases of the H7N9 strain of bird flu, all in eastern parts of the country. The first known human infections have claimed the lives of 11 people, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
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