miraculous:Seven-year-old girl who contracted bird flu finally leaves quarantine after 16 die from virus

A seven-year-old girl who became Beijing’s first human case of the new strain of bird flu has been discharged from hospital today.

A daughter of poultry traders, she was the first confirmed case of H7N9 virus in the Chinese capital, but has made a full recovery, state authorities said.

The new strain of avian flu has claimed 16 lives since the outbreak two weeks ago, with the 78th human case of H7N9 virus confirmed in China today.

Bird flu crisis hits profits at KFC as China epidemic claims two more victims

The parent company of KFC said publicity surrounding a new strain of bird flu had caused a fall in sales in China.

Yum brands said in a regulatory filing that the Avian Flu cases have had a 'significant, negative impact' on the Kentucky-based company in the past week.

The outbreak has so far killed 10 and made a further 28 ill since it emerged in Shanghai two weeks ago.

The news come at a sensitive time for Yum, which has been working to rebuild trust with customers following a TV report that its suppliers were giving chickens unapproved levels of antibiotics.

That controversy has already sent sales plummeting for Yum, which is the biggest Western fast-food operator in China.

They should just make sure it stays in China and a solution found because it would be devastating in Nigeria for instance.

WHO Talks With China on Sending Bird Flu Team

The World Health Organization is talking with the Chinese government about sending international experts to China to help investigate a new bird flu strain that has sickened at least 24 people, killing seven of them.

A 64-year-old retired man in Shanghai became the latest victim of the H7N9 bird flu virus that had previously not been known to infect humans, the city government said Monday.The Shanghai government said the man died Sunday night, a week after first experiencing chills. He sought medical treatment last Wednesday for pneumonia-like conditions. By Sunday morning, his condition worsened, he was out of breath and was admitted to a ward for in-patient treatment. He died hours later.

Aside from the latest fatality in Shanghai, China reported two more cases of human infection of the H7N9 bird flu virus on Monday, raising the total number of cases to 24 — all in the eastern part of the country. Most of the patients have become severely ill, and seven of them have died, however milder infections may be going undetected.

It is hi-time a permanent solution is arrived at. This infection has to be nipped in the bud