China confirms new human H7N9 bird flu infection

A new human H7N9 bird flu case has been confirmed in east China's Zhejiang Province, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. It was the second such case reported in Zhejiang since late April, the provincial health department said in a statement. A 35-year-old man tested positive for the H7N9 virus at the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the report. The patient was admitted to a township hospital on Oct. 8. He is in critical condition and is receiving treatment at a hospital. Including this case, H7N9 bird flu cases in China have reached 135. Of the cases, 45 patients have died.