Shanghai reports H7N9 bird flu case

 An 86-year-old man has been hospitalized in Shanghai with the H7N9 strain of bird flu virus, Chinese state media reported Saturday.The diagnosis was confirmed on Friday, according to a the city’s health and family planning commission. The announcement followed a statement Thursday by the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that an elderly Chinese tourist infected with H7N9 had been hospitalized after travelling to Taiwan in December.The tourist, from the eastern province of Jiangsu neighbouring Shanghai, was reportedly in stable condition in a Taiwan hospital on Saturday.