date:Apr 05, 2013
A new strain of bird flu has killed five people, according to China's state-run media.
Four people died in Shanghai, while officials reported the other death in the neighboring province of Zhejiang, according to reports. The H7N9 bird flu is considered a low pathogenic strain that isn't easily contracted by humans. The majority of human deaths from bird flu have been from H5N1. It is unclear how the victims contracted the disease, but Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention officials