date:Apr 25, 2013
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Authorities have culled tens of thousands of birds as it tries to contain the spread of the H7N9 virus that has killed 22 people and infected 108 since the first deaths were reported in March.
We are not eating chickens anymore, said Shao Fei, a 35-year-old office worker in downtown Shanghai. We have tried to switch to beef and fish, but those are expensive, so we are having a lot more vegetables at home these days.
In Shanghai, where the flu has been most pronounced, about