date:Feb 17, 2014
Chinese cities have stepped up control of the live poultry trade as the number of human H7N9 bird flu infections continues to rise.
Health authorities in east China's Anhui Province on Saturday reported a new human H7N9 infection. A teenage girl was diagnosed in a hospital in Huaining County, Anqing City on Friday. She is in stable condition.
Anhui, along with Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, are the worst-hit regions for the deadly bird flu. Anhui reported one death from the virus on Monday,