BEIJING: A number of provinces in China have stepped up efforts to prevent H7N9 avian flu following reports of scattered human cases of the virus.
Authorities closed 280 live poultry trading and slaughtering venues in Suining city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, after four human H7N9 cases were reported in the city this year, according to the provincial health authorities.
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