On April 6, the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control announced that it had completed the inspection of five cases of unexplained pneumonia in the area. Three of the six who underwent inspection were found to have H1N1 swine flu, though this type of flu is reportedly an ordinary seasonal sickness.

Although the causes behind the other two sicknesses are still unknown, any connections with the H7N9 bird flu that has spread around the Shanghai area have since been ruled out. Currently, 80 percent of those diagnosed with flu in Shenzhen have been found to have the H1N1 brand. No cases of the H7N9 strain have been reported as of yet.

From the current cases it can be seen that those at high risk of contracting the H7N9 strain mainly work in the field of poultry breeding, selling, processing, and slaughtering, and have had some form of contact with poultry within a week before coming down with the sickness.

Shenzhen’s Center for Disease Control stated that they have increased the monitoring of those at risk of contracting the H7N9 virus.

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