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| Shanghai closes poultry markets over bird flu | Shanghai closes poultry markets over bird flu |
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| The Chinese city of Shanghai is temporarily closing its poultry markets due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak, officials say. | The Chinese city of Shanghai is temporarily closing its poultry markets due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak, officials say. |
| A spokesman for the city authorities said the decision was taken on grounds of public safety. | A spokesman for the city authorities said the decision was taken on grounds of public safety. |
| The city has already begun a mass slaughter of poultry after the virus was discovered in pigeons at a market. | The city has already begun a mass slaughter of poultry after the virus was discovered in pigeons at a market. |
| Six people have died in this latest outbreak. The H7N9 virus is a form of avian flu not before seen in humans. | Six people have died in this latest outbreak. The H7N9 virus is a form of avian flu not before seen in humans. |
| It is not yet known how people are catching the disease, although the WHO says there is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission. | It is not yet known how people are catching the disease, although the WHO says there is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission. |
| Four of the bird flu fatalities in China have been recorded in Shanghai. | |
| The city is also treating another person who was in close contact with one of those who died after showing flu-like symptoms. | |
| Officials have ordered the slaughter of at least 20,000 birds after the virus was detected in pigeons sold in Huhuai market. |