H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Hit 51 In China

Chinese authorities said a girl in the northern Chinese capital of Beijing had tested positive for a deadly new form of avian flu, in the first reported case outside the region surrounding the eastern city of Shanghai. Beijing's health bureau said on Saturday that a 7-year-old girl surnamed Yao tested positive for the H7N9 bird flu. Now, two new cases of the deadly bird flu H7N9 were found in China today, bringing the total in the country to 51, including 11 deaths, the state-run Shanghai Daily reported.