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Two men have died in the Chinese city of Shanghai, after contracting a strain of bird flu not previously known in humans, Chinese officials say.
The men, aged 27 and 87, both fell ill with the H7N9 strain in February and died some weeks later in March, Xinhua news agency reported.
A woman of 35 who caught the virus elsewhere is said to be critically ill.
It is unclear how the strain spread, but the three did not infect each other or any close contacts, officials say.
While both men who died were in Shanghai, the third victim was reported in Chuzhou in the eastern province of Anhui.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21988423
The men, aged 27 and 87, both fell ill with the H7N9 strain in February and died some weeks later in March, Xinhua news agency reported.
A woman of 35 who caught the virus elsewhere is said to be critically ill.
It is unclear how the strain spread, but the three did not infect each other or any close contacts, officials say.
While both men who died were in Shanghai, the third victim was reported in Chuzhou in the eastern province of Anhui.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21988423