The first case of human H7N9 in 2017 was reported in Beijing on Saturday, Xinhua reports.
The patient, a 68-year-old man surnamed Zhang, resides in Langfang City in Hebei. He first began showing flu-like symptoms on January 29 and went to a hospital in Langfang to receive treatment.
However, due to his deteriorating health, Zhang was transferred to a hospital in Beijing on February 6. On Saturday doctors confirmed that the patient had been infected by H7N9. It is likely that he had contact with live poultry.
Zhang is currently receiving medical treatment in the capital but is reportedly in critical condition.
H7N9 is most likely to occur in humans during the winter and spring seasons. This particular strain of avian flu was first reported in humans in China in 2013.
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