China said it was mobilising resources nationwide to combat a new strain of deadly bird flu that has killed three people, as Japan and Hong Kong stepped up vigilance against the virus and Vietnam banned imports of Chinese poultry.
The new H7N9 bird flu strain does not appear to be transmitted from human to human but authorities in Hong Kong raised a preliminary alert and said they were taking precautions at the airport.
In Japan, airports have put up posters at entry points warning all airline passengers from China to seek medical attention if they suspect they have bird flu.
A total of 10 people in China have been confirmed to have contracted H7N9, all in the east of the country.
The latest was a 64-year-old man from Huzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, who state media said on Thursday was admitted to hospital on 31 March.
Three infected people have died. ‘(China) will coordinate and deploy the entire nation's health system to combat the virus,’ the Health Ministry has said in a statement.
The new H7N9 bird flu strain does not appear to be transmitted from human to human but authorities in Hong Kong raised a preliminary alert and said they were taking precautions at the airport.
In Japan, airports have put up posters at entry points warning all airline passengers from China to seek medical attention if they suspect they have bird flu.
A total of 10 people in China have been confirmed to have contracted H7N9, all in the east of the country.
The latest was a 64-year-old man from Huzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, who state media said on Thursday was admitted to hospital on 31 March.
Three infected people have died. ‘(China) will coordinate and deploy the entire nation's health system to combat the virus,’ the Health Ministry has said in a statement.