A new H7N9 virus infection was confirmed in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday.
四川省政府周日表示，一例新感染H7N9禽流感病例被确诊。
The 44-year-old patient, surnamed Wang, is a seller of live poultry in a market in the city of Zigong, according to the government of the Ziliujing District of the city on Saturday.
The patient is being treated in a local hospital and is in stable condition.
All the live poultry markets in the city will be suspended for one month from May 22.
H7N9 is a bird flu strain first reported to have infected humans in China in March 2013. Infections are most likely to occur in winter and spring.
Disease control and prevention experts have said that the H7N9 virus is not transmitted from person to person.
Experts recommend avoiding contact with birds, and only buying certified poultry.
相关单词：poultry
poultry解释：n.家禽，禽肉
poultry例句：
There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?
相关单词：certified
certified解释：a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的
certified例句：
Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。
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