Virus: Source of infection still unknown
The latent phase is about seven days and the symptoms include body temperature above 38 C and general phenomena in colds, such as coughs and headaches, according to the guide.
"So far, the sources of infection have not been clear, but based on past experiences and recent epidemiological studies, the sources could be poultry or secretions and excrement from poultry," according to the guide.
Feng Zijian, director of the health emergency center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reminded the public to take precautions against the virus in crowded places and not to have direct contact with poultry.
Health authorities and hospitals in many Chinese provinces have been on high alert for H7N9 cases.
In Beijing, doctors received the first batch of 300 test reagents for the H7N9 avian flu on Wednesday, and Ditan Hospital and You'an Hospital have been designated to admit patients suspected of contracting the H7N9 virus.
The center and 55 other laboratories in its network will be capable of testing for the virus upon any suspected cases of infection, Xinhua reported.
Shanghai authorities has prohibited the sale of live poultry and wildfowl and enhanced monitoring of major poultry markets.
Xinhua contributed to the story
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