BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Three more H7N9 bird flu cases were confirmed Sunday in east China's Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces, according to local authorities.
A 38-year-old man surnamed Xu tested positive for the bird flu in Zhejiang's capital of Hangzhou, according to the provincial health department.
He exhibited flu symptoms on April 18 and is now hospitalized at the First Affiliated Hospital at Zhejiang University.
Six of the 46 cases reported in the province have resulted in death, while nine people have been discharged from the hospital after making a full recovery.
"Few of the newly confirmed patients are in critical condition," said Li Lanjuan, who is in charge of H7N9 treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University
She said the epidemic is expected to come under control in Zhejiang due to the closure of live poultry markets and increasing temperatures.
An 80-year-old man surnamed Xiong and a 31-year-old woman surnamed Xu in Jiangxi Province tested positive for H7N9 bird flu on Sunday as well, according to the provincial health department.
Of the 19 people who had close contact with the two patients, none have shown any abnormal symptoms so far.
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