Friday morning sixth man has died from the H7N9...

Friday morning sixth man has died from the H7N9 bird flu in China.
According to the Chinese health bureau, the 64-year-old man surnamed Zhang, who is a peasant farmer of Huzhou city, died at hospital after rescue efforts failed on Thursday night and it was confirmed he was infected with the H7N9 strain.
China agency Xinhua has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known strain.
Shanghai authorities on Thursday reported four deaths, with Zhejiang now reporting two.
A total of 20,536 chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons from a live poultry trading zone in Shanghai were slaughtered after the H7N9 virus was detected there, Shanghai authorities said Friday.
Huhuai Agricultural Products Wholesale Market, located at Dongjing Township of Songjiang District, was closed earlier this morning after the H7N9 bird flu virus was detected from samples of pigeons in the market.
Excrement, contaminated fodder, padding from cages as well as waste water in the market have been disinfected before disposal, according to the agricultural commission of Shanghai municipal.