The Shanghai government information office has held a press conference on the H7N9 bird flu. Shanghai medical institutions are on high alert for the newly-found deadly flu, and an expert task-force has been founded.

Three cases of the illness in Shanghai and Anhui province have been confirmed. The sudden onset of the illness reminded people of the dead pigs problem in Shanghai, but no virus was detected in the pigs floating in the river in Shanghai.

The three cases of H7-N9 bird flu virus were the first in the world to be found in humans. Experts say the H7-N9 is not contagious among people. 

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