The national health authorities mentioned in their latest monthly update on the H7N9 bird flu that the death toll from the chronic disease had a critical impact accompanied by an unanticipated as well as active manifestation in China has elevated to 43.

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The National Health and Family Planning Commission said recently on Wednesday a total of 132 human infections of the virus had been made certain as to truth on the Chinese mainland by the end of June. The figures represent one more case along with four deaths during the month. The Shanghai government announced previous month that a 56-year-old man who was the husband of an earlier victim experienced death causing the death toll to mount up to 40.

(AW:Samrat Biswas)