Authority of east China's Jiangxi Province today reported the first suspected case of H7N9 infection inside the province.
The patient, a 69-year-old male, has been admitted into a hospital in Nanchang City. He was confirmed as a suspected case yesterday by the local disease control authority.
A team of medical experts have rushed to the hospital for his treatment and medical analysis.
A total of 14 persons who had had close contacts with the patient are now under medical observation and they have so far shown no flu symptoms, the provincial government said.
The country's state disease control authority is now checking a sample to confirm whether the man is infected with the virus.
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