2 die from H7N9 in Shanghai, including surgeon   

上海新增两例H7N9死亡病例 一人为31岁外科医生

据上海市卫生和计划生育委员会网站消息，上海市卫生和计划生育委员会1月20日通报，上海市报告新增2例人感染H7N9禽流感确诊病例。其中一人为上海浦东新区人民医院外科医生。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Two people have died from H7N9 avian flu after treatment failed in East China's Shanghai, including a surgeon from a local hospital, chinanews.com reported.

The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning said Monday in a statement on its website that one patient surnamed Zhang, 31, the surgeon, died around 4 a.m. on Saturday. And another patient, surnamed Wu, 77, a Shanghai farmer, died around midnight on the same day.

The official blog of Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Hospital confirmed Zhang's infection Monday through Sina Weibo.