H7N9 update: Human carriers spreading the disease?

12 April 2013 (12:08 UTC-07 Tango)/01 Jumada t-Tania 1434/23 Farvardin 1391/03 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau is warning residence that the H7N9 virus is being spread by humans.  They are warning that they have reason to believe people traveling from China’s east coast are carriers.

The Beijing Ditan Hospital and Beijing Youan Hospital are now designated H7N9 treatment centers.

Beijing health officials are also warning that this is the time of year when many birds migrate south, which could spread H7N9, if the birds are infected.