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WUHAN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- A woman died of H7N9 bird flu infection in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Tuesday.
The woman, 68, tested positive for the H7N9 strain of virus on April 27 after days of high fever with no apparent cause, the emergency response office of Wuhan City Government said in a statement.
She died on April 30.
H7N9 is a bird flu strain first reported to have infected humans in China in March 2013. Infections are most likely occur in winter and spring.
