A new human H7N9 bird flu case was reported on Wednesday in east China's Zhejiang Province, the second in China this autumn, according to the provincial health authority.
浙江省卫生厅周三通报,浙江省(位于中国东部)新增一例新型人感染H7N9禽流感病例。
 
The patient, identified by his sirname as Chen, 67, tested positive for the virus at the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said a statement by the authority.
声明中称,患者陈某,67岁,在浙江省疾病控制和预防中心病毒检测呈阳性。
 
A farmer from the city of Jiaxing, Chen first showed flu symptoms on Oct. 16. He is now in a serious condition and receiving treatment at a local hospital.
陈某是嘉兴市的一位农民,于10月16日首次出现流感症状。他现在病情严重,正在当地医院接受治疗。
 
His is the second H7N9 case in China this month. The first, reported on Oct. 15, was also in Zhejiang. The patient, a 35-year-old man from Shaoxing county, remains in a critical condition.
他是本月中国第二例H7N9病例。十月15日报道的第一例病例也出现在浙江省,患者是一名35岁的绍兴男性,目前仍病情严重。
 
H7N9 bird flu cases in China reached 134 by the end of August, with 45 fatalities, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
据国家卫生和计划生育委员会统计,截至八月底,中国已出现134例H7N9禽流感病例,其中45人死亡。
 
No new cases were reported on the Chinese mainland in September.
中国大陆地区九月份未报道出现新增病例。