广东通报2例H7N9病例

 　　GUANGZHOU, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The number of H7N9 human cases in south China's Guangdong Province reached 30 since the start of the year with two more cases reported, local health authorities said Saturday.

　　A 48-year-old man from Jieyang City died on Thursday and was later confirmed infected of the bird flu, the provincial¹ health and family planning commission said in a statement.

　　Another 9-year-old girl from Shanwei City was confirmed infected on Friday. She is in stable condition after medical treatment, the statement said.

　　Health experts have warned that Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, has entered the high-incidence period for bird flu, which usually crops up in winter and spring seasons.

　　2 more H7N9 cases in south China's Guangdong, one dies

　　A series of human infection reports and the belief that most cases come from exposure to infected poultry² have led to the culling³ of thousands of chickens in Guangdong and Hong Kong this year.

　　Several cities in Guangdong have also taken measures to restrict live poultry trade to curb⁴ the spread of the disease, raising concerns about the impact on the industry.

　　In addition to Guangdong, Shanghai, Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang in east China have all reported human cases of H7N9 this winter.

　　H7N9 is a bird flu strain first reported to have infected humans in March 2013.

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

3 culling   

n.选择，大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选，剔除( cull的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions. 数学家们转而去挑选周期解。 来自辞典例句
• It took us a week to find you, a week of culling out prejudice and hatred. 我们花了一个星期的时间找到你们，把偏见和憎恨剔除出去。 来自演讲部分

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。