The Chinese mainland reported no new H7N9 cases while Taiwan confirmed its first during the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Wednesday.
The H7N9 bird flu virus has been detected in a 53-year old man in Taiwan, the island's first case, Taiwan's disease control authority confirmed Wednesday.
No proof of H7N9 interpersonal transmission
China and the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that all the H7N9 infections identified so far are isolated cases and there is no evidence of any inter-human transmission.
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Tuesday, China confirmed four new cases of human H7N9 bird flu, including two in Zhejiang, one in Anhui and the first in Shandong.
Scientists have found that the H7N9 flu virus in humans has a similar gene sequence to that of H7N9 found in live poultry. 108 H7N9 cases, 22 deaths Special: Fight against H7N9 bird flu
Shandong province confirmed its first case of H7N9 infection on Tuesday after a 36-year-old man with a cough and fever was hospitalized in Zaozhuang on Sunday.
A 65-year-old H7N9 patient in Central China's Henan province was discharged from hospital on Tuesday afternoon after being successfully treated in a local hospital.
The outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has given China's poultry industry its hardest hit in a decade, with drastic declines in poultry prices and consumption.
No evidence has been found showing the H7N9 avian flu strain can be transmitted through human-to-human contacts, a panel of Chinese and World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday.
A new case of H7N9 flu was confirmed in Shandong province, according to the provincial health bureau Monday, bringing the total number to 105 in China.H7N9 update: 104 cases, 21 deaths No evidence of H7N9 transmission between humans Special coverage: Fighting against H7N9 bird flu
There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus despite small clusters of cases, World Health Organization officials said. H7N9 update: 104 cases, 21 deaths 1 more poultry sample tested H7N9 positive More patients discharged Xi urges efforts to contain H7N9
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 pm on Monday, China confirmed two new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza - both in Zhejiang.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
