The death toll from the H7N9 strain of bird flu has climbed to ten as another patient infected with the virus loses life in China.
Chinese authorities said the victim, a 74-year-old retired man, fell prey to the infection in Shanghai on Thursday.
China formally launched a research project on Wednesday for developing a vaccine for the H7N9.
The project, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health and Family Planning Commission, aims to produce a vaccine for the virus within the next seven months.
A total of 38 people in China have been infected by the H7N9 avian influenza. China officially confirmed the occurrence of human infection with the new bird flu virus late last month.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there is no evidence that the H7N9 virus can spread among human beings.
The Geneva-based world body has also announced that it plans to send a team of international experts to China to investigate the new bird flu virus.
The H7N9 bird flu virus is distinct from the H5N1 virus. Since 2003, the H5N1 strain has caused more than 360 confirmed human deaths and tens of millions of birds have died from the virus.
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