As of early Friday six deaths and 14 cases of a strain of avian flu known as H7N9 have been reported in Shanghai.
The Chinese government has announced they are on a nationwide alert. Over 20,000 birds have been slaughtered and the Shanghai poultry market will be temporarily closed as of Saturday.
Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World’s China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad about reaction to the threat of avian flu in China.
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