Shanghai to suspend live poultry markets after H7N9 detected

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The combined photo taken on April 5, 2013 shows workers encase live poultry at the Sanguantang poultry and egg market (big picture) and parts of the live poultry area have been cleaned at the same market (small picture) in Shanghai, east China. The government of Shanghai Municipality said on Friday sales of live poultry will be suspended in the municipality from April 6 as the H7N9 strain of avian influenza has sickened 14 people and killed six. [Xinhua]