南京禁止活家禽贸易

 　　NANJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The capital city of east China's H7N9 bird flu-afflicted Jiangsu Province ordered the suspension of all live poultry¹ trade and the immediate² shuttering of poultry markets on Saturday.

　　The Nanjing government announced at a press conference that it has assembled a team to lead H7N9 bird flu virus prevention and control in the city.

　　"Sales of live poultry at the three main poultry trade markets -- Zijinshan, Tianyinshan and Jianye -- which account for 90 percent of all poultry in the city, have been banned," said Wang Zhixi, deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of Nanjing.

　　"Meanwhile, we will ban live poultry from other places from entering the city, as well as stop transporting birds out of Nanjing," Wang added.

　　The 11 administrative³ districts in the city are required to report their situation every day.

　　A total of 8,408 live chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons have been controlled.

　　So far, Jiangsu has confirmed six H7N9 infection cases.

　　As of Saturday morning, China has confirmed 16 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, six in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known strain. Six people have died from H7N9 infections in Shanghai and Zhejiang.

　　Shanghai and Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province, have also suspended live poultry trading.?

1 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?

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。