英闻天下——500 First H7N9 Patient Discharged from Hospital

 　　The first person to recover from the new strain of Bird Flu here in China has been discharged from hospital.

 

　　The 4-year old boy is well enough to leave hospital in Shanghai.

 

　　With two new infections being reported today, the number of people who have contracted the H7N9 strain of Bird Flu now stands at 33.

 

　　9 have died.

 

　　Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it doesn't believe the virus is spreading into other domesticated¹ animal species at this point.

 

　　Spokesperson Gregory Hartl:

 

　　"So far those investigations² have yielded 20 positive samples of H7N9 from poultry³ markets. There have been no positive samples found either in pigs or on farms, so the focus at this point is on poultry markets."

 

　　The exact source of the new strain of Bird Flu still hasn't been determined⁴.

 

　　So far, H7N9 has been found in pigeons, quails⁵ and chickens.

 

　　Hartl says there's so far been no discernable proof of human-to-human transmission.

 

　　"There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission. There are some suspected but not yet confirmed cases of perhaps very limited transmission between family members. As I just said, those are still being investigated."

 

　　Chinese authorities are now testing for the new strain across the country.

 

　　The virus is believed to circulate in poultry stocks without sickening the birds, making it harder for experts to identify and eliminate outbreaks.

1 domesticated   

adj.喜欢家庭生活的；（指动物）被驯养了的v.驯化( domesticate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. 他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. 驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

3 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?

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 quails   

鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉

参考例句：

• Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
• I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。