Seems the pace of new infections has leveled off, likely due to regional closure of live poultry markets, thus minimizing the contact between live chickens and humans. However, there is still much that is unknown about where the virus is coming from and how it is being transmitted.

Massive closure of poultry markets is not really a long term solution and is costing billions in lost business. More like the Chinese have bought themselves some time. Since the virus is mild in chickens, unlike another bird flu, H5N1, I doubt H7N9 will burn itself out anytime in the near future without massive cullings of flocks or an effective bird vaccine is created.