Bird Flu Victim in Viet Nam
HANOI - A 40-year-old man from northern Hai Duong province in Viet Nam has died from avian influenza after four days of treatment in Hanoi, according to Vietnam's Health Ministry.
15 February 2008
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The man slaughtered two dead chickens for meal before exhibiting bird flu symptoms early this month, the ministry said.
He was admitted to the city-based Tropical Diseases Hospital on 8 February.
Late last month the ministry confirmed that a 32-year-old man from northern Tuyen Quang died from bird flu on 18 January. He was said the have had the H5N1 strain f the virus.
Vietnam has confirmed a total of 103 human cases of bird flu infections, including 49 fatalities, since the disease started to hit the country in December 2003.
