Thursday, December 27, 2007

Vietnamese Boy Dies from H5N1

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7160976.stm

"A four-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Vietnam, becoming the country's fifth reported victim of the virus this year, health officials said. The deadly H5N1 virus was found in samples taken from the child. He died after being admitted to the hospital with high fever and pneumonia, state media reported. The child is believed to have eaten chicken before falling sick in the northern province of Son La.
H5N1 has killed 47 people in Vietnam since 2003."

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