Vietnam has seen its first human case of H5N1 infection since late 2005. On May 24, lab results confirmed the presence of the highly pathogenic influenza strain in a 30 year old man who had first fallen ill two weeks prior. The patient is from the northern province of Vinh Phuc, and news reports say that his bird flu symptoms appeared after slaughtering chickens. This is Vietnam's 94th human case of avian flu since 2003.
The infection of this man with the deadly H5N1 virus follows a resurgence of outbreaks among Vietnamese poultry since December 2006. Just last weekend, 2,000 ducks died and 6,000 more were culled throughout the country. Five provinces have witnessed outbreaks this month, although it is interesting to note that the recent human case of bird flu did not come from any of those provinces.
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