Friday, February 27, 2009

Vietnam reports second bird flu death

Friday, February 27, 2009

HANOI: A 32-year-old man in Vietnam has died of bird flu, becoming the second fatality from the virus in the country so far this year, a medical official said Friday.

"The patient, 32, died on February 25," said Nguyen Van Thai, head of the intensive care unit at Hanoi's tropical diseases institute.

He had tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the virus earlier this month, said a female doctor. She said he fell sick on Feburary 3 and was moved to the hospital two days later with a high fever and respiratory problems.

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