Monday, February 16, 2009

Vietnam reports third human bird flu case

HANOI: A 32-year-old man from northern Vietnam is in hospital with bird flu in the country's third such case this year, officials said on Monday.

The patient from Ninh Binh province went down with high fever and respiratory problems on February 5 after killing and eating infected chicken, said director of the preventive health care department, in an official statement.

The man's case was confirmed on Saturday at the Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Hanoi, where he is on oxygen support.
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