One patient died of avian influenza infection

Updated at: 10:52 AM, 22/03/2009

Who the patient for about three weeks before Ms. H (patient name) have eat dead poultry.
Morning 21 / 3, doctor Tran Van Khanh - Director of Hospital Bac Lieu - for a patient from Soc Trang province has died at the hospital with symptoms of virus infection of avian influenza.

This is her LTH, age 26, in Village 23, Hung Chau (Thanh Tri, Soc Trang) family is taken to General Hospital emergency Bac Lieu on 18 / 3 in state hot fever, or more, Respiratory failure Sleek ... Image X-ray shows lung damage was so severe after the patient died. Medical Center for Bac Lieu province has diseases product samples sent HCMC Pasteur Institute tests.

Doctor Truong Hoai Phong - Deputy Director of Health Department of Soc Trang province - said Chau Hung Thanh Tri district not happen HPAI, but after the patients died of disease infected H5N1 virus had been sent to the preventive health urgently investigate epidemiology.