# 325
One of my eagle-eyed readers just alerted me to this (Thanks David), hot off the wires.
New bird flu suspect hospitalised in Phichit
PHICHIT, Jan 18 (TNA) - A boy in this northern province suspected of having contracted avian influenza had direct contact with a sick chicken before falling ill.
The chicken died suspiciously and the boy developed a high fever. Doctors are waiting for lab tests to determine whether he is infected with the H5N1 virus or not.
The boy lives in Phothalae district in Phichit, the province that was hit by bird flu.
Phichit Province is directly south and adjacent to Phitsanulok province, where the family of four is reportedly hospitalized and suspected of having bird flu.
