# 533
Just hours after announcing the discovery that a second Laotian citizen likely had contracted bird flu, we get this somber statement.
Suspected bird flu victim dies in Laos
Posted: 04 March 2007 1919 hrs
HANOI: A 42-year-old Laos woman believed to have contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus died in hospital in the capital Vientiane on Sunday, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
"The patient passed away at approximately 14:30 today," the WHO said in statement issued jointly with the Laos health ministry.
Tests had showed the woman had H5 bird flu, but the authorities were still waiting for further results to determine whether it was the H5N1 strain. - AFP/yy
Overnight, health officials said she was in `stable condition' and was being treated.
One has to wonder what their definition of `stable' is.
