# 1663
Earlier today we learned of the death of a 40-year-old Vietnamese man who tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. Now, on this evening's news broadcast, Vietnamese officials are reporting that a second victim is in critical condition.
This from Reuters.
Bird flu kills one, infects another in Vietnam
Thu 14 Feb 2008, 16:29 GMT
(Updates with a new confirmed human case)
By Ho Binh Minh
HANOI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bird flu has killed a 40-year-old Vietnamese man and infected another after both came in contact with infected chickens, state media said on Thursday.
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Health officials have been monitoring the man's relatives since last week after he and his family ate two chickens that had died from unknown causes. Dead chickens have also been reported in the neighbourhood.
Doctors also confirmed another 27-year-old man had been infected by the H5N1 virus and was now in critical condition, state-run Vietnam Television said in its evening news bulletin.
These two cases hail from different provinces. The first victim was from Hai Duong province, while the second lived in Ninh Binh province.
The second victim is reportedly on a ventilator.
