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For the second time in a week, Vietnam is reporting an H5N1 fatality, this time a 32-year old man from the northern province of Ninh Binh.
The WHO's 2nd Vietnamese Avian Flu Update of 2009, released on February 18, listed the man in serious condition.
Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - update 2
18 February 2009 -- The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).
The case is a 32-year old man from Kim Son district, Ninh Binh province. He developed symptoms on 5 February 2009 and was hospitalized on 13 February 2009. He is currently in a serious condition. The case is known to have had recent contact with sick poultry prior to the onset of his illness.
This death makes the 54th confirmed fatality from the H5N1 virus in Vietnam since 2003.
Feb 26, 8:51 PM EST
Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death of the year
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A health official says a 32-year-old man from northern Vietnam has died of bird flu, in the country's second death from the disease this year.
The man was from the northern province of Ninh Binh and died Wednesday at a disease clinic in Hanoi.
Vu Van Can, deputy director of the Ninh Binh health department, says the man tested positive for bird flu, and that he became ill after slaughtering and eating ducks his family raised.
Last week, a 23-year-old woman from the northern province of Quang Ninh died of bird flu, becoming the first person in Vietnam to die of the disease in 2009.
