# 2781
The WHO (World Health Organization) has updated their Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR) with the latest information on Vietnam's latest H5N1 case.
This case first came to light on Saturday, Feb 7th.
Interestingly, I was notified of this update a short while ago, via WHONEWS on Twitter.
Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - update
11 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 23-year old woman from Dam Ha district, Quang Ninh province. She developed symptoms on 28 January 2009 and was hospitalized on 31 January 2009. She is currently in a serious condition and is known to have had recent contact with sick and dead poultry prior to the onset of her illness. Further investigations are currently underway. Control measures have been implemented and close contacts are being identified and monitored.
Of the 108 cases confirmed to date in Viet Nam, 52 have been fatal.
