# 2917
Sóc Trăng
After the death on Thursday of a 3 year-old boy from Dong Thap Province, we’ve seen several reports indicating there are other suspected cases in the area.
One report (see Vietnam: Additional Bird Flu Suspect Hospitalized)was of a 4 year-old, also from Dong Thap, who according to today’s report has tested negative for the H5N1 virus.
On the heels of this good news, however, we get word of a 26 year-old woman who has died in Soc Trang Provice -notably also in the south of Vietnam – suspected of H5N1 infection.
Tests are pending.
Meanwhile veterinarians have quarantined and disinfected the commune where she lived.
A hat tip to Shiloh on Flutrackers for this link to a story on VOV (Voice of Vietnam)
Updated : 4:34 PM, 03/21/2009
Suspected bird flu patient dies in Soc Trang
Veterinarians have quarantined and disinfected hamlet 23 in Chau Hung commune, Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province, after a female villager suspected of contracting the deadly H5N1 virus died in hospital on March 20.
According to Vo Ngoc Linh, head of the Chau Hung commune medical centre, Ly Thi Hang, 26, ate sick ducks nearly a month ago. She was admitted to the general hospital of nearby Bac Lieu province on March 16 with symptoms such as headache, exhaustions and coughing. The unfortunate patient died early in the morning of March 20.
The result of blood tests will be announced in the coming days.
Meanwhile, another suspected case in the southern province of Dong Thap has tested negative for the deadly virus, according to doctors from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ho Chi Minh City.
The four-year-old patient Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen has been isolated and given intensive care around the clock at the hospital. Doctors said that she is showing signs of recovery.
