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Viet Nam says one new bird flu death, Asia toll 19
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-02-09 13:23
A 27-year-old man has died of bird flu in Viet Nam, taking Asia's toll from
the virus to 19, a medical official said on Monday.
The latest victim was from southern Binh Phuoc province. In addition, a 23
year-old man from the Central Highlands has tested positive for the H5N1 strain
of the virus but is still alive, the official from the Pasteur Institute in Ho
Chi Minh City said.
Fourteen people have died of the disease in Viet Nam while five have died in
Thailand.
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