Vietnamese boy dies of bird flu

AP – Friday, March 20

HANOI, Vietnam – Health officials say a Vietnamese boy has died of the H5N1 virus. It is the country’s third human bird-flu death this year.

Nguyen Huy Nga of Vietnam’s Ministry of Health said the 3-year-old boy died Thursday at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Provincial health director Hoang Van Phi said the boy became ill on March 10 after eating a duck that his family had slaughtered at their home in Dong Thap province in southern Vietnam.

Dong Thap is some 119 miles (190 kilometers) west of Ho Chi Minh City.

YAHOO.EU.Messenger = new Messenger();var sStoryHeadline=”Vietnamese boy dies of bird flu”+’%0A’;var sStoryLink=”http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090319/tap-as-vietnam-bird-flu-9a7ed42.html”+’%0A’;var sDefaultMsg = ‘Check out this story on Yahoo! News:’;Email StoryIM StoryPrintable ViewBlog ThisaddSendViaIM();Recommend this articleAverage (0 votes)Sign in to recommend this article »Most Recommended Stories »new YAHOO.EU.Rater(“rater”,”http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/news/img/sml_star_empty.gif”,”http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/news/img/sml_star_hover.gif”,null,true)Related Articles: Asia PacificAfghan clerics urge Saudi-led talks with TalibanAP - Saturday, March 21China military trains first public relations teamAP - Saturday, March 21Detained reporters drawn to NKorean refugee storyAP - Saturday, March 21Reluctant opener Prince, Kallis put SAfrica on topAFP - Saturday, March 21China navy ships to visit Japan in 2009: state mediaAFP - Saturday, March 21