RSOE EDIS: Vietnam - Epidemic Hazard - 2010.02.27

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2010-02-27 04:19:34 - Epidemic Hazard - Vietnam EDIS CODE: EH-20100227-25093-VNM Date & Time: 2010-02-27 04:19:34 [UTC] Area: Vietnam, Province of Dong Thap, The area wasn\'t definied., Number of death person(s): 1 Not confirmed information! Description: A vietnamese woman who slaughtered and processed sick poultry has died from bird flu, the first fatality from the avian influenza virus this year in Vietnam, the Health Ministry said. The 38-year-old woman died on Tuesday in a hospital in the southern Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap after fighting the H5N1 virus for 10 days, the ministry said in a statement seen on Saturday. She is Vietnam's second human infection reported this year and the first to have died from bird flu, which thrives best in cold weather and during the peak time of bird transportation, such as this month's Tet festival to mark the Lunar New Year. Earlier this month a three-year-old girl in the central province of Khanh Hoa recovered from bird flu, the Health Ministry said. Vietnam has confirmed 114 human infections of the H5N1 virus since 2003, 58 of them fatal, the ministry said. The name of Hazard: H5N1 Species: Human Status: Confirmed Posted:2010-02-27 04:19:34 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu