RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Vietnam - Epidemic Hazard

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-03-16, 13:49:16 [UTC] Ref.no.: EH-20100316-25352-VNM Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-18 at 03:57:59 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Hazard Location: Vietnam Province of Binh Duong Thuan An district Ho Chi Minh City Number of Deads: 1 person(s) Situation: A 3-year-old girl who lived near an illegal poultry slaughterhouse in Vietnam has died of H5N1 bird flu, reported on Thursday. The child from the southern province of Binh Duong was the country's second fatality from the disease so far this year. Investigators said chickens were being raised near the child's home, which was 20 metres (65 ft) from an illegal poultry slaughterhouse, the newspaper Tuoi Tre said. She was admitted to hospital a week ago, it said. 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