VIETNAMESE officials confirmed yesterday that a 69-year-old man has died from bird flu, the 14th person to die from the disease this year.

Vietnamese officials confirmed today that a 69-year-old man has died from bird flu, the 14th person to die from the disease this year.

Vietnam today confirmed its seventh bird flu death in three weeks, prompting the World Health Organisation to urge the international community to do more to combat the growing threat of a pandemic.