A 27-year-old man has died of bird flu, becoming the second person this year to be killed by the disease in Thailand, a Health Ministry official said today.

A THAI woman has tested positive for bird flu, senior health officials said yesterday, making her the 20th person to have caught the deadly disease since it hit the country two years ago.

A 48-year-old man has died after he ate his neighbour’s sick chickens, making him the 13th person confirmed to have died from bird flu in Thailand.