Vietnamese girl, 16, dies two weeks after contracting bird flu
With Asia’s death toll from the H5N1 bird flu strain now at 35, an official said yesterday another patient has been infected by the virus.
Le Truong Giang, deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City’s health department, told Reuters the girl from the southern province of Tay Ninh died on Saturday in the city’s hospital after fighting the virus since late last month.
