Suspected bird flu victim dies in Laos

UPDATE TO: Laos says sick woman probably country’s second known bird flu victim

A 42-year-old Laos woman believed to have contracted the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus died in hospital in the capital Vientiane on Sunday, the World Health Organisation said.

“The patient passed away at approximately 14:30 today,” the World Health Organisation said in statement issued jointly with the Laos health ministry.

Tests had showed the woman had H5 bird flu, but the authorities were still waiting for further results to determine whether it was the H5N1 strain.

Bird flu story source: AFP

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