Man, 69, Is Nation’s 14th Fatality From Bird Flu
From Times Wire Reports
Vietnamese officials said a 69-year-old man had died from bird flu, the 14th fatality from the disease this year.
The victim’s relatives reported that his whole family had eaten chicken during Lunar New Year festivities this month, said Pham Van Diu, head of the Thai Binh Provincial Preventive Medicine Center.
No other family member has reported any illness.
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