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Vietnamese Girl is Latest Bird Flu Death




The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Monday a fifth Vietnamese fatality from avian (bird) flu -- an 8-year-old girl from Ha Tay province. She died Jan. 17 at a Hanoi hospital. The Vietnamese government says as many as 13 people may have died from the disease so far, but international health officials have only confirmed five cases.

The outbreak is ravaging chicken farms across Asia. Vietnam is asking for the world community's help -- seeking protective equipment and training for workers who are doing a mass cull of chickens, according to Agence France-Presse.

So far, 2 million chickens have been slaughtered in the outbreak, and the country has banned sales of poultry in its largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City.

There have been no person-to-person transmissions of the virus, but WHO officials say they worry it could happen if the outbreak widens, according to the Associated Press.
 
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