A three-year old Vietnamese boy from Southwestern province Dong Thap of Vietnam was confirmed of being infected H5N1 virus, Nguyen Huy Nga, Head of the Department of Preventive health and Environment under the Ministry of health told Xinhua Thursday.
The boy, whose name was unveiled, was taken to the Ho Chi Minh Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Monday with symptoms similar to bird flu patients, said the local newspaper Young People.
His blood sample was tested positive with H5N1 virus, said Nguyen Van Chau, director of Ho Chi Minh's Heath Department.
His health is now in severe condition with severe breathing difficulty. He contacted duck before developing bird flu symptoms, said his family member.
He is the 4th bird flu patient in Vietnam this year.
Vietnam has reported four human cases of bird flu so far this year, two of them died.
Currently, Vietnam has reported five provinces nationwide hit by avian flu including three provinces in Mekong Delta, namely Ca Mau, Soc Trang, and Bac Lieu, and two northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Dien Bien, according to Vietnam's Department of Animal health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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