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Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam
Apr 11, 2005, 20:22, Reviewed by: Dr.
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All five cases are in a family from the northern port city of Haiphong. The cluster includes the 35-year-old father, the 33-year-old mother, and their three daughters, aged 13 years, 10 years, and 4 months.
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By WHO,
The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed five additional cases of human infection with the H5 subtype of avian influenza virus.
All five cases are in a family from the northern port city of Haiphong. The cluster includes the 35-year-old father, the 33-year-old mother, and their three daughters, aged 13 years, 10 years, and 4 months.
All cases in this family were hospitalized on 22 March and remain under care.
Since mid-December 2004, Viet Nam has reported 33 cases of H5N1 avian influenza. Of these cases, 15 have been fatal. 
- World Health Organization
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) since 28 January 2004
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