Vietnam confirms first human death from bird flu![]() April 9, 2013 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vietnam has confirmed its first human death from bird flu in more than a year, though it is not related to an outbreak of a new strain in China, AP reported. Health official Doan Tan Buu said Tuesday, April 9 that a 4-year-old boy died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu on April 4 after being hospitalized in southern Dong Thap province. Buu said the boy developed fever and other symptoms on March 23 after his family slaughtered a chicken bought in a village where tests later confirmed an outbreak among poultry. Vietnam's last human bird flu death was reported in February last year. Vietnam has not reported any trace of the H7N9 virus, a new bird flu strain that has killed seven in neighboring China since February. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |