23-year-old man becomes 5th bird flu fatality this year (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that a 23-year-old man had died from avian influenza type H5N1 in Dien Bien, bringing the total number of fatalities this year in the country to five. [News Source]

Viet man dies from H1N1 (Straits Times) HANOI - A 23-YEAR-OLD Vietnamese man has died from bird flu, the Health Ministry said in a statement issued late on Monday after several months with no fatalities from the virus. The man died on Saturday in northwestern Dien Bien province and is Vietnam's fifth fatality this year from the H1N1 strain of the avian influenza virus, a ministry press release said. [News Source]

Vietnam reports deaths from bird flu, swine flu (EARTHtimes.org) Hanoi - A 23-year-old man has died of avian influenza, bringing Vietnam's bird-flu death toll to five this year, health officials said Tuesday, also confirming two more deaths from swine flu. The Ministry of Health reported the man, from the north-we... [News Source]