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The first H5N1 death in 2014 reported in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a week of illness, a 52-year-old man in Binh Minh commune, Bu Dang district of Binh Phuoc province, died. This is the first death by influenza A (H5N1) in 2014, after 9 months of no human case reported.

Various measures to fight bird flu

VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces and cities nationwide are closely supervising the developments regarding avian influenza H5N1 and H7N9 and implementing various measures to prevent and minimise the epidemic’s effects.

Delta breeders braced for bird flu

VietNamNet Bridge – Poultry breeders in the Mekong Delta are nervously watching the spread of avian flu (H5N1).

Bird flu claims life of boy in Dong Thap

VietNamNet Bridge – A four-year-old boy died from avian flu strain H5N1 in southern Dong Thap Province, authorities confirmed on April 9, saying that measures were being taken to prevent the virus from spreading further.

WHO says notified by H7N9 bird flu infections in China

 China's National Health and Family Planning Commission on Sunday notified the World Health Organization of three cases of human infection with H7N9 bird flu in China, the WHO stated Monday.

Study shows fatty acids could lead to flu drug

 A compound derived from fats found in fish oils prevents death in influenza-virus-infected mice, even at advanced stages of disease, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Cell.

Border provinces watch for avian flu

The Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department has warned eight provinces near the border with Cambodia to step up their prevention and control measures against avian influenza H5N1.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 4/12

 More local students receive Australian scholarships; Marathon man funds clean water project; Samples tested negative to H5N1; Hanoi supports needy people during upcoming Tet