Second Thai boy dies of bird flu | BBC

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Second Thai boy dies of bird flu


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A six-year-old boy has become Thailand's second victim of the bird flu outbreak, say hospital sources.

The young boy died at a hospital in central Phitsanulok province, 370 kilometres (230 miles) north of Bangkok, an official told AFP.

The first victim in Thailand to die of the virus was another six-year-old boy from the western Kanchanaburi province.

The latest death comes as neighbouring Laos confirmed tests had found the flu virus among chickens there.

"We sent samples to Hanoi for testing and we have received the result that it is H5, but we don't know the strain," an official told Reuters news agency.

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1. This is so sad. I hope they can eradicate this disease. nt