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Wednesday
May282008

Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed In Bangladesh

WHO confirms first human case of Avian Influenza reported in Bangladesh today.

The case was a 16 month old boy, who was infected in January and has made a full recovery. It was determined the boy became infected when he was exposed to live and slaughtered chickens in his home.

A further update on the H5N1 outbreak will be posted later this week, check back for periodic updates.

Reader Comments (1)

Hey Keith,

Cool blog, albeit some tough topics that you discuss.

Keep up the great posts!

- Mike Michalowicz
http://www.obsidianlaunch.com/blog/

May 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterObsidianLaunch

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