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The Bangladesh Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of human infection of the Avian flu virus (H5N1avian influenza – commonly referred to as the Bird Flu).
The unlucky recipient was a 16 month old male from Komalapur, Dhaka. He contracted it in January of 2008 and has since recovered from it. His family and friends have been tested with no additional outbreaks being reported.
Tracking this disease since 2003, the WHO (World Health Organization) has confirmed 383 cases for this disease with 241 of them resulting in mortality (63%).
So far for 2008, 32 cases have been diagnosed, with 24 resulting in death (75%).
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June 8, 2008 at 11:25 am
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