Thai woman H5N1-infected
31/10/2005 15:15  - (SA)  

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Bangkok - Thailand has confirmed its 20th human case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, after tests on a 50-year-old woman were positive, a government health official said on Monday.

"The Siriraj hospital this evening confirmed a 50-year-old woman is confirmed as having H5N1," Thawat Suntrajarn, director general of the department of disease control told AFP.

"She became infected while cleaning the area where her backyard chickens live.

"She is fine and under treatment at hospital now," Thawat added.

- AFP

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