HANOI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed yesterday that a fourth person had died from bird flu in Vietnam and warned that a growing number of people were falling sick with respiratory illnesses.
The UN health agency said more people had been referred to two hospitals in Hanoi, raising fears that if they test positive for the virus it could wreak havoc on Vietnam's predominantly rural population.
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