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Bird Flu Kills Another Man in Thailand
Aired February 02, 2004 - 05:37 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The dreaded bird flu has killed another man in Thailand. He's the third person there to die of the disease, which can jump from bird to man. Thai officials say they've destroyed nearly 30 million fowl in an attempt to wipe out the virus. And according to the World Health Organization, more than 25 million birds have been destroyed in the 10 Asian nations where the bird flu has struck.
One disturbing revelation in Thailand is that 81 cases of people with flu like symptoms are being examined for the bird flu.
For reaction, we go live to Bangkok and our bureau chief there, Tom Mintier -- good morning, Tom.
TOM MINTIER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
The government says those 81 cases need close examination. Now, the latest fatality attributed to bird flu was a 58-year-old woman who died on Saturday. And the autopsy results did reveal that she died of bird flu. The latest fatality, a 6-year-old boy who died just several hours ago, is on the suspect list.
Now, the suspect list has 18 cases on it and 10 of those have already died. So like this woman's case, where she died on Saturday and the results of the autopsy just released today.
Again, in Vietnam, they are looking at what they call a cluster of cases. Two women have died. Apparently the brother also died and his wife recovered from the disease. So they're looking at that cluster case, as well as an 18-year-old who died this morning in hospital there.
There is a great deal of concern that many new cases, not in humans, but in chickens, are being reported and not only in the areas where the suspect cases have been for the last couple of weeks. World Health officials and the U.N.'s food and agriculture people in Thailand today said there is a great deal of concern that this virus outbreak is not over.
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HE CHANGCHIU, FAO ASIA PACIFIC REPRESENTATIVE: There remains a serious public and animal health threat and continues to spread. The eruption of new infection cases in Thailand, China and Vietnam show that the disease is far from being under control. The situation remains serious in China, Thailand and Vietnam, while Laos has managed to keep the immediate threat under control. (END VIDEO CLIP)
MINTIER: Thai officials say they have killed 56 million chickens and ducks on 24,955 different farms. But the great deal of concern is new cases being reported in different areas of the country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Tom Mintier live from Bangkok, Thailand this morning.
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Aired February 2, 2004 - 05:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The dreaded bird flu has killed another man in Thailand. He's the third person there to die of the disease, which can jump from bird to man. Thai officials say they've destroyed nearly 30 million fowl in an attempt to wipe out the virus. And according to the World Health Organization, more than 25 million birds have been destroyed in the 10 Asian nations where the bird flu has struck.
One disturbing revelation in Thailand is that 81 cases of people with flu like symptoms are being examined for the bird flu.
For reaction, we go live to Bangkok and our bureau chief there, Tom Mintier -- good morning, Tom.
TOM MINTIER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
The government says those 81 cases need close examination. Now, the latest fatality attributed to bird flu was a 58-year-old woman who died on Saturday. And the autopsy results did reveal that she died of bird flu. The latest fatality, a 6-year-old boy who died just several hours ago, is on the suspect list.
Now, the suspect list has 18 cases on it and 10 of those have already died. So like this woman's case, where she died on Saturday and the results of the autopsy just released today.
Again, in Vietnam, they are looking at what they call a cluster of cases. Two women have died. Apparently the brother also died and his wife recovered from the disease. So they're looking at that cluster case, as well as an 18-year-old who died this morning in hospital there.
There is a great deal of concern that many new cases, not in humans, but in chickens, are being reported and not only in the areas where the suspect cases have been for the last couple of weeks. World Health officials and the U.N.'s food and agriculture people in Thailand today said there is a great deal of concern that this virus outbreak is not over.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
HE CHANGCHIU, FAO ASIA PACIFIC REPRESENTATIVE: There remains a serious public and animal health threat and continues to spread. The eruption of new infection cases in Thailand, China and Vietnam show that the disease is far from being under control. The situation remains serious in China, Thailand and Vietnam, while Laos has managed to keep the immediate threat under control. (END VIDEO CLIP)
MINTIER: Thai officials say they have killed 56 million chickens and ducks on 24,955 different farms. But the great deal of concern is new cases being reported in different areas of the country -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Tom Mintier live from Bangkok, Thailand this morning.
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