A woman who fell ill last month is probably the second human victim of bird flu in Laos, although
conclusive test results are still pending, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday. Laboratory test results showed the woman, from the capital province of Vientiane, tested positive for an H5-type flu virus – but it will take about six more days to know if she has the virulent H5N1 subtype, Dr. Bounlay Phommasack said. Full Story
