Cambodia and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday confirmed the country's second man died of avian influenza. In a joint statement, Cambodia's Ministry of Health and the WHO confirmed that the 28-year-old man, from Kampot Province, died of H5 virus. It said that the man, died on March 22, developed symptoms of bird flu on March 17 and was hospitalized in Phnom Penh on March 21. The laboratory tests, on the same day, by the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh confirmed that the man was infected with H5 avian influenza virus.
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