Specimens from a 49-year-old woman from the northern Ha Tay province of Viet Nam have tested positive to H5N1 avian influenza virus infection, according to a report in the local newspaper Labor on Tuesday [2 Aug 2005]. The woman from the Quoc Oai district needs respiratory assistance at the Institute of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, although she no longer has a fever. Earlier, she received treatment at a provincial hospital for 3 days starting on 27 Jul 2005. The woman had bought a chicken at a local market and cooked it. Local healthcare agencies have kept close surveillance on areas where she lives and on those who have close contact with her.
[...] To deal with possible new outbreaks among poultry, Viet Nam is vaccinating chickens and ducks in northern Nam Dinh province and southern Tien Giang province against avian influenza viruses, including H5N1. It plans to vaccinate over 2.9 million fowl this month [August 2005].
The full story at Xinhuanet, via ProMedMail. This case and the two reported last week have not yet been confirmed by the WHO.