Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 33: Situation (human) in Thailand

17 March 2004

The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has confirmed another case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza. The case, which was fatal, was a 39-year-old woman from Ayudhaya Province. She developed symptoms on 1 March, was hospitalized on 3 March, and died on 12 March.

To date, Thailand has reported 12 confirmed cases, 8 of them fatal.