Lao bird flu victim cremated in Thailand

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Lao bird flu victim cremated in Thailand  

         NONG KHAI, March 8 (TNA) -- The remains of a 15-year-old Lao girl who died here Wednesday were cremated at a Buddhist temple in Nong Khai municipality Thursday.

The Vientiane native was pronounced dead due to avian influenza -- bird flu -- after being hospitalised in Nong Khai province for 19 days.

Nong Khai public health chief Dr. Itthipol Sungkhaeng said that the teenage girl succumbed to the deadly airborne disease although a team of Thai doctors had put every possible effort to save her life.

She was the second Lao patient to die of bird flu. The first victim was found in Ponhong, a town about 70 kilometres from the Lao capital of Vientiane.

The cremation came after Thai public health officials held talks with Lao counterparts. Moreover, the victim's family agreed that her body would be cremated in Nong Khai so as to prevent further spread of the deadly disease.

Dr. Itthipol said that preventive measures along Thai-Lao border need strengthening. All hospitals and health centres along the border have been instructed to closely watch their patients. Extra precautions are necessary, he said, especially during the current dry season when the water level in 

Mekong River is s******ower and hence more convenient for informal boat crossings.

So far, there has been no report of additional patients with suspected bird flu symptoms, he said.

Attending the funerals Thursday afternoon were Thai and Lao public health officials and family members of the young woman. (TNA)

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	http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=28325 Lao bird flu victim cremated in Thailand NONG KHAI, March 8 (TNA) -- The remains of a 15-year-old Lao girl who died here Wednesday were cremated at a Buddhist temple in Nong Khai municipality Thursday. The Vientiane native was pronounced dead due to avian influenza -- bird flu -- after being hospitalised in Nong Khai province for 19 days. Nong Khai public health chief Dr. Itthipol Sungkhaeng said that the teenage girl succumbed to the deadly airborne disease although a team of Thai doctors had put every possible effort to save her life. She was the second Lao patient to die of bird flu. The first victim was found in Ponhong, a town about 70 kilometres from the Lao capital of Vientiane. The cremation came after Thai public health officials held talks with Lao counterparts. Moreover, the victim's family agreed that her body would be cremated in Nong Khai so as to prevent further spread of the deadly disease. Dr. Itthipol said that preventive measures along Thai-Lao border need strengthening. All hospitals and health centres along the border have been instructed to closely watch their patients. Extra precautions are necessary, he said, especially during the current dry season when the water level in Mekong River is s******ower and hence more convenient for informal boat crossings. So far, there has been no report of additional patients with suspected bird flu symptoms, he said. Attending the funerals Thursday afternoon were Thai and Lao public health officials and family members of the young woman. (TNA)