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One soldier has died of bird flu and two others are still in serious condition at an army hospital in Chiang Mai.
Dr Nopporn Niwatnanant, director of the Thep Panya hospital, on Thursday informed relatives of the dead victim, Pvt Somchai Sri-uang, that he died of bird flu of the H1N1 type which is very serious.
He said that the victim was admitted into the hospital in serious condition with respiration aid because he could not breathe by himself and looked very fatigue and both of his lungs were inflamed. Laboratorial tests showed he was infected with H1N1 bird flu virus.
Lt-Col Yutthapong Klanthakasuwan, commander of Kaweela barrack said that Somchai had a fever on January 23 and he was given some medicines by medics in the barrack and was told to go to the camp hospital for treatment but he declined until his condition worsened and was forced to the hospital before he was transferred to Thep Panya hospital.
The colonel went on saying that earlier 11 soldiers, including Somchai, had fever and were treated at the camp hospital. Seven have been discharged except two whose condition is serious and quarantined as a precaution to prevent the virus from spreading.
Dr Nopporn Niwatnanant, director of the Thep Panya hospital, on Thursday informed relatives of the dead victim, Pvt Somchai Sri-uang, that he died of bird flu of the H1N1 type which is very serious.
He said that the victim was admitted into the hospital in serious condition with respiration aid because he could not breathe by himself and looked very fatigue and both of his lungs were inflamed. Laboratorial tests showed he was infected with H1N1 bird flu virus.
Lt-Col Yutthapong Klanthakasuwan, commander of Kaweela barrack said that Somchai had a fever on January 23 and he was given some medicines by medics in the barrack and was told to go to the camp hospital for treatment but he declined until his condition worsened and was forced to the hospital before he was transferred to Thep Panya hospital.
The colonel went on saying that earlier 11 soldiers, including Somchai, had fever and were treated at the camp hospital. Seven have been discharged except two whose condition is serious and quarantined as a precaution to prevent the virus from spreading.
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