I do not know how rare it is for someone to be infected with bird flu, but there have been rumors that H1N1 and H5N1 may mutate and merge at some point. Therefore, any H5N1 infections will draw attention especially with the virus' high fatality rate. Case in point, a man in Vietnam has recently been infected with H5N1 avian flu!
Source: WorldPoultry.net
From the WorldPoultry.net:
The Ministry of Health has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE).
The case is a man from Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien Province, Vietnam. He developed symptoms on 18 November, was hospitalized at Dien Bien general hospital and died on 28 November 2009.
The source of exposure is currently under investigation. His family keeps chickens and wild geese in their household.
Of the 112 cases confirmed to date in Vietnam, 57 have been fatal.
Source: World Health Organisation
Source: WorldPoultry.net
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