A man in Thailand's northern province Phichit was suspected of contracting bird flu as he was found with high fever for two days after contact with dead chickens, media here reported Friday.
Khanueng Limchai, 32, was admitted to the Phichit Provincial Hospital at 11 p.m. (1600 GMT) Thursday night, according to news network The Nation.
He had high fever for two days after he found dead chickens stuffed in a bag and took them home to feed his dogs. His wife earlier took him to a clinic and the clinic sent him to the provincial hospital on suspicion that he had contracted bird flu.
His blood sample has been sent for checking. The result of blood test would be known in two days.
On Jan. 24, Thai authorities confirmed a new bird flu outbreak has been detected at a farm in northern province Nakhon Sawan neighboring Phichit, after laboratory test found H5N1 Virus in dead chicken at the farm.
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