HONG KONG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Brunei each reported a death related to flu A/H1N1 on Friday, and at least seven countries reported more than 400 infections in the Asia-Pacific region on the same day. Meanwhile, Japan and China's Hong Kong have also detected genetic mutations of the new strain of flu A/H1N1 virus, which are found resistant to anti-flu drug Tamiflu. FLU-RELATED DEATHS RISE Thailand's Public Heath Ministry late Friday announced the country's sixth death in connection with flu A/H1N1. The victim was a 30-year-old man weighing 123 kilograms, according to Thai news agency INN. The ministry announced 154 more patients have been confirmed toe infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus, bringing the country's total number to 1,710. The public health offices nationwide were instructed to control the expanding flu...
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