GENEVA, Nov. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Since December 2003, the total number of confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu has reached 131, 68 of them fatal, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

    Vietnam, with 92 confirmed human cases and 42 deaths, remains to be the country most severely hit, according to the WHO website.

    Vietnam is followed by Thailand, which has 21 cases and 13 deaths.

    Indonesia has confirmed 11 cases and seven of them were fatal.

    Cambodia has confirmed four cases, all fatal.

    And in China, three human cases of bird flu has been confirmed. Enditem