Indonesian death toll from bird flu has risen to 112 after a 19-year-old man died from the H5N1 avian influenza virus infection last week, a health ministry official said on Monday.
Director General of Contagious Diseases Nyoman Kandun confirmed that the man had died in hospital in the Jakarta satellite city of Tangerang.
Avian Influenza / Bird Flu-Causes-Symptoms-Treatment- FAQs
Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari earlier in 2007 closed a 24-hour information center on bird flu outbreaks and stopped providing regular updates of the death toll, saying it was unnecessary.
Experts fear that the virus, which is usually spread directly from a bird to a human being, could mutate into a form easily transmissible between people, thus sparking a deadly global pandemic.
Readiness on Bird Flu Pandemic to Be Tested by ASEAN Nations
Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said Wednesday.
Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said Wednesday.
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Bird Flu Most Likely to Infect and Kill Young People
Ninety percent of the people infected with bird flu have been under the age of 40, and 60 percent of them have died, according to a report.
Ninety percent of the people infected with bird flu have been under the age of 40, and 60 percent of them have died, according to a report.
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