Saturday, July 22, 2006
Bird Flu Death Pushes Indonesia Toll to No. 1
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(Jia-Rui Chong - LA Times).
The Indonesian Ministry of Health confirmed Thursday the country's 42nd human death from avian influenza, a toll that gave the nation, along with Vietnam, the most deaths from the virus.
The latest victim, a 44-year-old man from East Jakarta, died July 12, the World Health Organization said. The man was probably infected by poultry around his home or the wet market where he worked at a food stall, the organization said.
The strain of bird flu known as H5N1 is still primarily an animal disease. Since 2003, it has spread from Southeast Asia to the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
World health officials are worried the virus could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people. Since 2003, the World Health Organization has recorded 231 human cases and 133...
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I can flyPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Jia-Rui Chong - LA Times).
The Indonesian Ministry of Health confirmed Thursday the country's 42nd human death from avian influenza, a toll that gave the nation, along with Vietnam, the most deaths from the virus.
The latest victim, a 44-year-old man from East Jakarta, died July 12, the World Health Organization said. The man was probably infected by poultry around his home or the wet market where he worked at a food stall, the organization said.
The strain of bird flu known as H5N1 is still primarily an animal disease. Since 2003, it has spread from Southeast Asia to the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
World health officials are worried the virus could mutate into a form that spreads easily among people. Since 2003, the World Health Organization has recorded 231 human cases and 133...
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