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Bird Flu In Indonesia: Prevalence, Mortality, And Action (Medical News Today)
Found on 16 Aug 2008 12:00 GMT
In order to help Indonesia improve its high human mortality due to bird flu (H5N1 influenza), more effective diagnostic methods must be used and improved case management must be implemented to achieve faster treatment with antivirals, according to the authors of an article released on August 14, 2008 in The Lancet.

Bird Flu In Indonesia: Prevalence, Mortality, And Action
Found on 16 Aug 2008 08:59 GMT
In order to help Indonesia improve its high human mortality due to bird flu (H5N1 influenza), more effective diagnostic methods must be used and improved case management must be implemented to achieve faster treatment with antivirals, according to the authors of an article released on August 14, 2008 in The Lancet. Most of us are familiar with the flu, which seasonally affects many pop...

More than 80 pct of Indonesia bird flu cases die
Found on 14 Aug 2008 00:30 GMT
Late diagnosis and treatment means that more than 80 percent of people infected with H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia have died, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Indonesia probes bird flu 'outbreak' (TODAYonline)
Found on 11 Aug 2008 07:17 GMT
A couple tend to their child who is suspected to be infected with bird flu at a hospital in Medan on August 6, 2008. Indonesia has rushed a team of specialists to a village in Sumatra to confirm a suspected outbreak of bird flu which has affected at least 13 people, a health official said Thursday.

Indonesia slaughters birds, awaits flu tests (TODAYonline)
Found on 11 Aug 2008 07:16 GMT
A couple tend to their child who is suspected to be infected with bird flu at a hospital in Medan on August 6, 2008. Hundreds of chickens and ducks have been slaughtered to contain a suspected bird flu outbreak in Indonesia as 13 people with flu-like symptoms await laboratory results, officials said Friday.

Indonesian villagers test negative for bird flu: health ministry (TODAYonline)
Found on 11 Aug 2008 07:15 GMT
A couple tend to their child who is suspected to be infected with bird flu at a hospital in Medan on August 6, 2008. Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday.

Indonesia's new bird flu policy leads to anger
Found on 14 Jun 2008 03:14 GMT
Ali Usman's wife died of bird flu 10 days ago, but the government has yet to notify next-of-kin about the cause. He searches for answers in newspapers, which until last month reported aggressively on deaths linked to the virus, but finds nothing.

Rampant Indonesian bird flu raises human risk
Found on 19 Mar 2008 17:59 GMT
Efforts to contain bird flu are failing in Indonesia, increasing the possibility that the virus may mutate into a deadlier form, the leading U.N. veterinary health body warned.

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 26
Found on 13 Dec 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 47-year-old male from Tangerang City, Banten Province developed symptoms on 2 December and was hospitalized on 9 December. The source of his exposure is currently under investigation. Of the 115 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 92 have been fatal.

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 25
Found on 12 Dec 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 28-year-old female from Tangerang City, Banten Province developed symptoms on 1 December, was hospitalized on 7 December and died in an AI referral hospital on 10 December. The case worked as a road side seller of decorative plants. Poultry and poultry cages were located in the vicinity of...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 24
Found on 12 Nov 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 31-year-old male from the Bengkalis District, Riau Province developed symptoms on 31 October, was hospitalized on 3 November and died in an AI referral hospital on 6 November. Identification of the source of his infection is ongoing and includes investigation into a large swallow farm in c...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 23
Found on 05 Nov 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 30-year-old female from the Tangerang Municipality, Banten Province developed symptoms on 23 October, was hospitalized on 31 October and died in an AI referral hospital on 3 November. The investigation found that there were poultry deaths in the case's neighborhood in the days prior to her...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 22
Found on 31 Oct 2007 08:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 3-year-old male from the Tangerang District, Banten Province developed symptoms on 14 October. The case has recovered. - The investigation found that there were poultry deaths in the case's household prior to his onset of symptoms. The case was living in the same district but had no contac...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 21
Found on 25 Oct 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 5-year-old female from the Tangerang District, Banten Province developed symptoms on 14 October, was hospitalized on 20 October and died in an AI referral hospital on 22 October. The investigation found that there were poultry deaths in the case's neighborhood in the two weeks prior to her...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 20
Found on 17 Oct 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced the death of a previously confirmed case of H5N1 infection. The 12-year-old male from Tangerang District in Banten Province died on 13 October. - Of the 109 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 88 have been fatal.

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 19
Found on 12 Oct 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 12-year-old male from Tangerang District in Banten Province developed symptoms on 30 September and is currently in hospital. The investigation team found that he had direct contact with dead chicken near his school in the days before his illness.

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 18
Found on 08 Oct 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 44-year-old female from Pekanbaru City in Riau Province developed symptoms on 1 October and died on 6 October. A team is currently investigating the case to determine the source of her exposure. All of the contacts are being monitored but all remain healthy. - Of the 108 cases confirmed to...

Avian influenza Situation in Indonesia Update 17
Found on 02 Oct 2007 09:59 GMT
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 21-year-old male from Jakarta Province developed symptoms on 18 September, was hospitalized on 25 September and died in hospital on 28 September. The investigation found that the case was an egg seller in a traditional market. All of the contacts remain healthy, where they will continue to...