Avian influenza update - Indonesia

15 February 2010

The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 25-year-old female from South Jakarta District, DKI Jakarta Province died on 25 Jan 2010. Laboratory tests were positive for H5N1 virus infection. The patient was possibly infected from direct contact with poultry. Of the 163 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 135 have been fatal.

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