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AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (135) - INDONESIA

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An Indonesian woman suspected of being infected with bird flu died on 

Friday [5 Oct 2007] on the island of Sumatra, a hospital official 

there said. Blood and tissue samples from the 44-year-old victim have 

been sent for testing in Jakarta, said Azizman Daad, a doctor at the 

Arifin Achmad Hospital in Riau province said.



Two tests must come back positive for the H5N1 virus before a victim 

is confirmed as part of the official bird flu death toll in 

Indonesia, which is the highest in the world at 86. If confirmed, the 

latest victim would be the nation's 87th fatality.



"The woman who died early this morning was showing symptoms of bird 

flu infection, such as high fever, coughing and breathing 

difficulties," he told AFP (Agence France Presse). Daad said it was 

unclear whether the woman, who lived in a residential complex run by 

US oil company Caltex, had been in contact with poultry.



H5N1 is endemic in birds across nearly all of Indonesia. Indonesia, 

the world's 4th most populous nation, has reported 107 bird flu 

infections, including the fatalities, since it recorded its 1st case 

in July 2005.



--

Th.Schmidt

mediScon worldwide

International Institute for Travel and Health

Kaulbachstr. 25

30625 Hannover - Germany





[If confirmed, this case will become the 108th human case of H5N1 

avian influenza in Indonesia and the 87th fatality. No cases have 

been confirmed elsewhere in the world since 25 Jul 2007 when an 

have been recorded in Indonesia according to the WHO Timeline at 

- Mod.CP]



Avian influenza, human (134) - Indonesia  20071002.3262

Avian influenza, human (133) - Indonesia  20071001.3247

Avian influenza, human (130) - Indonesia, WHO  20070910.2994

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