Jul 4 2006
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed the country's 52nd case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The case, which was fatal, occurred in a 5-year-old boy from Tulungagung district, East Java Province. The boy became ill on 8 June, was hospitalized on 14 June and died two days later on 16 June.
An investigation found a history of chicken deaths in the boy's household two weeks before symptom onset. Laboratory testing of poultry in the sub-district confirmed the presence of H5N1 in chickens. Monitoring of close contacts has detected no further cases.
Of the 52 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 40 have been fatal.
Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
4 July 2006
|
Country
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total |
|
cases |
deaths |
cases |
deaths |
cases |
deaths |
cases |
deaths |
cases |
deaths |
| Azerbaijan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
| Cambodia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
| China |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
19 |
12 |
| Djibouti |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Egypt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
14 |
6 |
| Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
11 |
35 |
29 |
52 |
40 |
| Iraq |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Thailand |
0 |
0 |
17 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
14 |
| Turkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
| Viet Nam |
3 |
3 |
29 |
20 |
61 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
42 |
| Total |
3 |
3 |
46 |
32 |
95 |
41 |
85 |
55 |
229 |
131 |
Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.
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