Indonesia's Bird Flu Showdown

We do not hear about the bird flu like before when people was very worry about the infection.

But that doesn’t mean that is out of the picture.

www.time.com...

Poultry continue to die from the H5N1 virus, and human cases have lately popped up in Egypt, Laos and Cambodia. The frontline in the war against the disease remains the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia, which has recorded more bird flu fatalities — 75 deaths, including 18 this year — than any other country. But the world only has a partial idea of what's happening with bird flu in Indonesia.

The bird flu is still well and alive and spreading,

Every time a human infection happens in a country, the country is expected to submit samples of the blood.

Indonesia seems to be very adamant to give away their samples they believe that their samples would be used to make vaccines that they will never be able to afford.

I am speechless about this, I guess the pharma is having a bad reputation lately.

80 deaths now in Indonesia . 5 deaths since your post 26/5/07/.. marg6043 your post 100% spot on ..

Indonesian girl hospitalized with bird flu symptoms
2007-08-03
JAKARTA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old girl was admitted to hospital in the Indonesian town of Sukabumi after developing bird flu symptoms, in a country where 80 people have died of the disease, local press said Friday. The girl was suspected of having bird flu because she suffered high fever and respiratory problems after contacts with sick chicken, reported the national Antara news agency.
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