7 Countries Have Had Human Cases Of Bird Flu Since 2003, See The List
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Article Date: 06 Mar 2006 - 17:00 PDT
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Seven countries have reported human cases of bird flu since 2003. Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam have not reported any so far this year. The total number of cases so far is 175, of which 95 have died.
Cambodia(none this year)
Human Cases - 4
Human Deaths - 4
China
Human Cases - 15
Human Deaths - 9
Indonesia
Human Cases - 27
Human Deaths - 20
Iraq
Human Cases - 2
Human Deaths - 2
Thailand (none this year)
Human Cases - 22
Human Deaths - 14
Turkey
Human Cases - 12
Human Deaths - 4
Viet Nam (None this year)
Human Cases - 93
Human Deaths - 42
Total
Human Cases - 175
Human Deaths - 95
These are confirmed cases. We do not know how many people, who are from remote areas, may have died of bird flu infection without being diagnosed correctly.
The H5N1 Bird Flu virus strain was first detected in Hong Kong in 1997.
Writted by: Christian Nordqvist
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