48.6% Of All Global Human Bird Flu Infections Happened In Indonesia This Year
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Article Date: 16 Oct 2006 - 8:00 PDT
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There have been 256 cases of people infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain since the beginning of 2003 worldwide. 109 have become infected this year. 151 people have died since 2003, of which 73 died this year. 48.6% of all confirmed human infections this year have occurred in Indonesia.
Total Human H5N1 Bird Flu Cases and Deaths (WHO)
Azerbaijan
Cases - 8 (all this year)
Deaths - 5 (all this year)
Cambodia
Cases - 6 (2 this year)
Deaths - 6 (2 this year)
China
Cases - 21 (12 this year)
Deaths - 14 (8 this year)
Djibouti
Cases - 1 (1 this year)
Deaths - 0 (none this year)
Egypt
Cases - 15 (all this year)
Deaths - 6 (all this year)
Indonesia
Cases - 72 (53 this year)
Deaths - 55 (43 this year)
Iraq
Cases - 3 (all this year)
Deaths - 2 (all this year)
Thailand
Cases - 25 (3 this year)
Deaths - 17 (3 this year)
Turkey
Cases - 12 (all this year)
Deaths - 4 (all this year)
Viet Nam
Cases - 93 (none this year)
Deaths - 42 (none this year)
Total
Cases - 256 (109 this year)
Deaths - 151 (73 this year)
Written by: Christian Nordqvist
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