13.12.2005

Indonesia

Indonesia confirmed its ninth human fatality from avian influenza. Swabs from a 35-year-old man who died in Jakarta last month tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza strain in a World Health Organization reference laboratory. He developed symptoms of fever, cough, and breathing difficulty on 6 Nov 2005, was hospitalized on 9 Nov 2005, and died on 19 Nov 2005.The report takes to 14 the number of confirmed human cases in Indonesia.