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2006-06-01 Southeast Asia

Indonesia slaughtering poultry in bird flu area; 1 death every 2 1/2 days

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Posted by Jaiting Snomons2559 2006-06-01 06:27|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The problem is that darn family cluster. The index case most likely caught the virus from poultry. Nine, cout 'em, nine family members spent the night in her room as she lay dying and about half caught the flu. The cluster distorts the stats. WHO is concerned about the lack of cooperation by local authorities.

I also saw an article from the WHO equivalent for animals that said that they suspect that a number of countries are failing to report H5N1 outbreaks because of the economic or political consequences.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-06-01 10:16|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2006-06-01 10:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The scientists were all over a recent cluster, in which nine family members died, because two non-genetically related spouses who lived with them did not(!?)

However, the disease is entering an "endemic" state in Indonesia, which may be an essential part of its transformation to an H2H strain. Think of it as a geographical vector, from which the disease can launch.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-01 16:39|| 2006-06-01 16:39|| Front Page Top

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