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Indonesian Avian Flu Mortality Much Higher
Recent reports from Indonesian health officials tie the high fatality rate in human H5N1 influenza cases there to the difficulty of diagnosing the disease, late treatment with antiviral drugs, and a shortage of well-equipped hospitals.

The case-fatality rate (CFR) in Indonesia, which leads the world in H5N1 cases, climbed from 63% in 2005 to 80% in 2006 and 85.7% in 2007, according to a report in the journal Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore. The CFR remains high so far this year, with 15 of 18 cases fatal, or 83.3%, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures...
US military and Feds are watching avian flu in Indonesia closely - it's got prime conditions supporting the sorts of mutations that could lead to a serious pandemic. FWIW

Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=244485