# 4337
Ironically, on the same day that the Indonesian government announced that bird flu has been `successfully controlled’, and the situation is `relatively stable and approaching a normal state’ - we get this report of two human infections (one fatal) from the H5N1 virus.
The following translation comes from Ida at BFIC.
Jakarta and Bekasi ::: Bird flu victims
February 10, 2010
Jakarta – Two bird flu victims had been tested H5N1 positive. A residents of Bekasi, West Java province, named NL, 25 years old, tested positive bird flu H5N1 infection. NL had died on 25 January 2010. Laboratory test showed positive H5N1 infection, said Tritarayati, the Head of Public Communication Center Ministry of Health. Victim was possibly infected from direct contact with birds.
Another victim, AD, 3 years old, a resident of Jakarta, was reported to show mild influenza like illness signs. “Laboratory test showed positive H5N1 infection. Patient has been recovered and not showing any of ILI signs,” said Tritarayati.
Source: Indonesia national newspaper, Kompas.
Two other translations (Google & ToggleText) of this report (hat tip Dutchy) appear on FluTrackers in this thread.
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