A 47-year-old Indonesian man from an outskirt city of Jakarta
was infected by avian influenza and was in critical condition in a
hospital, health ministry said here on Wednesday.
Laboratories tests showed that the man was positively infected
by highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, said Joko Suyono, official of the
anti-bird flu center of the ministry.
The man has been treated in a bird flu-designed hospital of
Persahabatan in East Jakarta since December 10 with fever,
difficulty in breathing and cough, Suyono said, adding that he is
now in critical condition.
The case has put the total cases to 115 with 92 fatal in
Indonesia, said Suyono.
Indonesia has been making all its efforts to deal with the
problem of spreading the virus.
A 47-year-old Indonesian
man from an outskirt city of Jakarta was infected by avian
influenza and was in critical condition in a hospital, health
ministry said here on Wednesday. The case has put the total cases
to 115 with 92 fatal in Indonesia.(photo: Xinhua/AFP)
(Xinhua News Agency December 13, 2007)
