Indonesia has more people suspected of being infected with bird flu

The situation of human bird flu infection in Indonesia is in a complicated trend, after the country has just had another suspected case of death.

Chicken market in Jakarta, Indonesia

It was a 39-year-old man who died after being treated for a day at Jakarta's Sulianti Saroso Hospital, the center of key bird flu treatment in Indonesia. Patients with a history of contact with live and dead chickens. People are still waiting for test results to determine the cause, if it is due to H5N1, this is the 12th victim in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the test results of another 48-year-old man on the island of Java last week turned out not to be from bird flu, despite symptoms. The culprit may be another common flu virus.

Scientists warn: how people continue to "interact" with poultry leads to a mutated virus that spreads easily from person to person, fueling millions of people who have died . Indonesia - the fourth most populous country in the world - once believed by the world community to conceal epidemic information. Most of the victims here live in populated areas and there are many families "close" to poultry.

Meanwhile, in Europe, Turkey has just received notice, 5 suspected cases are negative for bird flu. One of these babies died on Sunday. Although it was determined that the culprit was not bird flu, the cause of death was unknown. 3 other family members also fell ill.

My Linh (according to AFP)