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Indonesia: 20 people fell ill from eating anthrax meat
A village on the island of Flores, Indonesia, has been quarantined because about 20 people fell ill after eating charred meat buffalo, an official said.
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Indonesia: strange disease outbreak, 8 people died
An unidentified disease is booming in a village in Indonesia, killing 8 people and being hospitalized. Medical professionals are learning about this strange disease.
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Indonesia: Two and a half days, one person died of H5N1
In May 2006, an average of 1 person died every 2.5 days from bird flu in Indonesia. So far, at least 36 people have died from bird flu. The total number of people dying…
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Indonesia discovered new strains of H5N1 influenza virus
According to a report on December 11, Indonesia has discovered a new, more dangerous strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has caused hundreds of thousands of…
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Indonesia has more bird flu victims
The Indonesian Ministry of Health said the country had just one more death from bird flu. The victim is a 33-year-old man, who passed away yesterday (September 6).
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Indonesia: one person died of bird flu
A woman in Sumatra island, Indonesia died of bird flu. Thus, the number of deaths from this disease in Indonesia has reached 87 people. The 44-year-old patient was ill a…
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Indonesians are not aware of the threat of bird flu
According to the Indonesian government, the fight against bird flu in the country has been hampered because the majority of the population knows nothing about the danger…
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Indonesia: Two more people die from bird flu
An Indonesian Ministry of Health official on August 13 confirmed a 29-year-old woman living on Bali tourist island and her 5-year-old daughter died of bird flu, bringing…
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Indonesia: The 79th death due to bird flu
On June 1, the Information Center for Avian Influenza in Indonesia announced: a 15-year-old female teenager died of bird flu. This is the 79th death in the country since…
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Indonesia and WHO are tense around the avian flu vaccine
Tensions between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Indonesia on sharing bird flu virus samples have not shown signs of improvement. Indonesian Health Minister Siti…
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Indonesia: 2 more suspected deaths from bird flu
Indonesian Ministry of Health officials today said a teenager and a 22-year-old woman in the country were both suspected of being infected with bird flu. Preliminary tes…
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China, Indonesia: More people die from bird flu
On March 29, China and Indonesia announced new deaths from H5N1 bird flu. The affirmation rattles alarms in the community about national surveillance standards when deat…
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Bird flu still makes Indonesia 'headache'
Indonesian officials yesterday (April 6) reported that a girl from the country had just died of H5N1 infection. So far, 73 Indonesians have died from bird flu.
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Indonesia: 2 more patients infected with bird flu
Indonesian Minister of Health Siti Fadillah Supari yesterday announced that two more Indonesians were identified with bird flu. Both are still alive. With these two new…
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Indonesia: Avian flu is a national disaster
Indonesian Planning Minister Paskah Suzetta said on Monday that the country will declare a bird flu as a national disaster to help the government access special funds to…