World Health Organization, Weekly Epidemiological Record, Year 2006, 81St Year, Pages 373-384 (No. 40): Weekly Epidemiological Record Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire

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Title:	World Health Organization, Weekly Epidemiological Record, Year 2006, 81St Year, Pages 373-384 (No. 40): Weekly Epidemiological Record Releve Epidemiologique Hebdomadaire
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Avian influenza, Indonesia – update1 On 3 October 2006, the Ministry of Health in Indonesia confirmed the country’s 69th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, a 21-year-old female from East Java Province, developed symptoms on 19 September and was hospitalized on 25 September. She remains hospitalized. She is the sister of a confirmed H5N1 case, an 11-year-old male2 who died on 18 September. Following that fatal case, health authorities initiated contact tracing, and on 24 September they received reports of symptoms in the sister. In line with the national protocol, she was immediately given the antiviral drug, oseltamivir, and isolated in hospital.

Table of Contents
Contents 373 Outbreak news – Avian influenza, Indonesia – update 373 Informal consultation on preventing disability from lymphatic filariasis, WHO, Geneva, August 2006 383 International Health Regulations 384 WHO web sites on infectious diseases Sommaire 373 Le point sur les épidémies – Grippe aviaire, Indonésie – mise à jour 373 Consultation informelle sur la prévention des incapacités dues à la filariose lymphatique, OMS, Genève, août 2006 383 Règlement sanitaire international 384 Sites internet de l’OMS sur les maladies infectieuses