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Avian influenza – situation in China, Indonesia – update 41

17 November 2005

China

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed the country’s first two human cases of infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The first case is a 9-year-old boy from the southern province of Hunan. He was hospitalized with respiratory symptoms on 17 October and has since returned home, fully recovered.

The second case is a 24-year old woman who worked as a poultry farmer in the south-eastern province of Anhui. She developed symptoms on 1 November, was hospitalized with severe pneumonia on 7 November, and died on 10 November.

Testing was conducted by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing.

An additional two possible human cases have been investigated in Hunan Province. The first is the boy’s 12-year-old sister. She was hospitalized on 16 October and died the following day of severe bilateral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Samples from the girl are inadequate for testing, and the cause of her death will probably never be known with certainty. Although evidence pointing to H5N1 infection is considered substantial by Chinese experts, WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.

The additional case under investigation in Hunan is a 36-year-old schoolteacher. He was hospitalized with pneumonia on 24 October. Definitive test results are pending. A WHO team with expertise in virology and laboratory diagnosis has collaborated with national experts in the investigation of the cases in Hunan.

Surveillance for human cases in China intensified over the past month following a recurrence of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry. Since 19 October, China has reported 11 fresh outbreaks of the disease in six provinces, from Liaoning in the northeast of the country to Xinjiang in the far west. Hunan and Anhui – the two provinces with confirmed cases – are among the recently affected provinces.

Indonesia

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has today confirmed a further two cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Both cases were fatal.

The first newly confirmed case was a 16-year-old girl from Jakarta. She developed symptoms on 4 November, was hospitalized on 6 November, and died on 8 November.

The second case was a 20-year-old woman from Jakarta. She developed symptoms on 5 November, was hospitalized on 9 November, and died on 12 November.

Both cases were confirmed by a WHO reference laboratory in Hong Kong. Field investigations are under way.

The newly confirmed cases bring the total in Indonesia to 11. Of these, 7 have been fatal.


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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

17 November 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">23</td> <td align="center" width="11%">16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">12</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">35</td> <td align="center" width="12%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="12%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 65</td> <td align="center" width="11%">22</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 86</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 35</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 92</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 21</td> <td align="center" width="7%">13</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 130</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 67</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in China – update 42

24 November 2005

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case, which was fatal, occurred in a 35-year-old woman who worked as a farmer in the south-eastern province of Anhui. She developed symptoms on 11 November, was hospitalized on 15 November, and died on 22 November.

This is the third laboratory-confirmed case reported in China and the second from Anhui Province. Of these cases, two have been fatal.

The Chinese Ministry of Health has invited WHO to participate in a joint mission to Anhui Province. The mission will review laboratory findings and investigate the exposure histories of the two cases reported there.

Since mid-October, China has reported a recurrence of poultry outbreaks in several parts of the country.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

24 November 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">23</td> <td align="center" width="11%">16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">12</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">35</td> <td align="center" width="12%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="12%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 65</td> <td align="center" width="11%">22</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">3</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 87</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 36</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 92</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 21</td> <td align="center" width="7%">13</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">3</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 131</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 68</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam – update 43

25 November 2005

The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has confirmed a further case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza. The case is a 15-year-old boy from Hai Phong Province. He developed symptoms on 14 November and was hospitalized on 16 November. He has been discharged from hospital and is recovering.

Since mid-December 2004, Viet Nam has reported 66 cases, of which 22 died.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

25 November 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">23</td> <td align="center" width="11%">16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">12</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">35</td> <td align="center" width="12%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="12%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 66</td> <td align="center" width="11%">22</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">3</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 88</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 36</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 11</td> <td align="center" width="11%">7</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 21</td> <td align="center" width="7%">13</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">3</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 132</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 68</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia, China – update 44

29 November 2005

Indonesia

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 16-year-old boy from West Java Province. He developed symptoms of fever and cough on 6 November, followed by breathing difficulties a few days later. He was hospitalized on 16 November and remains in stable condition.

A field investigation of this case determined that two siblings had died 5 days before his hospitalization. His two brothers, aged 7 and 20 years, had onset of illness on 3 November and died on 11 November, following symptoms of fever and breathing difficulty. The presumptive diagnosis was typhoid fever. No samples were taken before burial, which precludes definitive diagnosis. WHO reports laboratory-confirmed cases only.

No other cases of influenza-like illness were detected in the 80 households of the village.

The field investigation found that chickens in the family household had died during the two weeks preceding onset of illness in the deceased brothers. Samples from animals have been collected for testing and the investigation continues.

The newly confirmed case brings the total number in Indonesia to 12. Of these cases, 7 were fatal.

China

At the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Health, WHO is participating in a joint mission to Anhui Province to investigate circumstances surrounding the recent detection of two human cases of H5N1 infection in that province. Both cases, which were confirmed by laboratory tests earlier this month, occurred in female farmers aged 24 and 35 years. Both cases were fatal.

The team will be gathering information about the sources of exposure in these two cases and will also assess the effectiveness of public health measures introduced in the areas. The two cases lived some distance apart; no link between the two cases is thought to exist.

China has recently experienced a recurrence of outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry. Beginning in mid-October of this year, officials have reported 25 fresh outbreaks in poultry in nine provinces. To date, the country has reported 3 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection, of which two were fatal.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

29 November 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" height="230" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="14%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="14%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="7%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="8%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="7%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="8%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">12</td> <td align="center" width="6%">8</td> <td align="center" width="7%">23</td> <td align="center" width="6%">16</td> <td align="center" width="6%">35</td> <td align="center" width="7%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="8%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">9</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="33" width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="5%">3</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 12</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="8%">7</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%"> 4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">1</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 66</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">22</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%"> 89</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 36</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="5%">3</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 12</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="8%">7</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%"> 21</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">13</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 93</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">42</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%"> 133</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 68</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 45

6 December 2005

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 25-year-old woman from Tangerang (west of Jakarta). She developed symptoms of fever and stomach discomfort on 17 November, followed by cough and breathing difficulty. She was admitted to hospital on 23 November and died on 25 November.

The field investigation found a history of exposure to sick poultry around her house. Testing of poultry and environmental samples has been undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture. Close contacts of the woman are being monitored.

The woman is the 13th case in Indonesia. Of these, 8 have been fatal.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

6 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" height="230" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="14%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="13%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="14%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="7%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="8%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="7%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="8%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">12</td> <td align="center" width="6%">8</td> <td align="center" width="7%">23</td> <td align="center" width="6%">16</td> <td align="center" width="6%">35</td> <td align="center" width="7%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="8%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">9</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="33" width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="5%">3</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 13</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="8%">8</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%"> 4</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">1</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 66</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%">22</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="6%"> 90</td> <td align="center" height="33" width="7%"> 37</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="5%">3</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">2</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 13</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="8%">8</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%"> 21</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">13</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 93</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%">42</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="6%"> 134</td> <td align="center" height="25" width="7%"> 69</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in China – update 46

7 December 2005

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 10-year-old girl from the southern province of Guangxi. She developed symptoms of fever and cough on 23 November, followed by pneumonia. She remains in hospital, where she is receiving care.

Local health authorities have launched investigations to determine the source of exposure and search for further cases in the patient’s village of residence and surrounding areas. To date, monitoring of health status has revealed no additional cases of influenza-like illness. The Chinese Ministry of Health is supporting this investigation with an expert team.

This is the fourth human case reported in China. Of these, two were fatal.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

7 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">26.12.03-10.03.04</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">12</td> <td align="center" width="7%">8</td> <td align="center" width="11%">23</td> <td align="center" width="11%">16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">35</td> <td align="center" width="12%">24</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">19.07.04-08.10.04</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">4</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="12%">8</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">16.12.04- to date</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 13</td> <td align="center" width="11%">8</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">1</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 66</td> <td align="center" width="11%">22</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 91</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 37</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 13</td> <td align="center" width="11%">8</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 21</td> <td align="center" width="7%">13</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 135</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 69</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in China, Thailand – update 47

9 December 2005

China

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 31-year-old female farmer from the north-eastern province of Liaoning. She developed symptoms on 30 October and subsequently underwent extensive hospital care for severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress. She recovered and was discharged from hospital on 29 November.

Initial tests on this case produced negative results for infection with the H5 virus subtype. Diagnostic confirmation was made following antibody testing using a microneutralization test. Using this test, a positive diagnosis is made when antibody levels in a blood sample taken late in illness are at least four times higher than those found in a sample taken early in illness. Diagnostic confirmation using antibody tests, though reliable, is thus slower than that achieved using direct tests for virus RNA.

Beginning in late October, Chinese authorities have reported several outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Liaoning Province. Investigation of this case has linked the woman’s infection to direct exposure to diseased poultry. Agricultural authorities have detected the H5N1 virus in samples taken from poultry in the province.

As a precaution, local authorities placed contacts of the woman under medical observation pending definitive laboratory results. No signs of influenza-like illness were detected, and all contacts have now been released from observation.

This is China’s fifth laboratory-confirmed case. Of these cases, two were fatal. The cases have been reported from four provinces: Anhui, Hunan, Guangxi, and Liaoning.

Thailand

The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 5-year-old boy, who developed symptoms on 25 November, was hospitalized on 5 December, and died on 7 December. The child resided in the central province of Nakhonnayok.

A thorough investigation of this case is currently under way. Early results suggest that the child may have acquired his infection from dead chickens in the neighbourhood. His family members and neighbours have been placed under medical observation. All remain healthy to date.

The child is the fifth laboratory-confirmed case in Thailand this year and the second death. Since January 2004, Thailand has reported 22 cases, of which 14 were fatal.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

9 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2003</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="12%">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2004</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">17</td> <td align="center" width="7%">12</td> <td align="center" width="11%">29</td> <td align="center" width="11%">20</td> <td align="center" width="11%">46</td> <td align="center" width="12%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2005</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 13</td> <td align="center" width="11%">8</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 61</td> <td align="center" width="11%">19</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 88</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 35</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 13</td> <td align="center" width="11%">8</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 22</td> <td align="center" width="7%">14</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 137</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 70</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 48

14 December 2005

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed a further case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case occurred in a 35-year-old man from West Jakarta. He developed symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulty on 6 November, was hospitalized on 9 November, and died on 19 November.

Family members and close contacts were placed under observation and tested for possible infection. No evidence of additional cases has been detected.

Investigations have been undertaken to determine the source of the man’s exposure. While he did not keep poultry in his household, chickens and other birds were found in his neighbourhood. Samples from these birds have been taken and are undergoing tests to determine whether they may have been the source of infection.

The newly confirmed case is the 14th in Indonesia. Of these cases, nine have been fatal.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

14 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2003</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="12%">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2004</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">17</td> <td align="center" width="7%">12</td> <td align="center" width="11%">29</td> <td align="center" width="11%">20</td> <td align="center" width="11%">46</td> <td align="center" width="12%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2005</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 14</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 61</td> <td align="center" width="11%">19</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 89</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 36</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 14</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 22</td> <td align="center" width="7%">14</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 138</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 71</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in China – update 49

16 December 2005

The Ministry of Health in China has confirmed an additional case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 35-year-old man from the south-eastern province of Jiangxi. He developed symptoms of fever on 4 December followed by pneumonia. He remains hospitalized and is receiving intensive care.

Agricultural authorities have confirmed the presence of the H5 virus subtype in ducks in the vicinity of the patient’s residence. Family members and close contacts have been placed under medical observation.

This is China’s sixth laboratory-confirmed human case. Of these cases, two have been fatal. To date, China has reported human cases in five provinces and regions: Hunan, Anhui, Guangxi, Liaoning,and Jiangxi.

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

16 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2003</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="12%">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2004</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">17</td> <td align="center" width="7%">12</td> <td align="center" width="11%">29</td> <td align="center" width="11%">20</td> <td align="center" width="11%">46</td> <td align="center" width="12%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2005</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">6</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 14</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 61</td> <td align="center" width="11%">19</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 90</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 36</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">6</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 14</td> <td align="center" width="11%">9</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 22</td> <td align="center" width="7%">14</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 139</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 71</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 50

23 December 2005

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed two additional cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

The first case occurred in an 8-year-old boy from Central Jakarta. He developed symptoms of fever and cough on 8 December. He was hospitalized on 13 December, and died on 15 December.

Family members and close contacts were placed under observation and tested for possible infection, however, none have developed symptoms. Investigations have been undertaken to determine the source of the boy's exposure and samples from pigeons around his household are being tested.

The second case occurred in a 39-year-old man from East Jakarta. He first reported symptoms of fever, headache, cough and shortness of breath on 9 December. He was hospitalized on 11 December and died on 12 December.

Family members and close contacts were placed under observation. Investigations are being undertaken to determine the source of the man’s exposure. While he did not keep poultry in his household, chickens and other birds were found in his neighbourhood. Samples from these birds have been taken and are undergoing tests to determine whether they may have been the source of infection.

These newly confirmed cases bring the total number in Indonesia to 16. Of these cases, 11 were fatal.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2005_12_23/en/print.html

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

23 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%"> China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2003</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="12%">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2004</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">17</td> <td align="center" width="7%">12</td> <td align="center" width="11%">29</td> <td align="center" width="11%">20</td> <td align="center" width="11%">46</td> <td align="center" width="12%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2005</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">6</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">11</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 61</td> <td align="center" width="11%">19</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 92</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 38</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">6</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">11</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 22</td> <td align="center" width="7%">14</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 141</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 73</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2005_12_23/en/print.html

MHSC · Aug 15, 2006

Re: WHO Situation Updates - Avian Influenza Archive

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Avian influenza – situation in China – update 51

30 December 2005

The Ministry of Health of China has confirmed an additional case of human infection on the mainland with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 41-year-old woman from the south-eastern province of Fujian. She developed symptoms of fever followed by pneumonia on 6 December, and was admitted to hospital two days later. The patient died on 21 December.

On 13 December, initial laboratory tests on samples from the patient tested negative for H5N1. But further tests on 23 December – including PCR tests carried out at the Chinese Center for Disease Control in Beijing – showed positive results. The virus was also isolated from the patient.

Close contacts who have been placed under medical observation have not displayed any symptoms, health authorities report.

Agricultural authorities so far have not been able to confirm the presence of the H5 virus subtype in poultry in the vicinity of the patient’s residence or place of work. Investigators have not been able to confirm any direct contact between the patient and poultry prior to the onset of illness. The investigation, however, is continuing and answers to these and other questions are still being sought.

This is China’s seventh laboratory-confirmed human case. Of these cases, three have been fatal (including this latest case). To date, China has reported human cases in six provinces and regions: Hunan, Anhui, Guangxi, Liaoning, Jiangxi and Fujian.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2005_12_30/en/print.html

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Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO

30 December 2005

<table border="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11%">Date of onset</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="12%">Cambodia</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%"> China</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Indonesia

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="16%">Thailand</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="22%">

Viet Nam

</td> <td colspan="2" align="center" width="23%">Total</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="5%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="6%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="6%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="7%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="11%">deaths</td> <td align="center" width="11%">cases</td> <td align="center" width="12%">deaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2003</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%">3</td> <td align="center" width="12%">3</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2004</td> <td align="center" width="5%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="6%">0</td> <td align="center" width="7%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">0</td> <td align="center" width="11%">17</td> <td align="center" width="7%">12</td> <td align="center" width="11%">29</td> <td align="center" width="11%">20</td> <td align="center" width="11%">46</td> <td align="center" width="12%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">2005</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">7</td> <td align="center" width="7%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">11</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 5</td> <td align="center" width="7%">2</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 61</td> <td align="center" width="11%">19</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 39</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="11%">Total</td> <td align="center" width="5%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">4</td> <td align="center" width="6%">7</td> <td align="center" width="7%">3</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 16</td> <td align="center" width="11%">11</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 22</td> <td align="center" width="7%">14</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 93</td> <td align="center" width="11%">42</td> <td align="center" width="11%"> 142</td> <td align="center" width="12%"> 74</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Total number of cases includes number of deaths.
WHO reports only laboratory-confirmed cases.

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2005_12_30/en/print.html

MHSC · Nov 13, 2006

2005 WHO Situation Updates - Avian Influenza Archive

2004 updates here http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=46518#post46518
2006 updates here http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13140
2007 updates here http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12840

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