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Avian Influenza Weekly Update Number 401 (27 September 2013)
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Latest information on human avian influenza A(H5N1) cases
Since 2003, the number of cases reported from 15 countries worldwide is 640 and 379 were fatal (CFR 59.2%). Among the countries with more than 10 reported cases, Cambodia had the highest CFR of 73.1% (30 out of 41).
Age distribution of the reported cases ranged from 3 months to 81 years old (median 18 years, n=617. The age group with the largest number of cases was 20-29 years of age (22.2%, 137/616), relative to other age groups (0-4; 5-9; 10-19; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+ years). The highest CFR (74.0%) was among persons 10-19 years of age and lowest was among persons 50-59 years old and 70+ years old (both 25.0%). 53.7% of the cases were female (330/615). However, age and sex distributions vary by country.....
http://www.wpro.who.int/emerging_diseases/AvianInfluenza/en/index.html
Avian Influenza Weekly Update Number 401 (27 September 2013)
Clip:
Latest information on human avian influenza A(H5N1) cases
Since 2003, the number of cases reported from 15 countries worldwide is 640 and 379 were fatal (CFR 59.2%). Among the countries with more than 10 reported cases, Cambodia had the highest CFR of 73.1% (30 out of 41).
Age distribution of the reported cases ranged from 3 months to 81 years old (median 18 years, n=617. The age group with the largest number of cases was 20-29 years of age (22.2%, 137/616), relative to other age groups (0-4; 5-9; 10-19; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+ years). The highest CFR (74.0%) was among persons 10-19 years of age and lowest was among persons 50-59 years old and 70+ years old (both 25.0%). 53.7% of the cases were female (330/615). However, age and sex distributions vary by country.....
http://www.wpro.who.int/emerging_diseases/AvianInfluenza/en/index.html