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Occupational and Geographical Clustering in Bekasi Indonesia
Recombinomics Commentary
February 11, 2006
Friday early afternoon (10/2), another who was expected terjangkit the virus H5N1 was run off with to the Infection Hospital Prof. Dr. Sulianti Saroso, Jakarta North.
The patient was named Nur Santina was the workmate Kiki Maria, the woman that died last night because positive birds flu.
Nur Santina was treated in Cempaka Isolation Space.
The above relationship between a fatal H5N1 bird flu case from the Bekasi suburb of Jakarta and a workmate who admitted with bird flu symptoms is cause for concern.
Clustering of patients from Bakasi has been evident since last year (see October map). The number of cases testing positive in Indonesia has increased in recent weeks and the number of clusters remain high. H5N1 has become endemic and transmission of H5N1 via casual contact has been seen previously, although those cases were mild.
The number of fatal cases from Indonesia continues to rise and these fatal cases are frequently familial clusters. Cluster linked to a work environment and geographical location are cause for concern.
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