Indonesia Confirms 69th Human H5N1 Infection

The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed the country´s 69th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.The case is a 21-year-old female from East Java Province. She 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 male who died on 18 September. [click link for full article]