.Throughout May s.d. June 2010 there is one additional positive cases of bird flu (H5N1), on behalf of TFA (34 years, P), residents of Jakarta. Positively infected by H5N1 cases were reported according to the examination Laboratory Research Center for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research and Development Agency dated June 4, 2010.

Patients with onset of illness on May 25, 2010 with symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of nausea, and muscle aches. Patients treated on May 27 to private practice. A day later to go to private hospitals in Tangerang. During the treatment in hospital, the patient's condition continued to deteriorate with symptoms of severe pneumonia. June 1, the patient was referred to Tangerang General Hospital and died on the same day.

Risk factors, prior to caring for sick TFA often decorative plants beside the house. In addition TFA also often visited in-law's house in the city of Tangerang, which is endemic bird flu in poultry.

Based on observations, not found cases of influenza like illness (ILI) on all contacts with both the case of household contact, neighbors and medical personnel.

With the addition of one case, the cumulative number of bird flu in Indonesia since 2005 until June 2010 was 166 cases with 137 deaths.

Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health Prof. dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama as the focal point of the IHR (International Health Regulation) has also informed about the cases to the WHO.

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