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Just in over the wire, and submitted for your approval, the latest news report out of Indonesia.
Bird Flu May Have Infected Relatives of Indonesian H5N1 Patient
By Karima Anjani
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Two family members of a woman infected with bird flu in Indonesia were hospitalized with symptoms of the virus, said a doctor treating the patients.
The 37-year-old woman, who tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza two days ago, remains in critical condition at Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta, Mukhtar Ikhsan, a doctor at the hospital, said today. Her 42-year-old husband and their 18-year-old son have symptoms of fever and respiratory infection, and are being tested for H5N1.
``They're showing symptoms similar to bird flu and we must remain vigilant,'' Ikhsan said in a telephone interview. Tests for H5N1 are also being run on two other people receiving treatment at the hospital, he said.
This may confirm the report in my last blog entry regarding the two new admissions today of suspected bird flu victims. I will update this story as more becomes available.
