Wednesday, October 19, 2011




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Combustion of poultry and cage, in order handling the bird flu outbreak in Indonesia. )

If the deceased lived in one environment but not blood related we should worry

Although there is no evidence of transmission from human to human, genetic factors can increase the likelihood of contracting bird flu.

This was stated by Ivo Claassen, head of project office operations in the Indonesian-Dutch Partnership Programme on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Control (IDP-HPAI), in Jakarta, Wednesday (19/10).

Recently, two brothers from Bangli, Bali died shortly after positive bird flu infection. Their mother, Ni Wayan Purnami, died shortly thereafter have not been identified although the main cause of his death.

According to Ivo, when some people have in common genenik, most likely they share the same weakness for contracting certain viruses. "I think the case in Bali is not transmitted from human to human, but they likely have vulnerabilities similar to bird flu because they are one family," said Ivo.

According to Ivo in Indonesia has several times occurred the victim died of bird flu was still a family.

"If there is a cluster of cases of bird flu but still a family, it's very reasonable, but if the deceased lived in one environment but not blood related we should worry," he cautioned. http://translate.googleusercontent.c...5uoa3t1lD0nhVg

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