インドネシアで鳥インフルエンザ H5N1 の感染が２人確認された

今年の夏以降、鳥インフルエンザ A/H5N1亜型の人への感染の報告が少なくなっていましたが、WHOからインドネシアで２人の女性の感染が確認されたとアナウンスされていました。

一人は回復、もう一人は亡くなられたそうです。二人とも家禽からの感染の可能性があるみたいです。

H5N1の人への感染は、2006年をピークに減少傾向にあります。インドネシアやベトナムの鳥から人への感染の可能性が下がったのか、興味のあるところです。

参照：Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO/WHO

Avian influenza - situation in Indonesia - update 45
9 December 2008 -- The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced two new confirmed cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. A 9-year-old female from Riau Province developed symptoms on 7 November and was hospitalized on 12 November. She recovered and was discharged from hospital on 27 November. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Investigations into the source of her infection indicate poultry deaths at her home on 2 November.
The second case, a 2-year-old female from East Jakarta, developed symptoms on 18 November, was hospitalized on 26 November and died on 29 November. Laboratory tests have confirmed infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Initial investigations into the source of her infection suggest exposure at a live bird market.
Of the 139 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 113 have been fatal.
2008/12/09／World Health Organization