Bird Flu Statistics

Human Cases of Bird Flu

Human cases of avian influenza have declined since 2006, according to the World Health Organization.

• There were 115 human cases in 2006, the peak year
• In 2007 there were 88 cases, and halfway through 2008, 34 cases
• Deaths also declined from 79 in 2006 to 59 in 2007 and, halfway through 2008, 26 deaths
• Indonesia has had the greatest cumulative number of cases (135) and deaths (110)
• Of the 15 countries where human cases of avian influenza have been reported, Bangladesh, Djibouti, and Myanmar have had the fewest: one nonfatal case each

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[Jim]

http://www.onemorepromethean.com/2008/08/17/avian-flu-and-the-world-health-organisations-protection-racket/

^^^ I've just posted about the recently leaked World Health Organisation report on avian flu over at One More Promethean. Also available at Wikileaks.