A Closer Look at Bird Flu's Victims

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AVIAN INFLUENZA

A Closer Look at Bird Flu's Victims

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE June 21, 2006

Researchers will never know precisely how all the 130 people who have

died of H5N1 avian influenza acquired the disease. But the details of

their investigations offer glimpses into the lives of the victims --

who have been largely young, in close contact with poultry, and mostly

from Southeast Asia. While the fatality count has slowly ticked higher,

the victims' stories -- or what little we know of them -- have

sometimes been overshadowed by broader concerns about food safety, bird

migratory patterns and feared mutations that could make the virus

easily transmissible between people, potentially sparking a global

pandemic.

Here is a look at the victims, based on updates on avian flu from the

WHO. Click on the highlighted column headers to re-sort by country or

age...

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