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This research aims to investigate clusters of H5N1 virus infection in Indonesia during 2005.

Three Indonesian Clusters of H5N1 Virus Infection in 2005

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Randomized trial reveals H5N1 virus infection severity in family clusters, indicating public health concerns.

This research aims to investigate clusters of H5N1 virus infection in Indonesia during 2005.
Analyzed three clusters with at least two ill persons hospitalized with H5N1 infection.
Collected epidemiologic, clinical, and virologic data from June to October 2005.
Performed molecular sequence analyses on virus isolates.
All three clusters displayed severe disease, with two resulting in deaths.
Fifty percent of the eight patients died, with four requiring mechanical ventilation.
Molecular analysis confirmed the presence of clade 2 H5N1 viruses of avian origin.

Kandun et al. (2006) studied this question.

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