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To the Editor: As is consistent with previous studies of outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, the epidemiologic investigations reported by Kandun et al. in Indonesia and by Oner et al. in Turkey (Nov. 23 issue)^1,2 show that H5N1 virus primarily infects young people (median age, 9 years). As of late November 2006, 258 cases of human H5N1 virus infection had been identified. More than half of the patients were under the age of 20 years (median age, 18.5 years), and 25% of them were under the age of 10 years. Although both studies report clusters within families and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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