tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16822863.post5428261562506155849..comments2023-08-20T20:23:16.294+10:00Comments on THE BIRD FLU BLOG: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16822863.post-88140643597046234022007-05-14T23:21:00.000+10:002007-05-14T23:21:00.000+10:00Actually Anon, the worldwide average mortality rat...Actually Anon, the worldwide average mortality rate sits at about 68%. Indonesia is still vague about the total number of infections and deaths attributable to H5N1. Through no fault of the Indonesian government. Look at a map of Indonesia, and then try to imagine co-ordinating a 'national' database across hundreds of inhabited islands, some without any serious communication systems, let alone WHO-acknowledged medical staff.Darryl Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488464950581586568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16822863.post-54131892761906034502007-05-12T17:50:00.000+10:002007-05-12T17:50:00.000+10:00Either they are going off the 1914 mortality rate ...Either they are going off the 1914 mortality rate of 3% or there must have been 6000 people infected with the H5N1 in this era to produce the 170 deaths to date, instead of the reported approximate 300 persons ill. A mortality rate closer to 60%!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com