Description of the situation
14 January 1998
Disease Outbreak Reported
The Department of Health confirmed on 14 January one more case of influenza A (H5N1). This was a 34-year-old woman who was hospitalized on 28 December and who died of pneumonia on 11 January 1998. Her condition was complicated by other underlying illnesses. The total number of confirmed cases is now 18 of which 5 were fatal. One suspected case remains under investigation.