Factors associated with case fatality of human H5N1 virus infections in Indonesia: a case series.

Background: Indonesia has had the most human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) and one of the highest case-fatality rates worldwide. We described the factors associated with H5N1 case-fatality in Indonesia.

Methods: Between June, 2005, and February, 2008, there were 127 confirmed H5N1 infections.