West Nile in Surabaya

Indonesia had its first bout with the West Nile virus. There is still no cure or vaccine for the disease.

February 25, 2014

One morning last March, Kabul Isnen, 78, came down with a sudden sickness. "I ate breakfast at seven, and by eight I had a high fever," the grandfather of 12 told Tempo in Gresik, East Java, last week. "I was shivering." Kabul's body temperature rose to 40 degrees Celsius, and it was not long before he began to experience nausea and difficulty in breathing. He was not aware of what was happening around him, and his face swelled up. He was rushed to a

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