23rd human bird flu death confirmed in Indonesia
Posted: 31-Mar-2006 22:42 hrs
Indonesia's 23rd bird flu fatality has been confirmed by tests carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO), while local tests showed another patient is infected.
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"We have just received the results and they are positive," the health ministry's I Nyoman Kandun told AFP, referring to tests of samples from the 23rd victim, a one-year-girl from the capital Jakarta.
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The girl died just over a week ago at Indonesia's main hospital for bird flu patients, Sulianti Saroso, after coming into contact with sick chickens near her house.
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"We also received information today that an adult patient in West Sumatra has tested positive," Kandun said Friday, adding that the patient was a 23-year-old man.
Indonesia's 23rd bird flu fatality has been confirmed by tests carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO), while local tests showed another patient is infected.
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"We have just received the results and they are positive," the health ministry's I Nyoman Kandun told AFP, referring to tests of samples from the 23rd victim, a one-year-girl from the capital Jakarta.
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The girl died just over a week ago at Indonesia's main hospital for bird flu patients, Sulianti Saroso, after coming into contact with sick chickens near her house.
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"We also received information today that an adult patient in West Sumatra has tested positive," Kandun said Friday, adding that the patient was a 23-year-old man.
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