Wednesday, April 19, 2006

WHO tests confirm 24th bird flu death in Indonesia - official

04.19.2006, 09:09 AM

JAKARTA (AFX) - Indonesia's 24th bird flu death has been confirmed by World Health Organisation tests, a hospital spokesman said.

'The latest results from the WHO were received yesterday concerning a man who died at (Sulianti Saroso hospital) on April 8 or 9,' hospital spokesman and spokesman for the national bird flu team, Ilham Patu, told Agence France-Presse.

He said the results were positive and the victim was aged 24.

Besides the fatalities, Indonesia has confirmed 10 other infection cases where the sufferer has survived.

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