Indonesia boy tests positive locally for bird flu
2006/6/1
JAKARTA, Reuters
A 15-year-old Indonesian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu, a senior health ministry official said on Wednesday, citing results of a local laboratory.
The results are not considered definitive and samples are on their way to a World Health Organisation-accredited laboratory in Hong Kong for confirmation. "Usually, if local tests are positive it's also positive in Hong Kong," said Hariadi Wibisono, director of animal-borne disease control at the Health Ministry.
The boy, from Tasikmalaya town in west Java, was admitted to hospital on May 29 and died a day later.
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JAKARTA, Reuters
A 15-year-old Indonesian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu, a senior health ministry official said on Wednesday, citing results of a local laboratory.
The results are not considered definitive and samples are on their way to a World Health Organisation-accredited laboratory in Hong Kong for confirmation. "Usually, if local tests are positive it's also positive in Hong Kong," said Hariadi Wibisono, director of animal-borne disease control at the Health Ministry.
The boy, from Tasikmalaya town in west Java, was admitted to hospital on May 29 and died a day later.
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