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111th person dies of bird flu in Indonesia
A 19-year-old Indonesian man died of bird flu last week becoming the 111th to die from the virus in the country, a health official said.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:02 August 3, 2008
Jakarta: A 19-year-old Indonesian man died of bird flu last week becoming the 111th to die from the virus in the country, a health official said on Sunday.
Tests confirmed the man was infected with bird flu when he died last week in a hospital in Tangerang, west of Jakarta.
Bird flu is known to have infected 385 people in 15 countries, killing 243, since late 2003, according to the World Health Organization.
Indonesia has the highest toll so far.
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