FluWrap: 17th avian-flu death in Indonesia
OXFORD, England, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Indonesia reported its 17th death from avian influenza this weekend.
The 38-year-old woman died in hospital in Bandung, West Java, on Saturday night. It is unclear whether she had come into prior contact with infected birds.
Local tests confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza, but samples have been sent to a World Health Organization-affiliated laboratory in Hong Kong for confirmation of the results.
OXFORD, England, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Indonesia reported its 17th death from avian influenza this weekend.
The 38-year-old woman died in hospital in Bandung, West Java, on Saturday night. It is unclear whether she had come into prior contact with infected birds.
Local tests confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza, but samples have been sent to a World Health Organization-affiliated laboratory in Hong Kong for confirmation of the results.
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