Bird flu killed Indonesian baby girl
31 Mar 2006 16:08:33 GMT
JAKARTA, March 31 (Reuters) - A one-year-old baby girl, who died this month, has been confirmed as Indonesia's latest bird flu victim, the Health Ministry said on Friday, citing results from a World Health Organisation-affiliated laboratory.
The girl, from west Jakarta, is the country's 23rd victim of bird flu, senior ministry official I. Nyoman Kandun told Reuters after receiving results from the laboratory in Hong Kong.
He said it was unclear if the baby had had any contact with sick birds, the usual mode of transmission of the virus to people, but added there was a lot of fowl in her neighbourhood.
31 Mar 2006 16:08:33 GMT
JAKARTA, March 31 (Reuters) - A one-year-old baby girl, who died this month, has been confirmed as Indonesia's latest bird flu victim, the Health Ministry said on Friday, citing results from a World Health Organisation-affiliated laboratory.
The girl, from west Jakarta, is the country's 23rd victim of bird flu, senior ministry official I. Nyoman Kandun told Reuters after receiving results from the laboratory in Hong Kong.
He said it was unclear if the baby had had any contact with sick birds, the usual mode of transmission of the virus to people, but added there was a lot of fowl in her neighbourhood.
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