Fourth Indonesian Has Died From Bird Flu
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Indonesia confirmed Friday its fourth human death from bird flu and said a person who had had close contact with her might have the virus. The woman, 37, died Sept. 10. She lived in south Jakarta near a chicken farm. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus has killed 64 people in four Asian countries since late 2003.
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