Two Siblings’ Deaths Attributed to Bird Flu
From Times Wire Reports
Two children from the same family died of bird flu, the World Health Organization has confirmed, bringing Indonesia’s toll from the virus to 14, the government said.
The children’s father and a sister also have been hospitalized with symptoms of bird flu, Health Ministry official Hariadi Wibisono said.
The 4-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister died this month, but the government was waiting for confirmation from tests at a WHO-sanctioned lab in Hong Kong, Wibisono said.
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