Indonesia's bird flu death toll hits 100
www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-29 13:54:51   Print

    JAKARTA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of bird flu casualties in Indonesia has reached 100, following the death of two more patients over the last few days, according to local media on Tuesday.

    A 9-year-old boy died at a Jakarta hospital on Sunday and was tested positive of having the H5N1 virus, and on the same day a 23-year-old woman from the Jakarta suburb of Bekasi became the 100th victim, Metro TV news reported.

    In overall, Indonesia has confirmed 124 bird flu cases in human since the virus began ravaging in 2003.

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