Man dies of suspected bird flu in Indonesia
29/12/2005 21:28
A man has died in the Indonesian province of Central Java after developing
bird flu symptoms, local reports said Thursday.
If it is confirmed, the
latest death would bring total fatalities caused by the bird flu to 12 in the
country.
The 48-year-old man, whose identity is not disclosed, died recently
after just 10 hours under intensive treatment at a local hospital in the town of
Magelang, some 500 km east of Jakarta, reported the Antara news agency.
A
local health official was quoted as saying that the man suffered high fever and
respiratory problems when he was admitted to the hospital.
"The symptoms
similar to bird flu," Magelang health office chief Dr. Nurul Safariah said,
adding, "the blood sample of the man has been sent to Jakarta to be forwarded to
WHO-affiliated laboratory in Hong Kong."
Besides the confirmed 11 bird flu
fatalities so far, Indonesia has 16 bird flu patients of mostly Jakarta
residents.
Xinhua news
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