Friday, January 26, 2007
Indonesian girl dies of bird flu
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(Sapa/dpa - Sapa-dpa) from Indonesia.
Jakarta - A six-year-old Indonesian girl who died after being rushed to a hospital in Central Java last week was confirmed to have succumbed to bird flu, a senior health official said on Friday.
The girl, named Qumilah, died suddenly on January 19 at a hospital in Yogyakarta province after undergoing only 90 minutes of treatment.
"She died of bird flu," I Nyoman Kandun, director-general for infectious diseases at the Indonesian Health Ministry, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
The death was Indonesia's 63rd from 81 cases of the H5N1 avian influenza virus - the highest rate in the world - and sixth in January.
Vietnam has had 42 human deaths from bird flu but none in more than a year.
Last week, the Indonesian government...
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San FransiscoPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(Sapa/dpa - Sapa-dpa) from Indonesia.
Jakarta - A six-year-old Indonesian girl who died after being rushed to a hospital in Central Java last week was confirmed to have succumbed to bird flu, a senior health official said on Friday.
The girl, named Qumilah, died suddenly on January 19 at a hospital in Yogyakarta province after undergoing only 90 minutes of treatment.
"She died of bird flu," I Nyoman Kandun, director-general for infectious diseases at the Indonesian Health Ministry, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
The death was Indonesia's 63rd from 81 cases of the H5N1 avian influenza virus - the highest rate in the world - and sixth in January.
Vietnam has had 42 human deaths from bird flu but none in more than a year.
Last week, the Indonesian government...
Read More...
