JAKARTA, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- A 28-year-old woman died of suspected bird flu today after undergoing treatment for 36 hours at the Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, Bali.

The victim, from Desa Braban, Kabupaten Tabanan here, died at an isolation ward.

Sanglah Hospital Bird Flu Eradication Chief Dr Putu Andrika said the victim was one of two patients who were treated for suspected H5N1 viral infection.

The condition of another patient, who is 58 years old, is improving but the patient is still under intensive care, he told Antara news agency.

With the latest casualty, bird flu is said to have claimed three lives in the tourist island after the death of a 29-year-old woman and her five-year-old child last Sunday.

Dr Putu however said he was still awaiting a laboratory test to confirm whether the death of the mother and her child last Sunday was due to H5N1 viral infection.-- BERNAMA