Indonesia confirms eighth bird flu death
The Sun, 5 Dec 2005

JAKARTA: Indonesia had its eighth human death due to bird flu confirmed by a Hongkong laboratory affiliated with the World Health Organisation, a senior health ministry official said. Hariadi Wibisono said the results on the 25-year-old woman, who died earlier this week, made her Indonesia's eighth confirmed death from the H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Meanwhile, four chickens in eastern Romania have been diagnosed with the H5 strain of bird flu. The cases were detected in Cioacile, national veterinary service head Gabriel Predoi said. ­ Agencies