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JAKARTA: Local tests show a 29-year-old Indonesian woman who died on Wednesday night in a Jakarta hospital had contracted avian flu, an official said yesterday. However, Ilham Patu, spokesman of Jakarta's Sulianti Saroso Hospital designated to treat bird flu patients, said the results had yet to be confirmed by a World Health Organisation (WHO) affiliated laboratory. |
The woman, identified as Sri Mukti, living in the East Jakarta suburb of Cipayung, died at about 10pm on Wednesday, four days after being admitted to Sulianto Saroso Hospital on Jan 8. If confirmed, the case would bring a total of 12 known deaths from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Indonesia. dpa |
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