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Indonesia confirms 12th human case of bird flu
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-26 12:44
A 16-year-old Indonesian boy has tested positive for the H5N1 avian flu
virus, making him the 12th confirmed case among humans in the country, a health
official said on Saturday.
"We have received a laboratory test from Hong Kong and the results were
positive," said Hariadi Wibisono, a senior official at the Health Ministry,
adding the patient was being treated at a hospital in Bandung in West Java
province.
Indonesia has had seven confirmed deaths from bird flu and now five cases
where sufferers have survived.
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