# 1670
Overnight the Indonesia Health Ministry confirmed the death of a 16-year-old, who died last Sunday, was due to bird flu. The boy, identified as APP, had reportedly been sick for a week before his death.
He becomes the 104th fatality, out of 128 cases reported in that country. There remain at least 3 other bird flu victims in Indonesian hospitals. Their condition is rarely updated.
Additionally, local media is reporting that the death on Friday of a 3-year-old was due to the H5N1 bird virus. So far, there has been no government confirmation of this.
This story from The Straits Times.
Feb 16, 2008
Indonesia reports 104th bird flu death
JAKARTA - A 16-YEAR-OLD Indonesian boy who died last week had bird flu, the health ministry said Saturday, bringing the toll to 104 in the nation worst hit by the disease.
'APP, male, 16 years old, is positive with bird flu based on two laboratory results,' the health ministry said on its website, referring to the man by his initials.
The victim died in a hospital in the central Java city of Solo on February 10 after suffering with a fever, breathing difficulties and coughs for a week.
The ministry said the five chickens near the victim's home had died and APP had slaughtered the remaining sick birds before he fell ill.
Local media also reported that a three-year-old boy from Jakarta died from the disease on Friday. The health ministry could not be reached to confirm the death.
South Jakarta health office head Togi Asmat was quoted by Okezone.com news website as saying that the three-year-old was taken to Persahabatan Hospital in the capital at midnight on Friday but later died in the morning.
'The family thought (the boy) was sick with regular flu, he was taken to a local clinic... he died at 9.30 am Friday,' Mr Asmat said.
