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Earlier reports (here, and here) described a 3-year-old who reportedly died of the H5N1 bird flu virus overnight in Indonesia. AP is now reporting that this case has been confirmed by the government.
Bird flu kills 3-year-old boy in Indonesia, second case reported in one day
By ALI KOTARUMALOS
Associated Press ReporterJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 3-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, health officials said Saturday, announcing a second death from the illness in one day.
The two cases, which were apparently unrelated, brought Indonesia's death toll from the disease to 105.
The latest victim was identified only as Han, a 3-year-old boy from the southern part of the capital, Jakarta, who died Friday at a hospital in the city, radio El-Shinta reported.
Nyoman Kandun, a senior Health Ministry official, confirmed the report but did not provide details.
Laboratory tests confirmed the boy had the dangerous H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, Kandun said. It was not clear how he was infected.
Earlier Saturday, the Health Ministry said that a 16-year-old Indonesian boy from Central Java province died of bird flu.
The boy, whose name was not disclosed, became ill on Feb. 3 with a cough and other respiratory symptoms, according to the Health Ministry's Web site.
