# 2457
The 15-year-old girl who died last Friday (see Indonesia: Another Suspect Fatality) has tested positive for the H5N1 virus according to this report from the AP.
Officially this makes the 113th bird flu fatality in Indonesia, although that number is likely an understatement.
We are still awaiting the results of additional testing being conducted on the 32-year old from Bandung who died two weeks ago.
Here is the AP report.
Nov 12, 6:31 AM EST
Indonesia records 113th bird flu death
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian teenager has died of bird flu, raising the death toll in the country hardest hit by the virus to 113, health officials said Wednesday.
The latest death comes amid an ongoing dispute between the Southeast Asian country and the World Health Organization over sharing samples of the virus from patients there to monitor whether the H5N1 virus is mutating to a more dangerous form.
The 15-year-old girl died late last week after being hospitalized for 10 days in Semarang, a city 250 miles (400 kilometers) east of capital, Jakarta, said Agus Suryanto, who headed the team of doctors treating her.
Tests from two local laboratories came back positive for bird flu on Wednesday, said Tatik Suryanti, a health agency official.
Authorities believe the girl - who lived near a chicken slaughterhouse - became infected with the H5N1 virus after coming into contact with sick poultry. An investigation continues.
