Death of woman raises Indonesia’s bird flu toll to 66

JAKARTA (AP): An Indonesian woman died of bird flu on Monday, a health official said, raising the toll in the country worst hit by the virus to 66.

The 21-year-old victim died after two weeks of hospitalization in the East Java town of Surabaya, said Nyoman Kandun of the Health Ministry, adding that she had a history of contact with infected chickens.

Bird flu article source: Jakarta Post

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