Indonesia tests show man died of bird flu in latest case

JAKARTA (AFX) - A 30-year-old Indonesian man who died earlier this week was infected with bird flu, a health official said, citing results from local tests.

The man, a resident of Jakarta’s satellite town of Tangerang, died Wednesday at the city’s main hospital for the treatment of bird flu patients after five days of intensive care, said health ministry official Hariyadi Wibisono.

‘He had a history of contact with sick poultry. The results of his local tests came in today,’ Wibisono told Agence France-Presse.

‘We have sent them to the World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited laboratory in Hong Kong for further confirmation,’ he said.

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