Indonesian girl dies of bird flu-health ministry (4-year-old)

JAKARTA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - An Indonesian toddler from Tangerang west of the capital Jakarta has died of bird flu, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 89, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.

The four-year-old girl died on Monday after being hospitalized two days earlier, health ministry spokeswoman Lili Sulistyowati said by telephone.

Bird flu story source: Reuters AlertNet

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