Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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