Two More Humans Die Of Bird Flu Infection In Indonesia

The Indonesian Ministry of Health confirmed that a 22 year-old woman and a 27 year-old woman died of H5N1 bird flu (avian flu) infection.


The younger woman became ill on 25th January and died on the 10th February. She lived next door to a family that kept chickens in their backyard. Authorities have taken samples of these chickens, as well as pet birds in a market nearby.


The other woman started showing symptoms on 31st January and died on the 10th February. A few days before she became ill there had been reports of dead chickens in her neighbourhood.


Both women were from West Java Province.


So far 25 humans have been infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus strain in Indonesia, of which 18 have died.


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