Another death caused by bird flu in Indonesia
04:46 AM Jan 11, 2012
JAKARTA - The Health Ministry in Indonesia said yesterday a 24-year-old man infected with bird flu had died in the capital Jakarta, the country's third fatal case in three months.
The man likely contracted the H5N1 avian influenza virus from birds living around his house, a Health Ministry official was quoted as saying by AFP.
The authorities are currently waiting for lab results to determine if the birds around his home were infected with the virus.
Media reports said the man had died on Saturday after being rejected by a hospital that specialised in bird flu. Two other hospitals had misdiagnosed him on New Year's Eve with a gastric infection and dengue fever.
The man had died on his way to another hospital on the capital's north-eastern outskirts, reports said.
According to the World Health Organization, Indonesia has been the hardest-hit by bird flu, with 150 deaths reported between 2003 and 2011.
The man likely contracted the H5N1 avian influenza virus from birds living around his house, a Health Ministry official was quoted as saying by AFP.
The authorities are currently waiting for lab results to determine if the birds around his home were infected with the virus.
Media reports said the man had died on Saturday after being rejected by a hospital that specialised in bird flu. Two other hospitals had misdiagnosed him on New Year's Eve with a gastric infection and dengue fever.
The man had died on his way to another hospital on the capital's north-eastern outskirts, reports said.
According to the World Health Organization, Indonesia has been the hardest-hit by bird flu, with 150 deaths reported between 2003 and 2011.
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