A 28-year-old mother has died of bird flu at a Jakarta hospital,
bringing the total death toll from the disease to 92 in Indonesia,
the local press said Tuesday.
The woman, a mother of two in the Jakarta suburb of Tangerang,
died during treatment at the Persahabatan Hospital early on Monday,
reported major national newspaper Kompas.
Her relatives said she had suffered respiratory problems, high
fever and severe pneumonia since last week.
When she was admitted to the hospital, her conditions were
already at worst.
"Test results by the Health Ministry's research and development
center confirms that (she) is positive of having H5N1 virus," I
Nyoman Kandun, a senior official with the ministry, told the
newspaper.
Indonesia is the hardest hit by the avian influenza with a
record 114 confirmed cases in humans and 92
deaths.
(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2007)