A 24-year-old Indonesian woman from West Jakarta has died from avian influenza, putting the total fatalities in the country to 94, the Indonesian Health Ministry said Tuesday.
The woman died on Tuesday morning at Cengkareng Hospital in the capital and both of her laboratory tests showed that she was positively infected by H5N1 virus, said Nyoman Kandun, director of the ministry.
"She died on Tuesday after midnight, two of her laboratory tests indicate that she is positive of bird flu," Kandun told Xinhua.
He said that it is not clear whether the woman had historical contact with fowls as investigation is underway.
The woman first showed the symptoms of the disease on Dec. 14, and six days later, she was treated at the hospital, said Kandun.
Contact with fowl is a common cause of the bird flu death in Indonesia.
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country and home to millions of backyard chickens, is considered a possible hot spot for spreading the disease, although the country has culled millions of chickens.
Indonesia has been at the front row in fighting to combat the spreading of highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses, which have slowly and persistently spread on human.
Source: Xinhua
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