Indonesia reports 23rd confirmed bird flu fatality

The World Health Organization has confirmed one more death from bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 23, a health official said Friday.

The one-year-old baby girl from Jakarta died recently at a local Hospital, I Nyoman Kandun, director-general of the disease control and environmental health under the Indonesian Health Ministry told Xinhua over phone.

He said the girl's blood sample tested positive by the WTO- sanctioned laboratory in Hong Kong.

Up to now, Indonesia has recorded 31 human cases of bird flu, he added.

Meanwhile, Kandun disclosed that local test showed that another 23-year-old man from Padang, capital of west Sumatra province, has also died of bird flu.

Source: Xinhua