A girl believed to have been suffering from bird flu died in Riau province, Indonesia, Metro TV reported Sunday.
The 10-year-old girl was treated at the Arifin Achmad hospital on Saturday and died less than 12 hours later.
A doctor at the hospital said local tests indicated that the girl had bird flu, but samples from her body were to be sent to Jakarta for testing to confirm the cause of death.
Indonesia has the highest human bird flu infection rate, recording 109 cases, 88 of which died.
Source: Xinhua
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