INDONESIA HAS ANOTHER BIRD FLU DEATH -VICTIM HAD NO KNOWN CONTACT WITH INFECTED BIRDS

XINHUA:

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.

THIS MAY BE ANOTHER H2H CASE... STAY TUNED...