Another bird flu death, another suspected case

An Indonesian women has died of suspected bird flu, a hospital spokesman said today, adding that tests would be carried out to confirm the cause of death.

Dr. Ilham Patu said that “all the indications” were that Dian Rachma, 20, had contracted the virus. She died late yesterday in Jakarta’s infectious diseases hospital, where all suspected cases of bird flu in the capital are treated, he said.