More bird flu deaths in Indonesia

Two Indonesian children from the same family have died from bird flu, the World Health Organisation has confirmed, bringing that country’s toll from the virus to 14, the government said today.

The children’s father and one of their sisters are also in hospital with symptoms of bird flu, but tests on blood and swab samples from them have not been completed at the WHO-sanctioned lab in Hong Kong, said Health Ministry official Hariadi Wibisono.