Indonesian teenager dies of bird flu
A teenager has died of bird flu in eastern Indonesia, raising the country’s human toll from the disease to 47, the health minister said today, citing laboratory test results.
The 14-year-old boy from South Sulawesi’s capital Makassar appears to have been in contact with infected poultry, said Siti Fadilah Supari, adding that authorities killed chickens found near the victim's home.
