Indonesia up to 51 deaths
September 24th, 2006
An Indonesian boy aged 9 has succumbed the avian influenza virus, becoming the country’s 51st victim, an official of the health ministry confirmed on Sunday. The death was recorded on Friday in a hospital in the capital city Jakarta, as Runizar Ruesin, the head of the center, told a press agency. This comes only days after another bird flu victim was documented in the East Java province and will again provide reasons for concern for the international community regarding Indonesia’s capability of containing the disease.