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Bird flu may have killed teenaged Indonesian girl

A 16-year-old Indonesian girl has died of suspected bird flu, a doctor said yesterday. The girl, Sumiarsih, died on Saturday afternoon, three days after being admitted for treatment at the Sulianti Saroso bird flu referral hospital in the Indonesian capital, hospital spokesman Ilham Patu said. “She showed all the symptoms of bird flu infection such as high fever, coughing and low blood cell count,” Patu said. “But we have not yet received the results of tests of samples taken from her. She remains a suspected bird flu case.” Health Minister spokesperson Lili Sulistiawati confirmed officials were still awaiting results before confirming the case as bird flu. The Tempo newspaper quoted the girl’s father as saying that officials conducted a check of poultry in their neighborhood in Sawangan and found some were positive for the deadly virus. Sumiarsih fell ill last Monday and was taken to a private hospital two days later, before being referred to Sulianti Saroso on Thursday.
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