Indonesian man dies of bird flu
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Jakarta - An Indonesian man has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the virus to 159 since 2005, the Health Ministry said Monday.
The 37-old died on July 30 in the central Java city of Yogyakarta after being treated in hospital for a week, the ministry said on its website.
The victim might have had contact with sick birds in his neighbourhood, where there is a poultry slaughter house, the statementsaid.
The case brought the total number of bird flu cases in Indonesia since 2005, including non-fatal ones, to 191.//DPA
