Jakarta chicken vendor has bird flu -ministry
Posted on: Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 02:31 CST
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian chicken seller in Jakarta is in hospital after being infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus according to local test results, a senior Health Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Hariadi Wibisono, director of control of animal-borne diseases at the ministry, said the 22-year-old man was being treated in a Jakarta hospital designated for bird flu patients.
"Local tests show he was positive for bird flu. He is a chicken vendor in a traditional market," Wibisono said, adding blood samples had been sent to a Hong Kong laboratory recognized by the World Health Organization for confirmation.
Indonesia has had 14 confirmed deaths from bird flu and five cases where patients have survived.
Source: REUTERS
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