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Bird flu claims 62nd human life in Indonesia
20 Jan 2007 07:01:00 GMT
Source: Reuters

JAKARTA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Bird flu has killed a woman in Indonesia, the 62nd death from the virus in the country with the highest fatality rate, a health ministry official said on Saturday.

The 19-year-old woman from West Java died on Friday, Dr. Muhammad Nadirin at the ministry's bird flu centre, told Reuters.
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