Aug 17 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site that a 17-year-old Indonesian woman from Tangerang, west of Jakarta, died from the bird flu virus.

Of the 104 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 83 have been fatal. Worldwide, the virus has killed 194 people out of 321 known cases since it re-emerged in Hong Kong in 2003.

Vietnam has reported an additional four deaths from bird flu in 2007 but the WHO has not yet confirmed them.

Hundreds of millions of birds have died or been culled.

Following is a list of confirmed human cases of H5N1. Total cases include survivors.

Deaths Total cases AZERBAIJAN 5 8 CAMBODIA 7 7 CHINA 16 25 DJIBOUTI 0 1 EGYPT 15 38 INDONESIA 83 104 IRAQ 2 3 LAOS 2 2 NIGERIA 1 1 THAILAND 17 25 TURKEY 4 12 VIETNAM 42 95** ------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 194 321 -------------------------------------------------

Initial tests usually take a day or two to confirm if someone has H5N1. More detailed testing by government laboratories or those affiliated with the WHO can take a week or more.

The H5N1 virus remains mainly a virus of birds, but experts fear it could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person and sweep the world, killing millions.

So far, most human cases can be traced to direct or indirect contact with infected birds.

**NOTE - Vietnam's health ministry has reported seven new infections in 2007. Of these cases, four have been fatal. WHO has confirmed two cases in 2007 but no new deaths as yet.

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