May 23 (Reuters) - A 5-year-old Indonesian girl from Central Java province has died of bird flu, a Health Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Worldwide, the virus has killed 186 people since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation. The death toll in Indonesia is 77, a figure based on information from the country's national laboratory.

Vietnam on Wednesday reported its first suspected human case of bird flu since November 2005 after a series of outbreaks in poultry. The World Health Organisation said it was working with the government to investigate the case and the WHO needed to verify the virus sample.

At least 200 million 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 15 24 DJIBOUTI 0 1 EGYPT 14 34 INDONESIA 77 97 IRAQ 2 3 LAOS 2 2 NIGERIA 1 1 THAILAND 17 25 TURKEY 4 12 VIETNAM 42 93 ------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 186 306 -------------------------------------------------

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.

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