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(EUNN) The death toll hit 37 in Indonesia' old boy died from the H5N1 virus, Indonesian health officials said. sanctioned laboratory in Hong Kong tested the boy for bird flu virus, coming back positive. The boy's sister had also tested positive for the H5N1 virus. Both the boy and his sisiter died on May 23 in the city of Bandung, becoming the seventh case of family members hit by the disease.

Thinkpad (EUNN) London - The death toll hit 37 in Indonesia's human-transmitted bird flu dilema after the World Health Organisation confirmed that an 18-year-old boy died from the H5N1 virus, Indonesian health officials said.

Health officials said the boy had contact with sick chickens at his home, just east of Jakarta, the Associated Press reported. flu death, it would be the 43rd in Indonesia since July 2005. A third of those deaths have occurred this year. flu deaths, but has not had any this year. Experts have criticized Indonesian officials for not doing enough to halt the spread of bird flu among the millions of backyard poultry in that country.

Microsoft A WHO-sanctioned laboratory in Hong Kong tested the boy for bird flu virus, coming back positive. The boy's sister had also tested positive for the H5N1 virus.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of Flu Death old boy had died of bird flu. If it's confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO), it would bring that country's death toll to 43, the highest in the world. The boy was admitted to a hospital on Saturday and died late Monday. Tests at a laboratory in Jakarta showed he had the H5N1 virus, said Dr. Santoso Suroso, director of the city's infectious diseases hospital.

Laptop Computers Both the boy and his sisiter died on May 23 in the city of Bandung, becoming the seventh case of family members hit by the disease.

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Laptop Computer A 14-year-old girl from Solok, West Sumatra was also tested by the lab for bird flu, coming back positive, Indonesian health officials said. Indonesia's total number of confirmed cases now is 50, of which 37 were fatal.

old girl from Solok, West Sumatra was also tested by the lab for bird flu, coming back positive, Indonesian health officials said. Indonesia's total number of confirmed cases now is 50, of which 37 were fatal.

Desktop Computer All of the victims in the seven clusters were blood relatives, not spouses or in-laws, supporting an unproved theory that some people may have a genetic susceptibility to bird flu.

Notebooks The two most recent siblings had a history of contact with dead birds, Indonesian health officials said.

Lenovo Experts are puzzled why six of seven Indonesians from a family in a North Sumatra village died from the H5N1 virus. An eighth was buried before tests could be done, but she is believed to have also been infected.

Hard Drive Most human cases of bird flu have been traced to contact with infected poultry.

Travelstar Worldwide, bird flu has now killed at least 125 people since it began ravaging Asian poultry stocks in late 2003.

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