Fourth bird flu death confirmed in Indonesia

The Indonesian government has confirmed a fourth person has died from the bird flu virus.

The Indonesian government has confirmed a fourth person has died from the bird flu virus.

Testing confirmed a man who died in September died of the virus.

A senior official at Indonesia's Health Ministry said three other Indonesians had also fallen sick from the virus but had survived.

He said the latest results were from tests obtained on Monday and verified by the World Health Organization.

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