Indonesian Girl Dies of Bird Flu

World | January 16, 2006, Monday // 00:00

An Indonesian girl has become the latest person to die of bird flu, according to officials there. If local tests are confirmed by the World Health Organization, she will be the 13th person to die of the disease in Indonesia. The disease has killed at least 76 people in Asia since its resurgence in December 2003. Experts fear the virus could mutate into a form that passes easily between humans, possibly sparking a pandemic.

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