Indonesia confirms 115th human bird flu infection

JAKARTA (AFP) — A 47-year-old Indonesian man has been confirmed as the 115th bird flu case in the nation worst hit by the virus, the health ministry said Wednesday.

The man is being treated in a Jakarta hospital for the disease, which has claimed 92 lives in Indonesia.

Two laboratory tests on the man showed that he was infected with the highly pathogenic virus, a statement from the ministry's bird flu centre said.

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