Bird flu kills Indonesian woman, raising country's toll to 95

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA (AP): A 32-year-old Indonesian woman died from bird flu at her home after refusing to see a doctor, the Health Ministry said Monday, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 95.

Two laboratory tests confirmed she was infected with the H5N1 strain of the virus, said Joko Suyono, an official at the Bird Flu Information Center.

The woman from the western outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, came down with severe pneumonia and died shortly after going to a hospital Thursday, he said.