Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung, West Java
An Indonesian chicken butcher has allegedly died of bird flu on Monday after being hospitalized for two days.
Director of Hasan Sadikin Hospital Cissy Rachiana Prawira said that Dadan Hariansyah had suffered from breathing failure due to the pneumonia had infected his lungs.
"We have sent a blood test this morning but has yet to receive the result of the test," she said.
Doctor Uun Sunardi said that Dadan had been declared as a suspect based on a thorax photo indicating his acute pneumonia.
"He has a potency to get infected by the disease as he works as a butcher," he said.
Dadan's father, Ukun Sobana said that his son had suffered from fever since Thursday and brought him to the Sartika Asih Hospital on Sunday afternoon.
"After taking a thorax picture, my son was referred to the Hasan Sadikin Hospital on night," he said. (ewd)
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