JAKARTA, 01 February 2008 - Another bird flu patient has died in the Persahabatan Hospital in eastern Jakarta. The victim, who is only known as R was 32 years old and passed away last Thursday evening after receiving treatment in the hospital for one week. The patient eventually died because of multiple organ failure. Before the patient was brought to the hospital there alreay was an acute lung infections which didn't improve anymore when receiving treatment.

Thursday night the hospital also received a patient that was treating a bird flu patient in another hospital. The 30-year old S.N. was brought to the hospital with high fever and breathing problems after being treated in the Usada hospital in Tangerang. Meanwhile tests have shown that this person is positive for bird flu now.

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