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Bird flu; situation in Indonesia, update 28

04 August 2008, JAKARTA - A 19 year-old Indonesian man has died of bird flu, putting total death to 112 in the country, Director General of Communicable Disease Control at the health ministry Nyoman Kandun said on Sunday. The man working for cargo died last week at Tanggerang town in the outskirts of Jakarta, the director said.

According to the World Health Organization, influenza virus has killed 243 out of 385 infected people in 15 countries since late 2003. Indonesia has grappled with the major problem by making efforts to stop the spread of the virus.