Monday, October 10, 2011

Bird flu kills 2 Indonesian children on Bali

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2011/10/10/bird_flu_kills_2_indonesian_children_on_bali/BALI, Indonesia—Two Indonesian children have died of bird flu on the popular tourist island of Bali, the first local deaths from the illness in seven months.
Hospital officials said Monday that a 10-year boy and his 5-year old sister both died over the weekend after testing positive for the H5N1 virus. They reportedly had come into direct contact with dead birds near their house.

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