12/17/08 00:41
Tangerang (ANTARA News) - A suspected birdflu patient of Bintaro, Tangerang, Banten, known by her initials as Su (24) died on Tuesday.
Su's aunt, Sumiati, said before she died her niece was intensively treated at Sari Asih hospital in Ciledug, Tangerang.
She said Su initially had breathing problems, cough and a high fever and as her condition worsened her family then took her to the nearest hospital.
"However she finally died after being treated in the hospital for three days," she said.
Su's body was taken to Punggelan in Banjarnegara, Central Java, for burial.
The head of the Tangerang health service, Hari Heryanto, said his office could not as yet confirm if the cause of Su's death was birdflu virus.
"Her blood sample is still being examined and the result of laboratory tests is needed to confirm if the cause is really the virus," he said.
The district of Tangerang which is located west of capital city Jakarta has been known as an endemic area and recorded the highest number of birdflu cases so far totalling 17 that led to 15 deaths.
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