A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION LABORATORY TEST CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM BIRD FLU, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN INDONESIA TO AT LEAST 41, A HEALTH OFFICIAL SAID FRIDAY, ACCORDING TO AP. THE TODDLER, FROM CISAUK VILLAGE SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPITAL, DIED IN A JAKARTA HOSPITAL ON JULY 6, SAID NYOMAN KANDUN, A SENIOR HEALTH MINISTRY OFFICIAL. A U.N.-RECOGNIZED LABORATORY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA CONFIRMED SHE HAD THE H5N1 VIRUS THAT HAS RAVAGED POULTRY STOCKS ACROSS ASIA SINCE 2003, JUMPING TO HUMANS AND KILLING AT LEAST 131 WORLDWIDE. TRI SATYA NAIPOSPOS, DEPUTY HEAD OF INDONESIA'S NATIONAL COMMISSION ON BIRD FLU, SAID THE LATEST CASE IN TANGERANG, ABOUT 40 KILOMETERS (25 MILES) WEST OF JAKARTA, SHOWS THE DANGER OF THE VIRUS IS STILL VERY REAL IN INDONESIA. «THE LATEST DEATH MEANS THE VIRUS IS STILL SPREADING THERE. AS LONG AS THE VIRUS IS STILL THERE, IT CAN INFECT OTHER PEOPLE,» SHE TOLD REPORTERS ON THE SIDELINES OF A BIRD FLU CONFERENCE.
