Two Indonesian women die of bird flu

January 13, 2007

Indonesian bird flu toll reaches 61 as two more women die of the disease. Amid a spate of new cases, a 27-year-old woman from south Jakarta died after entering hospital for treatment and a second woman aged 22 from the west of the region died shortly after. 258 people have been infected with bird flu in Indonesia since 2003 with a total of 61 deaths.