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Jakarta confirms fifth human bird flu death

By Shawn Donnan in Jakarta

Published: November 7 2005 02:00 | Last updated: November 7 2005 02:00

Indonesian officials have confirmed another human death from the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.

They are also investigating whether a nurse at Jakarta's main infectious diseases hospital caught the virus while treating a patient.

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