By Karima Anjani
Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a nine-year-old boy in Indonesia and the H5N1 strain of virus had infected another two people, the Health Ministry said in a statement today.
The boy from Depok, south of Jakarta, died yesterday at Sulianti Saroso Hospital after failing to respond to four days of treatment, the ministry said. His death marked the Southeast Asian nation's 99th fatality from the avian influenza virus, more than any other country.
``The team is heading to the neighborhood to find out how he may have contracted the disease,'' Joko Suyono, an official at the ministry's avian flu center, said by phone today.
A 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man tested positive and are being treated at Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta, according to the statement.
At least 221 of the 353 people known to have been infected with the virus have died since late 2003, the World Health Organization said Jan. 24 on its Web site.
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