# 1445
As usual, some of the details are in dispute.
Local media reports that this 12 year-old, and his 5-year-old cousin, were both admitted to the hospital under suspicion of having bird flu. Details on the 5-year-old are sketchy, and early indications are he was not in direct contact with sick or dead fowl.
This story from Xinhua makes no mention of a cousin.
Indonesian teenager hospitalized for suspected bird flu
www.chinaview.cn
2008-01-09 18:03:15
JAKARTA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized in Indonesia for developing bird flu symptoms and earlier contacts with a dead chicken, local press said Wednesday.
He was admitted to the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in the West Java capital of Bandung Tuesday with high fever, cough and respiratory problems.
A relative said he picked up a dead chicken in front of the house with bare hands and threw it to a nearby river. The following day, he became ill, reported major national newspaper Tempo's website.
If confirmed, he could be the 108th bird flu case in the country, where 94 people have died of the virus to make the world's highest death toll among any other affected countries.
As always, this is just a `suspected case' at this point.
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