Indonesia Reports Two More Bird Flu Deaths

印尼报告又有两人死于禽流感

Indonesian health officials say two teenagers have died of bird flu over the past two days, bringing the country's total number of victims to 44 - the highest in the world.

Local laboratory tests this week showed both 16-year-olds, a boy and a girl, had bird flu when they died. It is not clear whether their deaths were linked.

If the World Health Organization confirms the latest two deaths, Indonesia will surpass Vietnam with the highest human death toll from the virus.

印度尼西亚卫生官员说，在过去两天里，有两名10多岁的少年死于禽流感。这是印度尼西亚第43和44名因禽流感死亡的人，使印尼成为世界上禽流感死亡人数最多的国家。

当地实验室这个星期的检测显示，一名16岁的男孩和一名16岁的女孩都死于禽流感。目前还不知道这两人死亡之间是否有任何联系。

如果世界卫生组织证实这两起最新的死亡事件，印尼将超过越南成为世界上死于禽流感病毒人数最多的国家。