JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two children have been hospitalised in Indonesia with suspected bird flu and a large zoo in Jakarta has been closed after tests showed some exotic birds had the virus, government ministers said on Monday.
The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the virus has killed four Indonesians, including one woman who died in Jakarta a week ago. The virus has killed 64 people in four Asian countries since late 2003 and has also spread to Russia and Europe.
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