Indonesia confirms first human deaths from bird flu

Indonesia recorded its first human deaths from bird flu Wednesday after tests confirmed that a man and his two daughters who died earlier this month were infected by the deadly virus.

Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari told reporters that the test results for the three family members were positive for avian influenza.

Indonesia said last week it suspected the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus for the deaths of Iwan Siswara, 39, and his two daughters - Thalita Nurul Azizah, 1, and Sabrina Nurul Aisyah