Indonesia confirms its first human deaths from bird flu after a man and his two daughters died, bringing the virus' Asian death toll to at least 57.

Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, says Hong Kong lab tests showed the 38-year-old man and his two young girls had the H5N1 strain of bird flu

Indonesia confirms its first human deaths from bird flu, Wednesday, after a man and his two daughters died, bringing the virus' Asian death toll to at least 57.

Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, told reporters Hong Kong lab tests showed the 38-year-old man and his two young girls had the H5N1 strain of bird flu

The H5N1 strain of the avian flu has killed more than 50 people in Asia, since 2003.

More than 140 million chickens have been slaughtered in the region in a bid to halt the disease

Indonesia's health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, says the Indonesian man who died of severe pneumonia tested positive for bird flu.

However, the man has no history of contact with sick fowl

Indonesia's health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, has said on Friday that the Indonesian man who died of severe pneumonia tested positive for bird flu.

However, they are saying the man has no history of contact with sick fowl