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EKANBARU, Riau: Bird flu in Riau continues to haunt local residents after the death of a young boy last month.

Arifin Achmad General Hospital in Pekanbaru is now treating a new patient who has symptons of the virus.

Head of the hospital's bird flu prevention team, Azizman Saad, said the 32-year-old patient had been suffering from high fever and breathing problems for the past week.

The patient, a resident of Palalalwan regency, was admitted to hospital on Sunday, Azizman said.

"He is still suspected of being infected with the virus and is currently being treated in an isolation room," he said.

To get information on his illness, the patient's blood sample has been sent to the health research agency at the Health Ministry in Jakarta, he said.