JAKARTA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Almost 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury this year, a health ministry official told reporters on Wednesday.
Health ministry spokesman Mohammad Syahril said that officials had identified 206 cases up to Oct. 18, with 99 fatalities recorded.
(This story has been refiled to correct the spelling of a name, from Muhammad to Mohammad, in paragraph 2)
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