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Two patients in Tasikmalaya negative bf
Oct 4, 2006

Metrotvnews.com, Tasikmalaya: Two patients who were treated in the Tasikmalaya regional Hospital, West Java, were stated by the bird flu negative. The father and the child, the citizen of the Gunung Sembung hamlet, Cilamojang, of Kawalu, Tasikmalaya, who since last week were treated in the isolation space had finally been permitted to come home. Results of the team's diagnosis of the doctor showed both of them suffered bronchitis and inpeksi the respiratory tract.

Now from Lebak, Banten, was reported that RSU Ajidarmo treated the baby was 15 months that were stated old suspect bird flu. Farida, the unfortunate baby currently undergoes the maintenance in special space. Farida was run off with to the hospital after experiencing the clinical sign like bird flu, namely the high fever. Moreover, according to the family, before being stated suspect bird flu, in the Farida house environment was received by dozens of chickens died suddenly.

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Lebak Regency is in Baten Province on the extreme western end of Java.


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Highlights from various locations in Java

Highlights from various locations in Java

"Reader's Digest" versions of reports of bf/suspected bf in poultry from various locations in Java (haven't translated the whole articles)...

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Distan the Poultry Syringe
Oct 5, 2006

Temanggung - Was linked with the discovery of several chickens that died because of being suspected of being attacked by bird flu in the Margisari Village, the Jampirejo District, several days ago (SM,3/10), from yesterday the Field of Livestock Breeding of the agricultural Service (Distan) again scolded disinfektan to the poultry in several markets....

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/05/ked14.htm


Hundreds of chickens in Cilongok died Suddenly
Worried Citizen [that chickens were] attacked by the Bird Flu Virus
Oct 5, 2006

Banyumas - The Death of the chicken in the number hundreds again happened in Banyumas. This incident struck the chicken belonging to the citizen in several villages in the Cilongok Subdistrict....

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/05/ban01.htm


In Purbalingga, Tens
Oct 5, 2006

Purbalingga - Some villagers Pagutan, the Bojongsari Subdistrict at this time felt anxious. Because, dozens of poultry belonging to the citizen died suddenly. Moreover after the official of Livestock Breeding and fisheries of the Service (Disnakkan) did rapid test, evidently was stated the poultry died because of being attacked by the bird flu virus....

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/05/ban03.htm
 
Suspicious poultry deaths in Bali

Suspicious poultry deaths in Bali

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Worriedly Bird Flu, the Citizen Pejeng Tengah was Restless
Oct 4, 2006

Gianyar (Bali Post) -

The citizen Pejeng Tengah, to be precise the Banjar Intaran was made restless with the existence of several of the citizen's chickens that experienced grubug (died suddenly-red) since many weeks ago.

The available citizen near this chicken coop worrying in case that was caused by the virus avian influenza (AI) or that was known with the bird flu illness.

Was based on the citizen's information in Balinese Terkini, BP (3/10) as well as observation of the reporter, on last Tuesday (3/10) in the location, to be precise on the west of the Pura Pusering Jagat, Pejeng, Tampaksiring, the nonpedigreed chicken in the pen belonging to Mr Suada died in turns.

From the acknowledgment of one of the citizens I Made Suryawan, Mr Suada and one of his subordinates of Mr Rauh, they in no way knew the cause of the death of this chicken several last week. The chicken that died, by Rauh at once was burnt.

The same thing was also said by the owner of the Fish Hook Pond on the side and the free course activity, Cokorde Gede Agung Kusuma Yuda Pemanyun. Not only dozens of nonpedigreed chickens belonging to Suada that died, the nonpedigreed chicken belonging to Wayan Teak also experienced the similar matter. By 'his owner, this chicken carcass was afterwards thrown away into the chasm', he said.

Suryawam and Cok. Agung said them suggested so that the owner of this chicken memeriksakan his chicken. This chicken coop land belonging to Dr. Riadi. Before 'dying, this chicken was limp and could not go through to finally died', said Cok Agung.

As the lay community, they then did not know precisely his cause. But, so warm him the reporting about bird flu in the mass media, was not wrong they were then anxious. According to them also, the chicken in the area, several of the him was supplied from the Animal Market beringkit. They hoped the related side immediately took the attitude. So as to 'be able to give comfort to our citizen', said Cok. Agung.

Contacted was separated, Kadis Perternakan, fisheries and Marine Gianyar, Ir. Dewa Breakingprep Nyoman Ngurah Raka Djaya, memeritahkan one of his staffs checked to the location. Raka Djaya admitted to not yet getting the report on results. However said he, several chickens that died that not was caused by the AI virus.

If 'having the chicken or the poultry kind that died suddenly 50 until hundreds of tails, just were suspected terjangkit bird flu', he explained. Raka Djaya said the possibility of the death of this chicken was caused by the ND illness (grubug). This could happened because of the existence of the change in the season.

http://www.balipost.co.id/balipostcetak/2006/10/4/b4.htm
 
Suspicious mass poultry deaths in several villages in Sumatra

Suspicious mass poultry deaths in several villages in Sumatra

Not sure where this is...

Thousands of chickens died suddenly in Air Putih Subdistrict and Sei Suka Asahan
Oct 6, 2006

Ditulis oleh Redaksi
05 Oktober 2006 jam 09:52
Indrapura (SIB)

In nine from 14 villages and the district se the Subdistrict Sei Suka, Asahan it was reported often was found by the chicken that died. According to the report on the community to the Executive's Technical Unit the Area (UPTD) Kec Sei Suka, his official figure reached 6.608 sudden tails.

The village that it was suspected became endemic the virus H5NI in Sei liked to be the Laut Tador Village and Simodong.

The official UPTD and the official of the livestock that accepted the report at once visited the area that his chicken it was known died suddenly. Afterwards did bio security with disinfektan as well as the vaccination to the chicken that was not yet affected.

However the hindrance that often was experienced by the official was the livestock of the citizen's chicken many that did not have the pen. Apart from did bio security and the vaccination, the official of the field also gave counselling how dealt with the chicken that died suddenly. This animal was not thrown away at random, by making use of the patron of the land, his owner must burn first his chicken just was planted.

In Kec Air Putih according to the official UPTD Ajijul Kahar, the chicken that died around two hundreds. There also has been made an effort to get did bio security and the vaccination. However had the hindrance about his remedies. The death of this chicken as a result of being attacked by bird flu still was waiting for results of the laboratory.

http://www.hariansib.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14312&Itemid=1
 
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Thousands of chickens died suddenly in Air Putih Subdistrict and Sei Suka Asahan
Oct 6, 2006

Ditulis oleh Redaksi
05 Oktober 2006 jam 09:52
Indrapura (SIB)

In nine from 14 villages and the district se the Subdistrict Sei Suka, Asahan it was reported often was found by the chicken that died. According to the report on the community to the Executive's Technical Unit the Area (UPTD) Kec Sei Suka, his official figure reached 6.608 sudden tails.

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And, a strange story about a 'chicken butcher' from the same sub-district who was apparently murdered -- his body found in a river. The details are kinda gruesome...

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The chicken butcher was killed Digorok
Oct 5, 2006

Indrapura, WASPADA Online

Villagers Tanjung Kubah, Kec. Air Putih, Kab. Asahan, on Wednesday morning (4/10) were stirred up a body noose in the Cape River [Sungai Tanjung] with the condition for the neck almost was cut off. According to information, the body was found by the person who fished in the river approximately struck 09:00, afterwards was reported to Sector Police Indrapura.

When being found, the condition for the body that afterwards it was known was named Dede Suprayoga, 18, the citizen of the Dusun tiga Desa Tanjung Harapan, Kec. Air Putih was very saddening. His neck almost was cut off in gorok with the bladed weapon that was estimated a kind of sickle or egrek sawit. While his body in the stark naked situation.

The community and Indrapura sector police evacuated this body onto the available embankment at the edge of the river.

According to available signs in TKP, casualties beforehand digorok from the side of behind on the stump. Afterwards his body was dragged to the river that his distance around 100 metre from the embankment.

From several sources was known, casualties did not appear since Tuesday afternoon (3/10). According to his gecko of Kintang, 50, when casualties's time asked for money Rp70 thousand for his grandmother. Afterwards he went to bring the Kintang motorcycle, Honda Supra Fit BK 6047 QN. in The Evening approximately struck 20:30 because of casualties never will come, Kintang following to the house of casualties's grandmother.

From information of casualties's grandmother, he could be still rubbing his grandchild when coming home. Whereas money that was asked for by casualties to his gecko was not yet given. After that casualties were not seen again.

Kintang and casualties's father, Suprayetno continued to search. Moreover when casualties's body was found, his father was known still was in Perbaungan the place of the mother of casualties, find out if casualties went there.

Kapolsek Indrapura, AKP Muhanif was accompanied by Kanit Criminal Investigation Squad, Iptu H Sihotang to was on the alert said, his case still in investigation. "Kasus this was estimated entered inside KUHPidana the article 338 and 365."

http://www.waspada.co.id/hukum/kriminal/artikel.php?article_id=80252
 
From West Java

From West Java

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The co-operation of the Bird Flu Research
The West Javanese Lose More Than 46.000 Unggas [poultry]
Oct 6, 2006

Jakarta, Kompas - Diagnostic kits, the system of the diagnosis of the bird flu patient in a fast manner, accurate, and murah?yang was not yet realised through to kini?tengah was striven for through the co-operation of the bird flu research to humankind between the Indonesian Government and the company belonging to the Singaporean Government.

The "research with this to produce the test the fast diagnosis (rapid diagnostic test) that good with the price was covered." So, this co-operation for the interests of science and the business, said Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari, on Thursday (5/10), in signing gaps of the co-operation between the Head of Balitbang Department of Health Dr Triono Soendoro PhD and the Operational Head Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited Singapore Dr Tan How Come Keng, the company of the health research belonging to the Singaporean Government.

The research co-operation to reinforce the control of bird flu to purposeful humankind evaluated, tested, and developed detection technology. "All the sample for the research and the training will continue to was in Indonesia, and only was the two entitled sides made use of the sample." All the research will be carried in Indonesia out, said Dr Triono while added, was formed also by the Director's Committee that involved the Molecular Eijkman biological Agency, as well as the Directorate General of the Control of the Illness and Department of Health environmental Sanitation.

In the middle of government efforts to immediately receive the road to control the spreading and the handling of bird flu to the poultry and humankind, yesterday it was reported that the breeder and the West Javanese citizen during 2006 lost more than 46.000 poultries. This condition was similar with that happened in Central Java. Already 17 from 35 city territories/the regency in Central Java that his poultry was attacked by bird flu.

In West Java, the number of chickens that has been destroyed (depopulation) reached 46.762 tails, with the number of highest extermination in the Indramayu Regency (11.687), Cianjur (10.000), and the Tasikmalaya Regency (8.595). During the last four years, the poultry kind that often died because this virus was the layer (1.232.298), the chicken of the seed race (202.546), as well as the chicken talk to (176.708).

The section head Livestock Breeding West Javanese Rachmat Setiadi said, not all the villages or his poultry district were once flattest the virus avian influenza or bird flu. The village that was attacked covered 244 villages/the district from 2.805 villages/the district and 155 subdistricts from 592 subdistricts in West Java between 2003-2006. This was significant already around 26 percent of the West Javanese territory was affected by bird flu.

The section head the Illness the Animal the Field of Livestock Breeding of the agricultural Service DIY Vita Pure acknowledged, in five city territories/the regency has in DIY been found by the case of bird flu to the poultry.

http://www.kompas.co.id/kompas-cetak/0610/06/utama/3005565.htm
 
Re: Suspicious mass poultry deaths in several villages in Sumatra

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Theresa42 said:
Not sure where this is...

Thousands of chickens died suddenly in Air Putih Subdistrict and Sei Suka Asahan
Oct 6, 2006

Ditulis oleh Redaksi
05 Oktober 2006 jam 09:52
Indrapura (SIB)

In nine from 14 villages and the district se the Subdistrict Sei Suka, Asahan it was reported often was found by the chicken that died. According to the report on the community to the Executive's Technical Unit the Area (UPTD) Kec Sei Suka, his official figure reached 6.608 sudden tails.

The village that it was suspected became endemic the virus H5NI in Sei liked to be the Laut Tador Village and Simodong.
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"Reader's Digest" versions of reports of bf/suspected bf in poultry from various locations in Java (haven't translated the whole articles)...

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Rapid Test
Grobogan results and Boyolali Positive AI
Oct 7, 2006

Semarang - Tim [team] the Observer AI (Avian influenza) decisive just had two positive areas bird flu in the Central Javan territory. According to the person responsible for the Observer AI Central Java, Riyono, the assurance was based on results rapid test....

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/07/nas03.htm


The poultry in Gisikdrono Positive Bird Flu
Was the Priority in the Supervision
Oct 7, 2006

TOWN HALL - results of the test of blood of several poultries of the sample laboratory in the Gisikdrono District, the Semarang Subdistrict West, evidently positive bird flu....

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/07/kot01.htm
 
From Sumatra

From Sumatra

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Thousands of chickens died Suddenly in Dusun Panglong Sergai

Ditulis oleh Redaksi
10 Oktober 2006 jam 09:35
Sergai (SIB)

Since the last month, already thousands of tails of the chicken in Dusun Panglong Sergai, the Sei Bamban Village, Serdang Bedagai died suddenly. From signs that were seen, the death of the chicken that suddenly this was expected as a result of being infected by the bird flu virus (Avian influenza).

That was said by Wasdiman Manik, O Rumahorbo, T Panjaitan was accompanied by the other citizen to SIB, on last Friday (6/10) in Dusun Panglong Sergai.

In fact, continued the citizen, several hours before dying, their chicken was still being seen agile and healthy, but suddenly fluttered and immediately died.

As far as this is concerned, they said, the related official not yet there are those that came to research the cause of the death of chickens belonging to the inhabitants in the local area. ?Apakah the death of our chickens indeed because of bird flu or tidak,? firm the citizen.

The citizen very worrying if the death of their chicken was because of being infected by AI that furthermore could spread to the citizen there. Indeed uptil now in their area did not yet have human casualties like that happened in another place that was resulted in by the case of bird flu. But, said Wasdiman Manik, this must be prevented as soon as possible before having fatalities.

DISTANAK SERGAI the LIVESTOCK VACCINATION UNGGAS

To anticipate the spreading of the bird flu virus, the agricultural Service and Livestock Breeding (Distanak) Sergai carried out the vaccination to various territories. Drh Lely that was met by SIB, on Friday (6/10) when doing the vaccination in the Dusun I, Desa Firdaus, Sei Rampah was accompanied by the head of the village MM Lubis said, immediately must be done by anticipation by doing the vaccination against the poultry in the territory. ?Karena has been suspect in the area of the neighbour like Tebing Tinggi and Deli Serdang,? he explained.

When being asked about the death of the chicken in the area that it was suspected resulting from the bird flu virus, according to Lely, still could not be ascertained. ?Benar not him was infected by the bird flu virus, must be based on results of the inspection in laboratorium,? Drh Lely words.

http://www.hariansib.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14631&Itemid=1
 
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Quick note ... not full article ....

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In October the Season of the Bird Flu Attack
Oct 10, 2006

GROBOGAN - In October, to be precise gazes at the ending of the drought period, usually the bird flu attack in villages in Grobogan happened. Because, years beforehand, the attack always happened in the month. From now on "all the sides must be on the alert...."

http://suaramerdeka.com/harian/0610/10/kot18.htm

(Grobogan is in Central Java near Semarang.)
 
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The Semarang citizen protested against the Waste of the Chicken
Abattoir (slaughterhouse)

Semarang: Hundreds Of settling citizens around the Kobong Market region, Semarang, Central Java, today demonstrates.
They protested against the waste that was caused by the reduction in the chicken that polluted the environment.
The worried also citizen was infected by the spreading of the bird flu virus.

http://www.liputan6.com/view/12,130677,1,0,1160654356.html
 
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General situation in Bali
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http://www.kompas.com/ver1/Nusantara/0610/12/125841.htm

Thousands of poultries in Bangli and Gianyar Immediately was checked
The report on the Kompas Reporter Beautiful Sulistyowati

Denpasar, Kompas - as further efforts the eradication of the virus expansion avian infuenza (AI) or bird flu in the Island of the Gods, the Balinese Health Service with the Investigation Hall and the Testing of Veteriner Denpasar immediately took again the sample of thousands of poultries this October.
Thousands of poultries, that is covering the chicken boiler, the duck, apart from also the pig, was done by taking the sample in the Bangli Regency and Gianyar.
Respectively this regency was taken two villages.
The taking of the sample in two regencies from nine regencies/the city more than one Bali was with consideration of the number of poultries maintained in faerah this.
Till at this time, the poultry population was in Bali recorded around 12 million tails.
"This his eradication efforts."
Certainly was based on results of the sample test of thousands of poultries beforehand that concluded some positive poultries bird flu, the Laboratory headword Veteriner BPPV Denpasar Ketut Santhia.
To last July, results of the test of thousands of poultries and observation around three years terkhir got results of the poultry in as many as 92 villages in Bali positive was affected by bird flu.
Because of this, the citizen continued to be expected to be on the alert and still forbade the poultry of Java and Lombok to enter Bali.
 
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http://www.elshinta.com/v2003a/readnews.htm?id=33649
16/10/2006 13:02 WIB
Carcass Chicken was found in the Bringharjo Market
Santos - Yogyakarta, At Least 30 carcass chickens were found was sold in the Market of Bringharjo Yogyakarta. This discovery when being done by the market operation by the Industry Service, the Trade and the Co-operative in Yogyakarta, on Monday (16/10). Carcass chicken was the first time found by the official together with the discovery of beef glonggongan at the front of the market, the place sold meat, both beef and chicken. And when the operation was carried out dibagian in the market, dozens of carcass chicken were found from the traders in pockets of meat that was kept by them. The section head the Industry, the Trade and the Co-operative in Yogyakarta, Syahbenol Hasibuan that led the operation to ELSHINTA justified the discovery 30 carcass chickens that will be sold in the Bringharjo Market. According to him, when being done by the raid, the seller said that the carcass chickens were the order from someone who will make use of him to give ate the dog. However the official stated that only a reason, because of the sale of chicken for the animal was not carried out in the Bringharjo Market. Therefore, from results of this discovery, as many as two traders were at once pacified to be done by the process of the further law. (der)
 
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The lower half of this article talks about the 30 dead chickens found at the market, that I posted yesterday (#15). It also says the chickens were to be fed to pigs in addition to dogs

http://www.liputan6.com/view/3,130974,1,0,1161090823.html

Rumours of meat celeng and glonggongan made the team of the combination from Metro Jaya regional police and the Ethnic Group of the Livestock Breeding Service of the Special Capital District of Jakarta spread out the raid in several markets in Jakarta, on Monday (16/10). The traders claimed since rumours of meat oplosan spread their turnover descended around 20 percent. One of the markets that was visited was the Market Kebayoran Old. The team did not find forest pork or meat glonggongan in this market. However the team of the combination appealed to the community to not find it easy to be deceived to buy beef that was offered with the price cheaper. Because of meat oplosan, generally was sold in the Rp range 25 as far as Rp 35 thousand while the price of beef at this time revolved Rp 50 thousand per kilogram. Moreover, the characteristics of meat glonggongan was often contained water when being oppressed. Whereas meat celeng had the physical texture that was different to beef [read: Glonggongan, Beef had a quality the Carcass]. In the meantime, thousands of cattle in 11 subdistricts in the Barru Regency, South Sulawesi, were given by the anthrax vaccination. As far as this is concerned was not found by the anthrax illness in the Barru Regency, but this anticipation was carried out to release cattle from the anthrax illness when the requirement for meat will increase during Lebaran later. Officially local livestock breeding prepared 20 thousand vaccines antravet to be given to available cattle in the Barru Regency. Giving of the vaccine free of charge this was welcomed the owner of cattle so as in a short time totalling 3. 400 cattle queued to divaksin.

Be different to the two areas above, dozens of chicken carcasses were found in the Beringharjo Market, Yogyakarta. To tell lies to the buyer, the chicken carcass was inserted with fresh chicken. The case was exposed in the raid that was carried out by the Service and the Yogyakarta Co-operative of the Trade Industry, yesterday. Ms Beadj Tentrem that sold the carcass chicken admitted to bringing this meat to the Beringharjo market not was sold but for dog food and the pig. Peaceful claimed to be the carcass chicken was sold costing Rp 2.000 until Rp 3.000 per kilogram now fresh chicken he sold Rp 17 thousand per kg. However the team did not believe like that
 
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Indonesia says it will separate poultry from residential areas in bird flu fight
Associated Press - Oct 20, 2:41 AM EDT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia will start clearing residential areas of chickens and ducks as part of its fight against bird flu, health and agricultural officials said Friday.

"It's a measure we have to take to be free from bird flu," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said following a government meeting on bird flu. "It's urgent and must be done as soon as possible."

No timeframe was given for the plan, which will likely be difficult to enforce and will almost certainly face resistance in a nation that has hundreds of millions of backyard birds, many of them in towns and cities.

Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said the measure would be implemented systematically.

"We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas," he said. "If chickens are found walking free, then officials have the right to seize them."

The H5N1 virus has killed 151 people worldwide since ravaging poultry stocks across Asia in 2003, with Indonesia accounting for more than a third of the human deaths, 55.
 
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Good news, if you can believe it ...

Bird flu infected provinces in Indonesia drop to 14: official
People's Daily / Xinhua - UPDATED: 15:10, October 21, 2006

The number of bird-flu infected provinces in Indonesia dropped by 14 from 30, a official said Saturday.

These 14 provinces have declared free from avian influenza (AI) virus in the past six months, Antara news agency quoted Bayu Krisnamurthi, executive officer of the National Commission of the Bird Flu Control and AI Pandemic Alertness, as saying.

The AI-free provinces included South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, West Sumatera, West Nusa Tenggara, and West Sulawesi.

Bird flu cases were also not found in South Sumatera, Bangka Belitung, Riau, Jambi, East Kalimantan, Riau Islands and West Irian Jaya.

Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said that such development was encouraging in an effort to prevent the AI virus from affecting people.

"The problem is poultry. If we can control AI infection on poultry, the virus will not infect human beings," the minister said.

Between July 2005 and October 17, 2006, there were 72 cases of bird flu infections in Indonesia, and the virus has so far killed 55 affected people.

The case fatality rate (CFR) of the avian influenza virus reached 76.39 percent, she added.

To deal with the fatal disease, the Indonesian government has provided Oseltamivir or Tamiflu to a number of hospitals across the country.
 
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If there's a slow-down in bf news from Indonesia (or Egypt for that matter) over the next couple of days, it could be due to Eid ul-Fitr, which falls this year on Oct 23/24. Apparently, Indonesians may celebrate over a couple of days (and, yes, lots of them are heading home to the country-side for the occasion...):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr#Eid_ul-Fitr_in_Indonesia
 
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