Indonesia on alert of bird flu pandemic
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-01-19 21:44
Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari (blue shirt, L) and
Jakarta governor Sutiyoso (blue shirt, R) set fire to chickens, ducks and
pigeons at a heavily-populated neighbourhood in East Jakarta January 19, 2007.
About 1,600 birds were destroyed on Friday as the Indonesian capital kicked off
a campaign to rid the city of backyard poultry in an attempt to stem a flare-up
of bird flu. [Reuters]
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