‘Mx’ gene in indigenous chickens keeps the flu away: Study
( The Jakarta Post )At least 62 percent of chickens indigenous to Indonesia are resistant to bird flu, thanks to a gene in their body called Mx, the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) revealed Monday.
“Genetically, the indigenous chickens [to Indonesia] have a gene that is immune to avian influenza,” said head of the institute Umar


Bird Flu Suspected in Pekanbaru Boy’s Death; Cases Mount in W. Java
( Jakarta Globe )

A toddler from Pekanbaru district, Riau Province, died on Thursday after exhibiting bird flu-like symptoms.

The 2-year-old boy, identified as Wahyu Ibnu Saputra, died at Arifin Achmad Hospital after suffering respiratory problems and fever, and falling unconscious, said Dr. Azizman Saad, the hospital’s bird flu control coordinat