Indonesia calls for calm over bird flu

Indonesia announced a new case of human bird flu this week but UN health experts said the growing number of people with possible symptoms did not mean the outbreak was worsening.

They also said there was still no sign the virus could be passed easily among people.

Alarm has spread in populous Indonesia, where bird flu has killed four people and left 11 under observation in the capital. Other cases are under investigation.

The Government has appealed for public calm over the outbreak, which has dominated local media in recent days.