THE alarm was sounded by Kadek Herry Dharma Putra. The 3 1/2-year-old boy who lived in Senganan Kangin village, Tabanan, Bali, was suspected of having caught avian (bird) flu. It is an illness whose storm is sweeping the Asian region, including Indonesia.

At first, it was like a regular fever that could strike anyone. However, as days went by, little Kadeks fever did not abate, even until two weeks later. His body was white-hot like fire. His tempe