THE avian or bird influenza threatens to come down on Indonesia, but exactly how is not well known. Should we worry and take precautions, or can we stay calm in the face of this health menace? Last Monday, the Health Minister declared the bird flu disease to be classified as an extraordinary event (KLB) or a near disaster, throughout the country. The KLB classification is based on the possible spread of the poultry virus to human beings, causing