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Indonesia had no response plan or clear chain of command for veterinarians, and it has endemic Newcastle disease, which mimics flu in chickens. Dr. Peter Roeder said in a telephone interview that the virus got away before the first cases were detected. When even one bird with the A(H5N1) virus is found on a farm, its flock and those in a large circle around it must be exterminated. In the California Newcastle outbreak, Dr. Richard Breitmeyer said, valuable fighting cocks were often found in Hispanic neighborhoods, and federal appraisers paid market value.