Two more people have died from bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the death toll in the area to six.

The deadly disease has already killed dozens of people across Asia, and resulted in the culling of millions of birds

The World Health Organization announces a third confirmed case of H5N1 avian flu in Indonesia and warns of more to come.

"Given the experience of other H5N1-affected countries in Asia, the detection of further human cases in Indonesia or elsewhere would not be surprising," the WHO said in a statement

The Indonesian health minister warns Wednesday a bird flu outbreak that has already killed four people could quickly become an epidemic.

In an effort to combat the spread of the disease, agriculture officials announced plans for mass culls of chickens throughout infected areas

Indonesia's health minister says Sunday they are investigating a possible human case of bird flu after a 37-year-old woman dies showing symptoms of the disease.

If confirmed, this would be Indonesia's fourth human fatality from avian influenza. In July, Indonesia became the fourth Asian country to record human cases after a man and his two daughters died following contraction of the H5N1 strain of the virus

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) worries that pet fairs could bring the bird flu into Britain and spread it across the country, according to a BBC report.

Authorities continue to emphasize that the risk of an Avian pandemic is low, Dutch farmers have been ordered to keep poultry locked up inside, British doctors have been briefed on a nightmare scenario of a human pandemic and France is stockpiling drugs to protect its population