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Indonesia, East Java: Local Government Urges People Not to Eat Chicken from Outside Jember City (Surabaya Post, November 9 2011): Residents tested for H5N1 virus
[Source: Surabaya Post, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation from Bahasan to English, edited.]
Indonesia, East Java: 'Stop Chicken from Outer Jember'
Wednesday, 09.11.2011 | 11:12 pm
In addition to keeping your home clean cages with disinfectant, Jember residents are expected not to buy chicken from out of town
JEMBER - Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Jember urged people not to panic and fear of eating chicken meat. However, the public is expected to not buy new chickens from outside the area, so that the spread of bird flu viruses do not spread.
Appeal made following the discovery of mass chicken deaths which resulted positive bird flu in New Coral Hamlet, Village Shiloh, Shiloh District, Jember.
Faithful Revelation, Head of Communicable Disease Prevention (P3H) Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Jember, said people should not panic and fear of eating chicken meat.
However, it is advisable not to buy chicken from outside Jember, and take reasonable precautions by cleaning the chicken coop on a regular basis.
"The most important precaution is to maintain the cleanliness of the cage. Viruses will not be able to develop properly, if the community is always clean poultry droppings, even spraying disinfectant on the cage. If no disinfectant, then society can replace it with soapy water, "he said, Wednesday (9 / 11).
He added that if the cage cleaning procedures have been performed by the public, let alone to spray disinfectant on a regular basis, there is little possibility of bird flu infected fowl.
This call was made following a case of positive mass chicken deaths caused by bird flu in New Coral Village, the Village of Silo, Silo District, Jember. According to Faithful Revelation, after getting reports of chickens that died suddenly in bulk, then it immediately responsive action.
"Having received a report, the officer immediately check and take action to prevent the spread of bird deaths," said Rev.
Actions taken by officers in the field include spraying disinfectant on chicken cages chicken carcasses and extermination. In addition to action against poultry, Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries in collaboration with Public Health to disseminate to the public about bird flu.
According to Revelation, socialization is very important because in order to arouse public awareness about the dangers of the virus, and the possibility of transmission among birds and even to humans.
Indeed, dozens of chickens that died suddenly at Dusun Karang Baru, the village of Shiloh, Shiloh District, Jember, tested positive for bird flu virus or "avian influenza" (AI).
Camat Silo, Heru Sunarso, said dozens of chickens that died suddenly had been examined in the laboratory and the results tested positive for bird flu. "After data collection, the number of chickens positive bird flu virus as much as 76 tails of the 17 heads of households who raise chickens in the hamlet of New Reef," he said.
According to him, the citizens immediately destroy chickens positive bird flu virus, so as not to infect other birds in the local village. "Animal Husbandry and Fishery Officers Jember been spraying disinfectants against poultry cages around the scene to anticipate the spread of avian influenza virus of fowl citizens," he explained.
In addition to officers of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, he continued, Health Department officials also took to the site to monitor whether there are people who contracted the bird flu virus.
"There are five local residents who complained of flu at the time of the incident, but three of them had recovered and two were still undergoing outpatient treatment.
Hopefully they just tekena common cold," he said hopefully.
Heru appealed to citizens to remain vigilant and to anticipate by improving hygiene and regular spraying of poultry cages. "I have instructed the head of the village and hamlet heads to immediately report, if there are chickens died suddenly. Dinkes officers also distribute masks to residents in the surrounding scene," he said, adding.
While Jember Health Office of Public Relations, Yumarlis, said officials had taken samples of nasal and throat swabs of five citizens of New Coral Hamlet who has the flu around the scene.
"The samples will be examined in the laboratory of Health Department of East Java provincial government to ascertain whether the five residents were infected with bird flu virus (H5N1) or not," he said. BJT , ant
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Indonesia, East Java: 'Stop Chicken from Outer Jember'
Wednesday, 09.11.2011 | 11:12 pm
In addition to keeping your home clean cages with disinfectant, Jember residents are expected not to buy chicken from out of town
JEMBER - Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Jember urged people not to panic and fear of eating chicken meat. However, the public is expected to not buy new chickens from outside the area, so that the spread of bird flu viruses do not spread.
Appeal made following the discovery of mass chicken deaths which resulted positive bird flu in New Coral Hamlet, Village Shiloh, Shiloh District, Jember.
Faithful Revelation, Head of Communicable Disease Prevention (P3H) Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Jember, said people should not panic and fear of eating chicken meat.
However, it is advisable not to buy chicken from outside Jember, and take reasonable precautions by cleaning the chicken coop on a regular basis.
"The most important precaution is to maintain the cleanliness of the cage. Viruses will not be able to develop properly, if the community is always clean poultry droppings, even spraying disinfectant on the cage. If no disinfectant, then society can replace it with soapy water, "he said, Wednesday (9 / 11).
He added that if the cage cleaning procedures have been performed by the public, let alone to spray disinfectant on a regular basis, there is little possibility of bird flu infected fowl.
This call was made following a case of positive mass chicken deaths caused by bird flu in New Coral Village, the Village of Silo, Silo District, Jember. According to Faithful Revelation, after getting reports of chickens that died suddenly in bulk, then it immediately responsive action.
"Having received a report, the officer immediately check and take action to prevent the spread of bird deaths," said Rev.
Actions taken by officers in the field include spraying disinfectant on chicken cages chicken carcasses and extermination. In addition to action against poultry, Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries in collaboration with Public Health to disseminate to the public about bird flu.
According to Revelation, socialization is very important because in order to arouse public awareness about the dangers of the virus, and the possibility of transmission among birds and even to humans.
Indeed, dozens of chickens that died suddenly at Dusun Karang Baru, the village of Shiloh, Shiloh District, Jember, tested positive for bird flu virus or "avian influenza" (AI).
Camat Silo, Heru Sunarso, said dozens of chickens that died suddenly had been examined in the laboratory and the results tested positive for bird flu. "After data collection, the number of chickens positive bird flu virus as much as 76 tails of the 17 heads of households who raise chickens in the hamlet of New Reef," he said.
According to him, the citizens immediately destroy chickens positive bird flu virus, so as not to infect other birds in the local village. "Animal Husbandry and Fishery Officers Jember been spraying disinfectants against poultry cages around the scene to anticipate the spread of avian influenza virus of fowl citizens," he explained.
In addition to officers of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, he continued, Health Department officials also took to the site to monitor whether there are people who contracted the bird flu virus.
"There are five local residents who complained of flu at the time of the incident, but three of them had recovered and two were still undergoing outpatient treatment.
Hopefully they just tekena common cold," he said hopefully.
Heru appealed to citizens to remain vigilant and to anticipate by improving hygiene and regular spraying of poultry cages. "I have instructed the head of the village and hamlet heads to immediately report, if there are chickens died suddenly. Dinkes officers also distribute masks to residents in the surrounding scene," he said, adding.
While Jember Health Office of Public Relations, Yumarlis, said officials had taken samples of nasal and throat swabs of five citizens of New Coral Hamlet who has the flu around the scene.
"The samples will be examined in the laboratory of Health Department of East Java provincial government to ascertain whether the five residents were infected with bird flu virus (H5N1) or not," he said. BJT , ant