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  • Indonesia: Suspected bird flu in ducks in Bengkulu, Sumatra

    Source: http://harianrakyatbengkulu.com/740-itik-mati-mendadak/

    740 Itik Mati mendadak
    Penulis : redaksi | Minggu, 23 Desember, 2012,21:50 |

    Google translation:

    740 Dead Ducks suddenly
    Author: editor | Sunday, December 23, 2012,21:50 |

    BENGKULU - Suspected Bird flu suspect struck the city of Bengkulu. Following the discovery of hundreds of ducks belonging Aswen Hendry, a resident of Jalan Indah RT Gardens. 5 Village Sukarami. Perliharaan the cage not far from SMP 20 was yesterday (22/12), found dead suddenly.

    Coordinator for Avian Influenza Control Bengkulu drh. Emran Kuswady when confirmed yet willing to ensure the death of ducks caused Aswen Hendry positive bird flu. Bird flu control officer brought a dead animal models to test more accurate in Lampung.

    "Based on tests of rapid tests that we do on-site stables belonging to the victim were negative for bird flu. It's just that we find a lot of the symptoms are similar to the alleged bird flu, "he said.

    Some of the characteristics that look like white eyes and Torti, suffered temporary paralysis in the adult, the duck face swelling and discharge from the nose. "So we decided tomorrow (today) we will send a few samples to the Animal Disease Investigator Hall in Dublin," he added.

    The results of the review team's AI controller to the location, there are 1900 people pet ducks. Comprised 900 adults and 1,000 ducks duck children aged three weeks. "Of that total, we found 40 adults and 700 children duck ducks died suddenly. It's just the symptoms is still unclear, "he said.

    Hundreds of ducks, continued Emran, derived from Brebes, Central Java. The ducks go to Bengkulu since 1 December. Two weeks after it began to slowly-slowly died suddenly. "Even now there are those who die suddenly. That strengthens the suspicion that if the ducks had identified bird flu, "he said.

    Emran confirmed despite of the negative test result Rapid transient bird flu, but concern and vigilance should be a priority. For the past few days a lot of duck deaths occur in Java. "That's why we need to test more accurate test," he explained.

    Meanwhile, cases of bird flu is already widespread in Bengkulu. At least since last October has been found positive for bird flu affected poultry just does not overwrite animals ducks but chickens. Some villages were found to be positive loakasi brung flu in the village hamlet of Big and Beautiful East Village. After that continues in the Village Gardens rediscovered Beler RT.8 region. (IKS)
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