Indonesia - Sumatra - Bengkulu: Thousands of Poultry Infected With Bird Flu

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Bengkulu: Thousands of Poultry Infected With Bird Flu

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Bengkulu (ANTARA News) - Department of Animal Husbandry and Health of Bengkulu province recorded thousands of birds in the area were found to be positive contracted the bird flu virus during 2011. "We have found as many as 2035 birds infected with avian influenza virus positive during 2011.

Birds that are positively infected , including chicken, ducks and geese, "said Coordinator of Center for Disease Control Avian Influenza Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of Bengkulu province, Emran Kuswady Tuesday. He explained that thousands of birds infected with the virus positive bird flu threatens poultry populations other reaches 9461 tail.

"Cases of bird flu virus was first discovered in 2011 attacked the 12 birds owned by residents in the Village District-wide Rami Like the city of Bengkulu on January 12, 2011," he said. He said the bird flu virus attacks and then extended to the district Kepahiang, Rejang Lebong , Kaur, Lebong, Central Bengkulu, Seluma, and North Bengkulu.

"The last case of bird flu virus attacked the nine birds in the village of Duku Ilir District East Curup Rejang Lebong on June 12, 2011," he said. He explained that out of 10 regencies and cities in the province of Bengkulu, only in South Bengkulu Regency Mukomuko and undiscovered cases of bird flu virus because dead birds disposed of their owners.

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Re: Indonesia - Sumatra - Bengkulu: Thousands of Poultry Infected With Bird Flu

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ANTICIPATION OF BIRD FLU ALERT TEAMS PREPARE BENGKULU

Written by: noni, On Date: 04 - 10 - 2011 | 12:52:55

Office of Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province farm stand fast motion alerting the team that consists of two veterinarians and medium power throughout the region to anticipate the outbreak of bird flu.

"The team we Alert throughout the district assigned to perform community participation and empowerment of the cadre in order to anticipate the outbreak of bird flu," said Kadis Disnak Irianto Abdullah of Bengkulu province, on Tuesday.

The team is always standby rapid movement observation and early detection in all areas affected by outbreaks of suspected bird flu.

Until now, based on data Disnak province until March 2011 found 1921 infected chickens died of bird flu outbreak while the 4324 birds in the category of endangered bird flu.

The mortality rate of chicken because of bird flu occurred in the city of Bengkulu reach 191 tail and everything has been destroyed.

Actions taken include working with government health agencies to detect and prevent further outbreaks of bird flu from animals to humans. To date, transmission from animals to humans has not been found in Bengkulu.

"We continue to conduct limited culling in some unexpected areas of bird flu control and spraying disinfektandi ungga cage to a distance of 100 meters according to the recommended," he added.

He added that compared to last year in the same period the number of avian flu to decline to 40 percent.

He added that based on last year's regional districts and municipalities that have been infected, the city of Bengkulu is the highest point of transmission is reaching 33 villages.

In addition to improving team performance stand fast motion handling of the outbreak of bird flu he also appealed to the public for the quick response when finding abnormalities of disease in pets, especially birds by calling the village office, or offices nearby farms.

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