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Indonesia - "There are at least 70 cases of bird flu found in 10 districts" 2010 in West Java

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Rabu, 03 Februari 2010 | 05:55 pm

TEMPO Interactive, Bandung - this month of bird flu cases in poultry in number through the half the number of cases found in the year in 2009. Earlier this year alone, there are at least 70 cases of bird flu found in 10 districts. "This is a warning," said Head of West Java Husbandry Padmadinata Tatang Koesmayadi in his office, Tuesday (2 / 2).

Animal Husbandry Department 2695 chickens found dead domestic poultry. The case was spread over 52 districts in 10 kabuapten of Cirebon, Majalengka, Kuningan, Indramayu, Bandung, West Bandung, Sumedang, Garut, Tasikmalaya, and Ciamis.

Throughout 2009 there were only 170 cases of bird flu that caused 5528 dead domestic poultry chickens and spread in 21 districts / cities. Only the city of Cirebon, Bekasi, Sukabumi and Banjar not reported a case of Avian Influenza or AI in poultry.

Findings hikes due to changes in treatment of rapid test results or rapid test for virus handling procedures AI.Sebelumnya bird flu in poultry had done after the test results of PCR in molecular biology or postif results for AI viruses. "We do not want to take the risk," he said.

According to the Head of Animal Husbandry Department of Public Health of Sri Mudjiatiningsih West Java, the treatment changes that are agreed with the FAO which held Partisipatory program Diseases Surveillance And Response in the villages. Surge, also donated by the AI Rapid Test for sudden deaths of poultry. "After Rapid-positive test must be because there diwasapadai active cases emerging," said Sri.

Sri describe, agreed procedures, the case of a positive rapid test directly applied as a positive case of AI. Biosecurity and vaccination procedures performed, and decisions taken depopulation if the PCR test results positive the outcome of AI.

New Animal Husbandry Department to ensure that 3 of 70 cases of Rapid Test postiif really positive AI virus by PCR test. The first two cases in the village of West Bandung Karyawangi Parongpong, and the Village District Cipada Cisarua. One case in Pasirwangi, Garut. The total of dead chickens have 145 chickens.

Sri said, the remaining majority can not be ascertained because the area found the case was not sent samples to be tested by PCR method. Some again, he admitted, confirmed deaths due to diseases of New Castle Disease, or ND. "AI and ND that sometimes occur together, or a rogue ND resulted in high mortality rates such as AI," he said. :magnify:

However, Tatang said, would open a special phone number in the Animal Husbandry Department to prosecute cases of poultry deaths. He's worried about, global climate change would trigger a jump in cases of bird flu.

This 2010 West Java Animal Husbandry Department to prepare 3.245 million doses of bird flu vaccine,:rolleyes: and 3450 liters of disinfectant. A small percentage of the vaccine, the remaining 245 thousand doses of vaccine last year. Last year reportedly was 6.858 million poultry vaccinated. The majority of domestic poultry 71.5 percent, 11.72 percent of duck, chicken laying 5.21 percent, broiler 4.42 percent, and the remainder in the form of a swan, entok, and birds.:tiphat:http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nusa/2010/02/03/brk,20100203-223094,id.html
 
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