50 % Traditional Markets Believed To Transmit Virus Flu

Note: Below, "Jabodetabek" I believe is a typo. It should be "Jabotabek" and it is an acronym for "Jakarta Bogor Tanggerang Bekasi", meaning the four city greater Jakarta area]

Jakarta: the Harian Chief Executive of the Nasional Flu Burung Bayu Khrisnamurti Commission explained had the strong indication around 50 percent traditional market that sold the living poultry and the risky piece poultry spread bird flu.

The "area" of "his market was in the Jabodetabek region," he added when being met in Bird Flu discussions in Jakarta on Friday (21/11) The market in this region in general did not have the separation of the area (zonasi) the sale of agricultural produce. "Not there is zonasi between the reduction, the reception and the sale" of the "poultry," added Bayu. This condition enlarged the risk of the spread of the bird flu virus. Aggravated to the market that sold the multi-species of the poultry like the duck, the goose, and blekok.

The deputy the Co-ordinating Minister the Economy of the Pertanian Field and Marine this said although his prevalence was small, but the possibility of the spread has from the market been proven in Karo West Sumatra. In 2006 set, the chicken that was bought from the Kabanjahe Karo Market caused 3 people to be killed. Bayu warned although the spread of the flu virus from his probability market was small than livestock breeding in houses, the Regional Government must guard against him. Arranged the market, it was admitted Bayu indeed did not find it easy because of being related to the aspect of economics. "Must Pemda and the Organisation" of the "Market that arranged," hoped he. However it was not impossible that, because of Jakarta, Bayu continued, has been far more positive the progress zonasi the market.

The Departemen data of Agriculture showed from 2003-2008 was found the poultry died totalling 13 million. The area that was infected had 31 provinces and 294 regencies from 498 regencies. Only Propinsi North Moluccas and Gorontalo that were free. Director General Peternakan, Departemen of Tjeppy D. Soedjana Agriculture in his paper revealed had 4 regions that in give priority to. This region including Java the western part (West Java, Banten and Jakarta), Bali, regional the Javanese island (East Java, Central Java and Jogjakarta) was increased Sumatra and South Sulawesi, finally the region with the small incident (Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, and the Moluccas, Papua)