Stock of the empty bird flu vaccine

Selasa, 18 November 2008

Stock of the bird flu vaccine in Boyolali at this time was empty. Now the procurement of the vaccine that was put forward by the government from APBD-P Boyolali 2008 it was estimated just was realised at the end this year. Section Head Peternakan and fisheries (Disnakan) the Boyolali Regency, drh Dwi Priyatmoko, said Disnakan has put forward the fund for the procurement of the bird flu vaccine totalling 50,000 doses of the vaccine. ”Presently just the process of the procurement and the possibility could just be realised and was carried out by the injecting against the poultry around the year end this,” said Dwi to Expose, on Monday (17/11).

Now when being met by the reporter, Head of Sector Kesehatan of the Animal and the Health of the Veteriner Community (Keswan & Kesmavet) Disnakan Boyolali, Bambang Purwadi, said the vaccine of help bird flu from the centre for Boyolali in this year numbering 450,000 doses. However, he said, this help has been finished last October to carry out the vaccination against the poultry in several serious areas bird flu. The vaccination was personally carried out from July to October. ”Expired date or the vaccine period of validity completely same last October so as the vaccine was finished for the poultry vaccination before the taking effect period habis,” said Bambang.

Three Month
Further he said, in November this Disnakan put forward the procurement of the bird flu vaccine totalling 200,000 doses, but because of the limitations of the budget then the procurement of the possibility vaccine could be only filled by as many as 50,000 doses. According to Bambang, the bird flu vaccine totalling 50,000 doses it was estimated only fulfilled the requirement for the vaccination for three months. That then could not meng cover the poultry in all the subdistricts, only several subdistricts that was endemic bird flu, like Mojosongo and Boyolali Kota. He said, ideally the bird flu vaccination was against the poultry carried out three months very much. However because of the limitations of help of the vaccine and the budget, the vaccination could not be against the poultry that entered the IV sector or the poultry belonging to the community carried out in accordance with ideal time giving of the vaccine.

Now related the inspection of the chicken egg bermelamin in Boyolali, Dwi said did not yet get results of the laboratory inspection of several eggs that were taken as the sample in the egg operation bermelamin that was carried out by Disnakan to several traditional markets, some time before. ”Setelah was sent by us the sample of the egg to the Hall of Besar Veteriner Yogyakarta and the Hall Pelayanan Veteriner Semarang, evidently they still could not carry out the melamine test to the egg. Despite this, we will continue to supervise and monitor the available poultry farm in Boyolali, including the prevention towards flu burung,” he said. -