Friday, December 5, 2008

Positively Bird Flu, 973 Chickens Destroyed

BUKIK KANDUANG, METRO - Approximately 973 chickens belonging to the community were forced to be destroyed in a mass fashion. That was done, because of the chickens terjangkit the virus avian influenza or more known as bird flu. So that this virus does not spread the radius 1 Km was stated was isolated from the good poultry that entered and that left this area. The step was taken to confirm the spread to the other area did not happen.

Peternakan Kabupaten Solok Section Head, Zurni Asmi to POSMETRO, yesterday said, results of this research of chickens were positive terjangkit bird flu. The number that was destroyed this not yet including the chicken that was destroyed by the community personally. The chicken belonging to the community that was destroyed that came from 3 Jorong in Nagari Bukik Kanduang, respectively the Sopan Balai Jorong, Jorong Data and the Mudiak Jorong. His positive assurance this chicken bird flu, after being found died suddenly last Saturday (29/11).

“Subsequent to we carried out the test with used rapid that was carried out against the chicken that was suspected this, evidently positive was found by the sign of bird flu. ” he said Zurni Asmi that was accompanied Head of Sector Kesehatan of the Animal of Dinas Peternakan Kabupaten Solok Drh Armon.

As the step in anticipation in order to not expand him the spreading of this virus to the other poultry in fact to humankind, then these chickens destroyed in a mass fashion. These chickens continued Zurni Asmi was handed willingly over by the community without the existence of compensation. However he continued his side was still trying to lodge the help request for the change in the chicken belonging to the community that was destroyed this to the centre.

If seeing the number of chickens that was destroyed this not yet so. Because of being estimated by more than 2 thousand chickens belonging to the available community in this area that must be destroyed. However apparently the official was waiting for the mass 21 days to confirm whether not having again the chicken that tertular. “For the duration of 21 days since this case was found region Bukik Kanduang with the radius 1 Km was not permitted the poultry entered or left this area. To monitor the development of the case of bird flu in Bukik Kanduang, the official was still being alerted. As far as this is concerned did not yet have the news about the spread of this deadly virus against the community. (vk)

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