Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Child 4 Years Susfect Bird Flu In Maros [South Sulawesi]

Thursday, 29 Januari 2009 | 02:02 WITA

Maros, Tribun - the bird flu Illness began still attacked the poultry in the Maros Regency. In fact, a child aged four the year, Anshar, was stated suspect bird flu. Anshar currently undergoes the maintenance in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Public Hospital, Makassar.

The father Anshar, Arsyad, his child it was known suffered the sign of bird flu after being checked by the doctor in the Daerah Salewangang Public Hospital Maros, on Tuesday night (27/1). After being known suspect bird flu, Anshar was at once reconciled to RSU Wahidin.


Anshar was it was suspected infected by the virus of Avian Influenza several chickens belonging to his father in the Village of Baddo-Baddo, Desa Bajimangai, Kecamatan Mandai, Maros, died suddenly, several last days. After being reported and carried out by the inspection, this chicken was positive terjangkit the bird flu virus.

Extermination
On last Wednesday (28/1), Dinas Peternakan, Perikanan, and Marine Kabupaten Maros, carried out the extermination of the poultry belonging to Arsyad. As many as 79 poultries were destroyed. Consisted of 78 chickens and one bird.

The extermination was witnessed directly by Section Head Peternakan Syata Sanusi, security apparatus, the village head, the team of the Besar Veteliner Hall (BB-Vet) Maros, the veterinary surgeon, and several staffs of the health service.

Syata said if today his team is still being done by the inspection of the poultry belonging to the resident around. Did not close the possibility still had several residents that his poultry already terjangkit the bird flu virus.

"If being found immediately was destroyed," obviously him. The Dinas Perternakan side, the increase, continued to carry out spraying in the area that was regarded as serious the spreading of bird flu. The village of Baddo-Baddo including one of the villages that in March 2007 past entered the list of the point of the bird flu virus of the spreading danger.
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