Indo: Two Village Bird Flu Positive

[And, here is a story dated the 20th, on those other two villages they are monitoring, mentioned in Treyfishs' post on "AR". Stories of chickens dying in Indo are a "dime a dozen". We don't post them here. But, this is an example of a typical poultry story, come to find out, there is a suspected bf case, they "they feel is bf", has been in "intensive" for "several days" now - and he tests negative (possibly from the Tamiflu)]

Two Village Bird Flu Positive
20 FEBRUARY 2009 25 VIEWS NO COMMENT
94 Chicken Dead
REMBANG - Posko Bird Flu Control District Rembang again found two positive cases of bird flu (Avian influenza) in the Village Sumurpule, Kragan District and Village Weton, District of Rembang.

In the Village Sumurpule, 21 chickens belonging to six of RT 12 RW 1 died suddenly. Meanwhile in the village Weton, bird flu caused the death of 73 chickens belonging to citizens RT 3 and RT 1 RW 1 RW 2.

Head of Animal Health as well as Section Coordinator Posko Bird Flu Idham Rahmadi emphasize, to stop the spread of bird flu, the spraying was conducted in two villages.

In addition, the government also has requested the residents to chicken stall. Villagers''positive infected bird flu has also been forbidden to sell chicken to the sunday times three to the front. With this effort, we expect the spread of bird flu virus can also be stopped,''he said.

He emphasized, the findings in the case of bird flu in a number of sporadic village shows off the virus is still frighten people.

The findings''two new cases of this, we hope that residents and the village to be more proactive in preventing the spread further to other areas,''he said.

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Meanwhile Jasmani, Weton Village resident, said, the death of poultry occurred since early this weekend.

He said, without a known cause, chicken in the village just suddenly found dead.

''At home I have an 30-chickens that suddenly died unexpectedly without a known cause. Then, the dead chicken growing up to Wednesday,''he said.

He did not claim to swallow losses less Rp 400,000 more because ayamnya sudden death.

Chicken''is like a savings account for the villagers. Now our family only have three chickens,''he said.

He said, the death of chickens in the village has gradually subside after Pemkab the spraying program disinfektan regularly once every two days around the house and chicken pen.

Because the death of chickens is declining, people deny the existence of the destruction of poultry. ''We do not want more big losers because they had to destroy the remaining chicken,''explicitly. (H19-69)
Source: Suara Merdeka Muria