Sunday, January 24, 2010 15:21
Thousands of chickens in the city's community Pagaralam, South Sumatra who died suddenly, allegedly infected with bird flu positive (H5N1) and were scattered in at least three local districts.
Information from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Pagaralam City, Sunday, ensuring that the dead chickens on the basis of test results the team this institution, strongly suspected H5N1 virus, which is owned by Cape chicken Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam, also from Hamlet Mingkik chicken, Sub-District Atungbungsu, District of South Dempo, and chicken from Jangga Sub-District, District Middle Dempo.
Most chickens or dead birds infected with the strong suspicion that the bird flu, have characteristics, such as immediate death, blue, and a discharge of mucus from the mouth.
Most of the dead birds are not buried or burned by citizens, but disposed of in any place, such as forest / bushes, ditches, rivers, and ponds of local residents.
"Chickens die suddenly also vary in number, one to tens tail tail every day. The condition has been going on since a month ago, but we do not report because they do not know if the bird flu virus but after tests conducted by a team of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department Pagaralam, "said Erli Suprianus, Chairman of RW 01 Hamlet Tajung Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam,.
But he regrets, only a minority citizens who will report if a lot of pet chickens died suddenly, and even disposed of the carcass is in any place, like a river, including fish ponds selakan.
"People fear that proved later infected with bird flu most of the chickens will be destroyed pet tampa no such compensation in 2008 and then, so it's better left in spite of the dead," he said again.
Head of Animal Husbandry and Fishery Pagaralam City, Ichsan Azhari, accompanied by drh Anhar Staff, said on the basis of test results from several samples of dead chickens residents in some places the region, a strong indication infected with bird flu or H5N1.
But still needs to be done in the laboratory test Lampung again.
"We've done tests on chickens that died suddenly, only in three areas tested positive for bird flu virus, which is Atung Youngest of District, Sub-District Selibar, and Jangga Sub-District, while in Kelurahan Pagaralam not proven although there are also dead birds," said Ichsan again.
He asserted, to ensure the chickens are still positive to bird flu laboratory tests in Lampung Province, so that many samples will be sent and expected the next two weeks already known results.
"We've done spraying disinfectant on chicken cages owned by citizens who allegedly examination of bird flu infection, including distributing drugs also pencegahnya," he said, too. (Ant / NPY) [pencegah = preventative; deterrent; precaution]
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