Saturday, January 30, 2010

Indonesia: Bird flu outbreak kills fowl in Lampung regency

Fri, 01/29/2010 10:04 AM | National

The local husbandry agency in East Lampung regency, Lampung, reported Friday that a bird flu outbreak has killed hundreds of fowl in three districts during the first month of the year.

Dewanto, a top official at the agency, told Antara state news agency that at least 1,176 fowl had died of the deadly flu in seven villages in the Sukadana, Purbolinggo and Marga Tiga districts during January.

The number was bigger than the total number of fowl killed by bird flu throughout last year, which was 708.

Dewanto said the cold temperatures during the wet season had put fowl in more a vulnerable condition, leading to a decrease in immunity.

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