The spread of Bird Flu Spreads Kian

Reny Sri Ayu Taslim Agus Mulyadi Tuesday, August 2, 2011 22:30 pm

HAMMER, KOMPAS.com - Since the outbreak early July, the spread of bird flu virus in Palu, Central Sulawesi, and the surrounding areas are increasingly widespread.

Until Tuesday (08/02/2011) was reported, had hundreds of chickens or birds that died suddenly. Even on a Tuesday afternoon, still happen livestock cases of sudden death. Efforts have been done spraying the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and marine Palu but the results have not been up.

"Spraying is not maximized because of the new enclosure's farmer sprayed the report. There was the case but the owner did not report, still not dis emprot. We also constrained the lack of disinfectants," said Hasniwaty, Head of Livestock, Agriculture, Forestry, and Marine City Palu, on Tuesday.

According Hidnawaty, efforts to suppress the spread of bird flu virus that made the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Marine Palu hampered lack of disinfectant. For spraying purposes, by far the disinfectant used is a residual stock of last year. This year, there has been no provision for the disinfectant.

"We've asked the city government to hold a disinfectant. This year there is no provision, because last year free of bird flu Palu. So for the only remaining stock that we use. We do not yet know how many are needed, but for a while based on the number of cases We need at least 10 dos disinfectant. One dos typically contains 12 doses, "said Hasniwaty.

Based on field data on the Agriculture Department of Animal Husbandry, Forestry, and Marine Palu, of which there are 43 urban villages, as many as eight of whom are stricken with bird flu. Urban Village, among others Donggala Kodi, South Lolu, Tana Modindi, Duyu, Kamonji, North Tatura, Talise, as well as the Middle Besusu.

Initially pigeon bird flu attacking livestock in the village of Donggala Kodi. Furthermore, the attacks spread to poultry and neighboring districts, up to now total there are eight districts affected by the number of livestock that died more than 300's tail.

Related to this, the mayor of Palu, Rusdi Mastura, issued a circular letter 443.1/270/Disperhutla numbers, to all district head to anticipate the growing spread of bird flu. The district head of whom was asked to do spraying disinfectant into the cages of livestock owned by residents.

In addition, agencies and the subdistrict was also ordered to monitor incoming traffic kaluar chicken and from Palu. It is suspected bird flu through poultry originating from outside the city of Palu, but no one has known from the area where it came from. In addition, the bird flu virus is also thought to spread due to weather changes from rain to heat.