13/09/2011 10:53
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 Jakarta: Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health, Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Marine Tasikmalaya District, DVM Idik Abdullah, said the number of dead chickens in Kampung Cikatulampah, Tasikmalaya, West Java, tested positive for flu"The death of chickens on farms that tested officers report repides or quick field test was positive for bird flu," said Abdullah, as preached Idik Antara on Tuesday (13 / 9).
In addition to inspection, Idik also see the characteristics of chicken based on previous experience. Among chicken carcasses swelling, bruising, and meat and skin color looks black.Based on the rapid test results, Idik ensure accuracy reached 60 percent. To follow up to 100 percent accuracy of laboratory tests must be conducted in Bandung. "But I also do not settle for just one sample, so laboratory tests will be conducted again in Bandung to ensure its accuracy," explains Idik.

Results of lab tests on the sudden death of chickens, will be known tomorrow day after tomorrow. And then be followed up with the culling of poultry in the area, if the result is 100 percent of bird flu.
During this time his side, said Idik, culling of poultry has not been able to do even though it was recorded sudden death of chicken reaches 238 tail, since the end of July hinga September 2011. "If it believes will be the destruction of bird flu, culling has not been done," he said.

While awaiting results of lab tests, has been instructed Idik farm workers in the field to continue to review and investigate, there is still worried about chickens or other poultry type animals that died. In addition, officers in the field was asked to spray disinfectant on a regular basis in order to cause the death of the chicken H5N1 virus did not spread widely.

"For a while we ask people not to raise chickens, although now there are those who maintain, but if there are chickens that died suddenly had to be buried," he said.

Since reports of chickens died suddenly, some residents have not been found with fever or flu virus that is transmitted due to poultry animals that died suddenly. If there are people with fever or flu, Idik appealed immediately went to the nearest community health center.

"We have also coordinated with the Health Department, if there is a fever, please note that while this positive bird flu," he said.