Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Indonesia: On The Subject of Dead Poultry Showing Symptoms

This is an article from July, 2011.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:50 pm
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BENGKULU - Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Bengkulu Province recorded thousands of birds in the area were found to be positive contracted the bird flu virus during 2011.

"We have found as many as 2035 birds infected with avian influenza virus positive during 2011. Birds that are positively infected, including chicken, ducks and geese," said Coordinator of Center for Disease Control Avian Influenza Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of Bengkulu province, Emran Kuswady, Tuesday (19 / 7).

According Emran, thousands of positive birds infected with bird flu virus is threatening the population of other birds which reached 9461 tails. Cases of bird flu virus was first discovered in 2011 attacked the 12 birds owned by residents in the Village Like Rami, District wide, the city of Bengkulu on January 12, 2011.

Attack the bird flu virus then spread to the region Kepahiang Regency, Rejang Lebong, Kaur, Lebong, Central Bengkulu, Seluma, and North Bengkulu. The last case of bird flu virus attacked the nine birds in the village of Duku Ilir District East Curup Rejang Lebong on June 12, 2011.

Emran explained, from 10 counties and cities in the province of Bengkulu, only in South Bengkulu Regency Mukomuko and undiscovered cases of bird flu virus because dead birds disposed of their owners. [edit: dead birds disposed by their owners]

"We ask the public to immediately report to the Animal Husbandry Department in their respective areas of poultry died suddenly when found, so the officer can check whether the bird flu virus infected or not," he said.

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