300 Chickens in W. Lobok sudden death

10/18/11
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The Center for Animal Health (Puskeswan) Gerung Syaiful Bahri, in Gerung said Tuesday, hundreds of chickens that died suddenly were scattered in three hamlets in Village Beleka, namely Hamlet Beleka about 200 tails, Mendagi approximately 100 individuals and dozens Biletepung tail .

"From the examination of blood samples in the laboratory, chickens that died suddenly in Hamlet Beleka and Mendagi, positively infected with the virus 'avian influenza', whereas in Hamlet Biletepung negative," he said.

Although it has been examined in the laboratory Puskeswan Gerung, he said, the blood samples of chickens that died suddenly was sent back to the Central Veterinary Investigation (BPPV) Regional VI Denpasar to prove the truth of whether there is bird flu virus in West Lombok.

Known, the infectious virus to various types of poultry to humans a while type b and c.

"The results of the study while the chickens were newly positive 'avian influenza'. So the only contagious among poultry. But we need to verify whether the type of virus transmitted from birds to humans, hence the chicken blood samples sent BPPV Denpasar," he said.

Head of Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Plantation H Bachtiar, said the incidence of sudden death of chickens in the village of Beleka is not alarming because it is not necessarily classified as bird flu.

"The new bird flu case occurs if there is a suspect in the death of birds followed humans. But it's not there yet. We think it happened due to 'non-clustered disiase' (ND)," he said.