Bird Flu Attack Army Headquarters in Mataram

Saturday, 15/10/2011 10:26 pm
Bird Flu Attack Army Headquarters in MataramKusmayadi - detikNews

Mataram - Bird flu viruses are increasingly widespread in Lombok. After attacking three locations in Central Lombok, dozens of chickens at the Army Headquarters Complex in Mataram also died suddenly.
Dozens of chickens that are kept members of the TNI's death is feared bird flu virus. The chickens were maintained precisely in the area housing the Army Headquarters, Village Sapta Marga (Gebang), District Cakranegara.
"We can report, dozens of chickens that are kept members of the Army who settled in the Army Complex, Gebang, died suddenly. It is feared due to bird flu virus," saidHead of Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Marine Mataram, Mazhuriyadi, Saturday (10/15/2011).
Army housing complex is located in the Village Sapta Marga, District Cakranegara. Residential complex that integrates with the rifle company headquarters, the Army's arsenal, and also the shooting range. The complex is also home to the Army officers who served in military region Wirabhakti 162, NTB.Mazhuriyadi say, chicken coop and a number of houses in the complex housing the army had been sprayed with disinfectant, appropriate procedures for handling bird flu. Chickens that died were burned and buried.
"In addition to spraying, we also give the vaccine," said Mazhuryadi.
In addition to the headquarters of the army, Mazhuriyadi also claimed to have received reports from several villages, linked chickens died suddenly. The report was received from the Village Punia eg, Gomong, Dasan Agung, Gontoran, Babakan, Nyangget, Coral Sampalan, and Village Pajang."The reports we receive, when averaged over the past week, there are 50 chickens died suddenly in each village," he said.
Samples taken from dead chickens still alive and is currently being examined in a laboratory owned by the provincial Animal Husbandry Department. Not yet certain whether the chicken deaths due to bird flu attack.
Positive bird flu virus found in three locations in Central Lombok regency, respectively in the Village Semayan, Praya District, Village Penujak, Southwest Praya District, and Village Peringgarata, District Peringgarata. No less than 1,000 chickens died at the three locations were in the past week.
Only one site in Central Lombok, which were isolated Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB. Two locations that have not been isolated, within 25 kilometers of the city of Mataram.Meanwhile, the Head of Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB, Dilaga Syamsul Hidayat said it was still awaiting laboratory test results of six samples were sent to Bali. The results would be received next week.
"After receiving the results of laboratory tests, we will determine, whether the status has included an extraordinary event or not," said Dilaga.  www.diteck.com