Thursday, October 13, 2011

Indonesia-Central Lombok: Entrance Supervised

It is thought the death of 900 birds as bird flu or H5N1 virus.
Thursday, October 13, 2011, 14:23 GMT
Hall Agricultural Quarantine Mataram Nusa Tenggara to tighten supervision on the number of incoming pintuk West Nusa Tenggara. This step is performed following the entry of H5N1 virus (bird flu) in Central Lombok.

The existence of the bird flu virus known after as many as 900 birds in the Village Semayan and Peringgarata Central Lombok regency, suddenly drop dead.

Head of Animal Quarantine NTB, Muhammad Samsul Hedar said three entrances to the NTB, Lombok International Airport, Sheet Harbour and Port Kayang been closely guarded.

Guard is done by placing eight officers from the Central Quarantine and coordinate with the police. Efforts are made to anticipate the entry of illegal animals to the region of NTB.

Apart from tightening controls at the entrance of NTB, Center for Agricultural Quarantine officers Mataram also oversee a number of ports contained wild at some point on the island of Lombok.

"The discovery of dead birds in Central Lombok, indicating there are animals that enter from outside the province. We have to tighten controls at the entrance to NTB," said Samsul Hedar told reporters in Mataram Thursday, October 13, 2011.

According to him, overwhelmed Central Quarantine for the port monitor is known by the people or harbor rats. The minimal number of personnel officials Quarantine Center became one of the reasons the weak supervision at the port of the people.

Moreover Quarantine Mataram Hall does not have equipment that can detect directly the presence of birds.

As is known, as many as 900 birds, mostly free-range chicken at the Village Semayan two places, Praya District and Central Lombok Peringgarata sudden death. A strong suspicion that the death of poultry caused by avian influenza H5N1 virus that are in NTB.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB directly isolate poultry from two villages in order to anticipate the spread of the virus.

The entry of the H5N1 virus to the island of Lombok is probably derived from animals from outside the region. The incident was known to make people living in the Village of Central Lombok Peringgarata Semayan and worry. Related events, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health asked residents Lombok NTB alert.

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