Bird Flu Found in Solok

Bird Flu Found in Solok


Tuesday, December 20, 2011 0:20 pm
AROSUKA - MICOM: The case of avian influenza viruses (H5N1) re-discovered in Solok, West Sumatra is marked by numerous citizens of the poultry that died suddenly in Jorong Feed, Friday (16/12), Nagari-Jawi Jawi, District of Mount Gutters .
Local animal health center officials drh Mimi in Arosuka, Monday (19/12), suggesting an investigational chickens tested positive for avian influenza virus infection. So that the case is not endemic, according to him, it had destroyed 32 head of cattle suspected of being infected poultry in the village by burning and burying.
Moderate effort spraying with disinfectant also been carried out, while providing an antidote to bird flu does not infect other birds. "We have advised residents to clean the cage, because the dirty cages can trigger outbreaks of the virus," he added.
Separately, Head of Livestock Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock (Disperkannak) Solok drh Armon said the bird flu cases in-Jawi Jawi before, they had never happened in March 2011.
He reminded the local community if there is poultry that died suddenly or show strange symptoms to immediately contact their animal health center to be identified.
He said the case of bird flu is hard to remove because of the potential of transmission is still very large. This is due to the many wild birds that roam. "For that, one attempts to do is always give poultry breeders antidote viruses and clean the cages and the environment," he said.
Commission members Hendri Dunant C local parliament asked the government to compensate local communities that were destroyed as a result of cattle infected with the H5N1 virus.
"It is to eliminate the virus to destroy it. But to people not harmed, Regency Government should provide compensation in kind," he said
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