Indonesia: #H5N1 #Birdflu Is Endemic in South Sulawesi - 2011 Record Deaths

JANUARY 11, 2012
TEMPO.CO , Makassar - To anticipate the re-outbreak of avian bird flu or avian flu in poultry in South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi Animal Husbandry Department urged the farmers to keep livestock healthy environment. Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry Department of South Sulawesi kafil Muhammad says the monsoon is the season where vulnerable bird flu virus in its distribution. "But this can be overcome by keeping the kebesihan, especially sanitation in the area of the farm," said kafil, Wednesday, September 11, 2012.
kafil explains, improved management of livestock is considered the most effective measures in preventing the emergence of bird flu disease.Livestock conditions are damp and lack of sunlight in his opinion is one of the triggers. In addition, farmers often do not pay much attention to the procedures recommended in the clean up manure. "Especially in South Sulawesi, there is a small area of farms that have good bio- security of his. " Epedemiologi expert from the University of Hasanuddin Professor Arsunan Arsin say, once a bird flu virus appears, the disease will continue to exist. Arsunan remind the government to remain vigilant. "It's become a habit, a virus that came from abroad, once entered will be difficult expelled," he said. In addition, because the bird flu is a disease across the area, according to kafil, the government will tighten supervision of poultry shipments between regions."Every bird should be equipped diantarkotakan origin certificate as a guarantee to the community," he said. He also claimed to have sent a letter to each local government in order to increase vigilance against possible re-emergence of this virus.

kafil added that all districts in South Sulawesi are endemic bird flu. Bird flu found in South Sulawesi started since 2005 and since then always appear every year. Year 2011 yesterday, the number of poultry deaths at most compared to previous years, reaching 370,981 tails. The biggest losses occurred in the District Sidrap tail number 343 241. Death occurs in most commercial poultry because of the large number of animals in a cage. "If a head of cattle infected, it is considered livestock in the same enclosure also has contracted due to the rapid spread of this virus," said kafil.

For the year 2012, he explained, South Sulawesi Animal Husbandry Department to prepare a budget of roughly $ 1 billion from the fund Budgets for the anticipated outbreak of bird flu virus back. The amount of this year's budget he said almost the same as the budget was prepared last year.But because the budget is still lacking, according to kafil, there is an additional aid Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). ANISWATI Syahrir