Indonesia: Lab Results of Pigeons, Chickens, Ducks & Pet Birds: Negative in N. Jakarta

[Previously, Suswono, The Minister of Agriculture, also said there were no infected poultry nearby. Post is located here]

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MINISTRY of Agriculture (Kementan) anticipatory action handling the bird flu outbreak by reducing the number of animal health officials in Jakarta.This is related to the outbreak of bird flu outbreak in North Jakarta. Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health said the decline Iwantoro Kementan Gratitude to the field officers carried out for the instruction of direct action together. "Today we've dropped last week to the location of cases in the New Road South Ancol RT 10 RW 6, Sunter Agung, Tanjung Priok to do surveillance," he said in a written statement in Jakarta, Monday (10 / 1).Handling is incorporated in the Capital Team Jakarta, which consists of the Animal Husbandry Department Prov Jakarta, DKI LDCC Coordinator, Tim PDSR North and Central Laboratory of Animal Health and Fish (BKHI) DKI Jakarta."The results found that the residential neighborhood of AI patients are less hygienic because some residents of surrounding communities still maintain the yard birds like chicken, wild duck and pigeon racing," he said. But the results of laboratory examination of blood taken from poultry pigeons, chickens villages, wild duck and pet birds that are around the location but the result is negative and the H5N1 AI virus serum titers zero. "The field team is being continued to conduct epidemiological surveillance in more depth," he said.