Bengkulu -One of chickens infected with bird flu virus #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

  Sunday, March 18, 2012 18:20 PM

  Illustration of bird flu disease prevention (AFP PHOTO)

 We have destroyed seven ..... chickens owned by residents RT 10 RW 4 Beler Bengkulu City Garden Village because certainly one of them tested positive for bird flu virus .....

  

Bengkulu (Bengkulu Reuters) - Bird Flu Disease Control Teams Bengkulu Province Department of Agriculture and Livestock with the local city destroyed seven chickens in RT 10 RW Garden Village 4 Beler because certainly one of them tested positive for bird flu virus.

  "We have destroyed seven chickens owned by residents RT 10 RW 4 Beler Bengkulu City Garden Village because certainly one of them tested positive for bird flu virus," said the Bird Flu Disease Management Coordinator (PPFB) Bengkulu province, told reporters antarabengkulu.com Kuswady Emran, Sunday.

  Culling twice in the same location which is the first of a chicken carcass bangkok males confirmed infected with bird flu virus after the test twice.

  The first extermination performed on Saturday (17/3) afternoon by burning the chicken carcass was buried.

"Culling both done today, Sunday (18/3) at 15.00 pm. A chicken carcass immediately destroyed by fire, while five are still alive tail destroyed by clamping, burned and buried," he said.
The six chickens were destroyed in the second phase of testing was not performed because of the positive opportunities of bird flu virus is very high due to its location very close distance to the bird flu positive chicken carcasses before.

  "We advise residents who live around the site to raise awareness because most chickens allowed to roam outside their homes that were located adjacent to the chicken carcasses positive for bird flu, so the risk of infection is very high," he said.

  In addition, people who know there is a chicken or the poultry died suddenly expected to immediately report to the nearest Veterinary Services in order to do testing whether or not infected with bird flu.

""Residents are also asked to not hold the poultry that died suddenly immediately to prevent transmission to humans. Public should be vigilant for early March 2012, a resident of the city of Bengkulu positive for bird flu and died," he said.
Bengkulu province PPFB team noted, the discovery of bird flu positive cases of chicken in the Village of Garden City Beler Bengkulu is the first case in 2012. . Meanwhile, in 2011 found 349 positive birds bird flu. (mhe) (MHE)

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