Indonesia: Bengkulu Spraying done for #H5N1 #Birdflu in 3 Areas

Bengkulu (Bengkulu Reuters) - Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bengkulu City, Wednesday, spraying three locations spread of bird flu that has been infecting humans, causing the death of MF (24) residents Unib Permai, Bangkahulu Muara District.

"Today there are three locations that were sprayed disinfectant, especially the location of the existing poultry keepers, in the Village Unib Permai, Rawa Dahri Makmur and Gardens, "said Head of Department of Agriculture and animal husbandry in the city of Bengkulu Bengkulu Arif Gunadi, Rabu.Ia said, spraying followed the case of a resident Unib Permai with positive contracted the virus H5N1 bird flu or after laboratory testing in Jakarta. Resident Unib Permai, MF died on Tuesday (6/3) are known to be positive by the virus. "MF is often stay at her grandmother's house in the Village of Garden Dahri [Kelurahan Kebun Dahri] so the area was also sprayed the day this, "added Arif. While a resident suspected of or suspect bird flu in the name of RJ (2) citizens of Merpati Indah 2 Kelurahan Rawa Makmur City Bengkulu. Saat RJ still being treated in isolation hospitals M Yunus to receive treatment more lanjut. Tiga [three] days he said earlier, three types of chicken birds owned by local residents died suddenly. "But we know after the birds were buried so residents could not be sampled, but according to the owner died suddenly," he said during this menjelaskan.

Arif [wise] city of Bengkulu in standby status bird flu and it routinely spraying disinfectants in captive locations unggas. To minimize the transmission of the virus, he urged citizens to immediately report poultry owner if poultry died suddenly. "We appealed to the citizens that this problem is not trivial because of the lives at stake. If there are birds who died suddenly in order to be immediately reported to our officers, "the Governor of Bengkulu Junaidi katanya. Executive task Hamsyah asking people not to panic, but increased vigilance." We have coordinated with the Ministry of Health is prepared to lose our team to help officers deal with this problem, let alone been there citizens in a positive and died, "he said. (KR-RNI/Z002)