Thursday, May 17, 2012

Bateng Regency society urges bird flu alert

[Sometimes when we see articles like this, we find suspected/confirmed human cases shortly afterward]

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Koba, Central Bangka (Reuters) - The government of Central Bangka regency, the Pacific Islands Province Islands, call upon the public area to be vigilant against the spread of bird flu virus as it is very dangerous for livestock and the environment. "We appeal to the whole community to be vigilant against the spread of bird flu virus since the disease is very dangerous to livestock and people in the area related to the rampant spread of the disease in some other areas, "said Head of the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Central Bangka regency, Edi Romadon at Koba, Tuesday. He explained that the community which has a large farm is expected to always monitor the progress of his ranch to anticipate the emergence of the disease.

Usually farms are very vulnerable to bird flu is a farm located in residential areas and near the highway because the number of motor vehicle air pollution that is often passed on the street. Then the farm The great potential as a means to spread the disease to their owners because of frequent direct contact with poultry around the house. "People who raise poultry in residential areas should enhance the supervision of an extra to pet birds and give an injection or vaccine to anticipate the emergence of bird flu virus," he said.

He said, if found to poultry that died suddenly people are expected to inform the livestock department for immediate follow-up.
In the meantime, people usually have a lot of farms that will sell when the rampant spread of avian bird flu virus is a swell in anticipation of losses. Then the The breeder will give pause to empty the cage when the rampant spread of the virus and will maintain the current avian virus again subsides.

In general, in the District of Central Bangka the bird flu virus was found in 2011 and has been successfully eradicated, while for 2012 and the virus does not exist it never comes back.

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