It is feared the virus could be more dangerous than ever before. Further research is needed to ensure the fatality rate of the new virus.
Head of Animal Husbandry and Health of Central Java Province, Semarang District Whitono reveals, some poultry that died of bird flu now has features that are not as usual, ie no black or bluish spots on the comb or body part that is not hairy.
Meanwhile, Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Animal Health in Central Java, Eko Sutarti revealed, though not sure about the new virus, characteristics of birds that died of bird flu part shifted.
Usually the birds that died of bird flu are marked with blue or black spots on the comb or body parts that are not covered in fur. Now the poultry that died suddenly without these spots were found positive for bird flu.
Of Brebes, Central Java, reportedly, the body's defense system against virus attacks poultry in the region changed when compared with previous years. This is evident from the clinical symptoms found in cases of chicken deaths in the region last week.
Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Services Bradford, Jhoni Murahman say, around 2003, when he first outbreak of bird flu virus in Bradford, clinical symptoms of bird deaths at that time happened very quickly and in large quantities. Physical signs in birds that died of bird flu is also very clear, that the body was black, very much saliva, swollen heads and blue crest on the head.
However, at present, clinical symptoms are not very visible. Poultry deaths tend to be in unison, but one by one. Body of dead birds as well just turn blue with not a lot of saliva and the head is not swollen.
25 Tail Poultry Sudden Death
London continues to increase alertness, following the discovery of 25 birds that died suddenly in some districts during 2012. . However, after checking through the rapid test, avian bird flu was declared negative.
Bandung, Maria Dewi in Soreang, Sunday (12/02/2012) says, from the beginning of January 2012 to Sunday, it received reports of about 25 birds died suddenly.
"There have been reports from some districts, namely Cimaung, Rancaekek, Nagreg and Soreang who reported any poultry that died suddenly. But after we checked, it turns out negative bird flu," he explained.
It is said, if there are reports of dead birds suddenly, direct action by the parties Disnakan spraying disinfectant around the discovery of the dead birds.
"In particular for this disinfectant we have not been scheduled. But there are reports of each case, we immediately move and do a rapid test. With the rapid test, in 20 minutes can be found out whether the results are positive or negative. In addition, we also do spraying disinfectant," he said .
Although not yet found a positive poultry bird flu this year, but continue to increase vigilance Disnakan. Moreover, the previous year was found positive poultry bird flu in eight villages. Only when compared to the year 2010, that number has decreased.
Maria further said, to prevent bird flu cases in the District does not happen again. Bandung, it will continue to take preventive vaccination of pets, especially birds and the provision of disinfectants.
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