Central Java: 156 positive bird flu Chicken sudden death

Edition: Sunday, 28 December 2008, Hal.4
156 positive bird flu Chicken sudden death

Wonogiri (Espos) Case virus caused the death of birds avian influenza (AI) in the back repeatedly Selogiri. Around 156 chickens belonging to residents Hamlet Susukan Village Pare, Selogiri, Saturday (27/12) reported sudden death due to this dangerous virus infected.
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After the rapid test conducted by the officer concerned, the death of chicken-chicken is positive due to H5N1 virus or bird flu.
Based on reports received by the District Selogiri, the death of 156 chickens belonging to 32 families in Hamlet Susukan, Pare has occurred since the last five days. The death of the birds, known occur gradually, and up to five days the number of birds that reach the hundreds of dead chickens.

Bio security
"After reporting to the relevant agencies, we also direct residents to gather for the program and increase the spread of bird flu awareness to the community," said Camat Selogiri, Bambang Haryanto, who found in the works.
Bambang added as a preventive step, immediately instructed the pengandangan poultry hygiene and maintenance of the poultry cage around.
Not only that, the district also had to distribute the masks people. The team consists of Diswanperla, health and Selogiri District Selogiri, in the socialization also demonstrate the steps the destruction of poultry suspected to carry AI citizens.
"We recommend that the remaining poultry immediately destroyed, but as a first step mengisntruksikan our citizens to improve their bio-security in their environment, especially to owners of poultry," added Guruh.
Death cases in poultry due to AI Selogiri not happen the first time, before hundreds of poultry in the village and Jendi Kepatihan also be dead due to AI virus infection.
"For Hamlet Pare, the case of the death of hundreds of birds is the first time the new case. For that, we will continue to socialization menggalakan order to avoid bigger losses, "said Bambang.

After reporting to the relevant agencies, we also direct
residents to gather for the dissemination and increasing awareness spread of bird flu to the community. - By: By: Esmasari Widyaningtyas