Indonesia: 2 candidates was the Source of vaccine

Senin, 12 Januari 2009 | 00:47 WIB

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Indonesian cooperation with OIE and FAO through OFFLU Project found two groups of viruses that are candidates to be a strong source of vaccine.

Groups virus is also a potential test Tantang to find out the level of vaccine protection.

Director of animal health-ad interim who is also Director of Public Health veteriner at the Directorate General of Animal Husbandry Deptan, Turni Rusli, Friday (9 / 1) in Jakarta, said, two groups of higher-virus candidate vaccine is strong after the government together with the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to the mapping type of vaccine that have since April 2008.

"In mapping sought isolat-isolat matched in the laboratory. This process takes a long time because laboratoriumnya limited, "he said.

Previous insistence that the government mapping type bird flu virus spread in Indonesia dilontarkan various parties. One Indian Veterinary practitioners Watch, who is also former Director General of Animal Husbandry Deptan Soedjadi.

According to him, handling of bird flu in Indonesia should not need seheboh at this time. The most important is the ability to identify the virus, and find a suitable vaccine to prevent the spread. "The most important of handling the disease is how to prevent virus transmission to humans and antarhewan,[antar = prefix "inter"; hewan = livestock/animal]" he said.

Turni said, other than the search for a vaccine-a vaccine to be higher in Indonesia, OIE and FAO also collect vaccine-vaccine from other countries.

Once defined as a vaccine candidate vaccines, the next step vaksinvaksin produce it, then change the vaccine with a more Protective vaccines against bird flu virus in Indonesia is. Given the mutation of virus, not the life of the vaccine will be long. As an illustration, the WHO set a flu vaccine every six months once. "OFFLU Project (cooperation FAO and OIE in the field of influenza) is the base of decline technology transfer," he said. OFFLU Project ended in October 2009.

Executive Director of Animal Health Deptan Agus Wiyono uncurl her previous statement, the bird flu vaccination now still be effective. According to Agus, this vaccination has not been effective. Therefore, Indonesia continues to work with the OIE and FAO in order to find the source of vaccine.

Meanwhile, the village residents Kalipang, Rembang District, Rembang regency, Central Java, bird flu worries poultry attack them. In a week, as many as 41 dead chickens in a day when the night.

Chicken is the property of RT 03 RW 04. Jaelani dead chickens have owned 28 chickens, 10 head Rumiah, and Sodiq three tails. Medio On December 2008, as many as 15 chickens belonging to Sabari, Chairman of the RT 01 RW 04, also died suddenly. Dispose of their dead chickens to the sea.

Sodiq said, eyes red and swell chicken, removing the nose mucus, and blue crest hematoma. (MAS / Hen)