Indo: Chickens in Kedungbadak Positive Bird Flu

on Monday, February 02 2009

Dozens Of chickens died, It Was Supposed to be NewCastle Disease

The Avian Influenza VIRUS (H5N1) - alias bird flu in the Bogor City increasingly threatened and spread.

After two Bogor inhabitants died with the assumption of bird flu, yesterday the resident was again thrown into turmoil with the discovery of the positive poultry bird flu.

Last week, 50 chickens in RT 01 RW 02 Kedungbadak Kecamatan Tanah districts sareal died suddenly. Initially the resident thought the chicken - the chicken was affected by Newcastle disease. Did not care the carcass - the chicken carcass was thrown away to the river that his water current did not flow because dirty like the place of the waste.

The report was then sent to the Pertanian Service to be researched. Results, one of the chickens was in the village stated positive was affected by the bird flu virus. "Was thought By me Newcastle disease." My chicken personally already 26 that died, "said Intun the owner" of the "chicken coop that was sprayed disinfektan to the Bogor Radar."

Yesterday, several officials from the Pertanian Service (Distan) and the Muspika rank combed dozens of chicken coops belonging to the resident. One by one the pen - the pen was sprayed disinfektan and some of them were destroyed by means of being burnt. The amount reached 36 tails.

The activity then became the resident's show.
Kasi Kesehatan of the Community and Veteriner (Cash-mavet) Distan Kota Bogor drh Arif Mukti explained, the Bogor City entered the area of the danger considering entered the rain season because the bird flu virus developed in the humid area. Was "made an effort to get established the chicken coop in the area that was enough to get the sun rays," he said.

Arif appealed to the owners of the poultry to pay attention to his chicken coop to establish the chicken coop was not supervised trees. Got konvensasi? The "Extermination" of the "poultry did not get konvensasi anything and was carried on the awareness" of the "community out," said Arif.
hat-tip Dutchy