Indonesia: Garut-Thousands dead chickens, spread to village Cigentur

THOUSANDS DEAD CHICKEN OUT VILLAGES spread CIGENTUR

Rabu, 03 Feb 2010 07:12:10
Garut, 2 / 2 (AFP) - Thousands of dead chickens tend to spread out the township village Cigentur Pasirwangi Padamukti Garut district, which previously had been done 46 chickens depopulation.

But now at least 4800 chickens have died, there are even some who cast into the pond owned by the community, although repeatedly carried out education about hygiene practices and clean (PHBS), firmly Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry Department Kemapet Garut Regency, Ir. Dida Karyana, Tuesday.

Thus began Wednesday (3 / 2), will be deployed drh PTT Paryadi a doctor from the Department of Agriculture to conduct field observations, including overcoming "suspect" bird flu in these villages, following a number of chickens died suddenly in the township Kiamis Sand, Cigentur neighboring village.

Indicated even continue to spread to other settlements and villages in the district Pasirwangi, whereas a patient "suspect" bird flu on behalf Iis (10) was saved and is now in the family environment.

However, supervision is still done, of other relevant technical institutions, especially the district health department, he said.

Dida also deeply regrets Karyana, attitudes actors Pasirwangi residents in districts that often throw a dead chicken to a fish pond, which strongly indicated as the cause of continued spread of dead chickens to another village.

Therefore, the presence in the township Paryadi drh it can last for two months even tuntasnya problems "suspect" bird flu in the region.
According to Dida, changing patterns of conduct are clean and healthy life, much more difficult than doing the effort of treatment or cure disease. The root of the problem is not just limited to healing, but the character of the community support needed to prevent diseases.

Especially in this rainy season, are vulnerable to various types of disease, especially if at some ponds there were many dead chickens, he said.

Meanwhile, the district health office was also continuously monitoring the health condition of population growth in the township, which was considered vulnerable to contagion "suspect" bird flu.