Indonesia: 3 regencies in Bengkulu Province Infected H5N1; 30 Dist. in Bengkulu City

Kamis, 12 Agustus 2010

Bengkulu -- three regencies in the Bengkulu Province terjangkit [infected] bird flu during the last two months with the most point the spreading of the plague of this illness happened in the Bengkulu City. The eradication co-ordinator of the illness of Province bird flu Bengkulu Emran Kuswadi in Bengkulu, on Thursday (12/8), said, three regencies that terjangkit flu burung that was the Kepahiang Regency, Bengkulu Tengah (the Fortress) and the Bengkulu City [Kabupaten Kepahiang, Bengkulu Tengah (Benteng) dan Kota Bengkulu.].

Until this, according to him, thousands of chickens and the duck belonging to the resident in three regencies/the city has been destroyed to prevent the spreading of the virus H5N1. Moreover, around the location of the bird flu outbreak was carried out by spraying disinfektan by the Peternakan Service local routinely in the certain period to turn off the virus in the area in order to not spread to the other place around it. From three regencies that already terjangkit bird flu in two months, the spreading of the plague of most bird flu and was expanded happened in the Bengkulu City because now already 30 districts terjangkit this illness.

The last case was found in the Tanjung Jaya District, Kecamatan Sungai Serut, Kota Bengkulu. In this district was found by 85 chickens died suddenly. However, the sample of the chicken carcass could not be in this district taken because of being buried by his owner and several days afterwards this case was reported to the local village head. "From the report" on the "resident to the local village head was ascertained by the chicken that died suddenly in the Tanjunng Jaya District terjangkit bird flu." By being found by the case of bird flu in Tanjung Jaya, this illness has infected 30 districts in the Bengkulu City, he said.

To anticipate the expansion of this illness attack in the Bengkulu City, his side carried out spraying disinfektan in the area terjangkit twice a week, as well as appealed to the community routinely to clean the chicken coop. With these efforts was hoped the bird flu illness did not spread again in the Bengkulu City. "We were grateful although bird flu has stricken 30 districts in the Bengkulu City, but just one resident that to was expected by bird flu and after undergoing the maintenance in RSU M. Yunus his health improved," he said.

In the meantime, Section Head Peternakan and the Health of the Animal of Provisi Bengkulu Irianto Abdullah appealed to this regional community immediately to report if finding the chicken or the duck that died suddenly so as the chicken carcass could be researched. "I asked if having the kept poultry that died suddenly immediately it was reported to us so as the chicken carcass could be researched to confirm was affected by bird flu or not, if positive we at once took further steps," he said. Therefore, the spreading of this illness could be stopped quickly. He also ask for to the resident to be not directly touching with the affected chicken bird flu because could terjangkit this illness, he said. (Ant/OL-3)

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