Indonesia: Aceh - Poultry die off

MEULABOH - from results pemeriksaa was known, several tails of the chicken belonging to villagers Seuneubok, Kecamatan Johan Pahlawan, Acehinese Barat that died suddenly since the last two days, because suspec bird flu. Therefore, to the community that had the chicken, so that immediately reported if being met had the chicken that died suddenly. Hj Nur Ainun, villagers Seuneubok, Kecamatan Johan Pahlawan, of Meulaboh Aceh Barat to the Veranda, on Sunday (29/8) said, his property chicken died suddenly one by one since last Friday (27/8). He said, kematin the really chicken, made the resident restless. The Participation Desease Surveyland team and the response (PDSR) the Pertanian Service and Livestock Breeding (Distannak) Acehinese Barat, Drh Muktaruddin was accompanied by several of the team's other members who consisted of Drh Abdullah Taufik and Marwan SP that were questioned the Veranda, after carrying out the inspection of chickens that died that said, the cause of the death of the chicken belonging to the Seunebok Village community because suspec bird flu.

According to him, was based on the inspection that was carried out by the team that the poultry that died this was attacked by the virus H5N1 (bird flu) so as to have to be carried out by the handling immediately. Apart from destroying the poultry that died that by means of burnt and was buried, the other poultry that did not yet die that was met in one pen also must dimusanahkan. Not only that, to avoid the existence of the spreading of this illness, the team of PDSR Distannak Aceh Barat, also carried out spraying to the affected livestock pen this illness. So as to be hoped this deadly illness did not spread. Asked for melapor Separately, Head of Sector Kesehatan of the Animal of Distannak Aceh Barat, Amaryanti that was questioned the Veranda, on last Sunday stated, his side made a plea to all the community in the territory, to immediately report to his agency if the kept poultry the community died suddenly. So as the available team could straightaway descend to the location in order to carries out the prevention and penanganan. (Edi)