Thousands of Chickens Die in Attack Three Birds Pinrang

Flu Kecamatan
Jumat, September 24, 2010 6:53 pm
Pinrang, Tribune - Thousands of pet chickens residents in three districts in Pinrang died suddenly and otherwise affected by bird flu. Sudden death that took place since Monday (21 / 9).


Three bird flu-hit districts are District Lanrisang, Watang Sawitto, and Paleteang.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Pinrang have intervened to do the handling. Based on the investigation agency, the cause of death of these birds due to bird flu positive.
"The cause is probably due to the high rainfall this week, so that the factors triggering the emergence of the bird flu outbreak," said Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Pinrang, drh Elvis Martina, told reporters on Thursday (23 / 9).
"Last time in 2005 a similar outbreak also occurred in Pinrang. Then again this occurred in 2010," he added.
Described, so far based on the results of a survey of local pertenakan agency, has been attacked three districts of the detected cases of bird flu.
"We planned for 12 districts in Pinrang also be our surveys," he said.
In Sub Lanriseng, local district, M Husain, said, until yesterday estimated its citizens chickens that died ranged 800 to 1000 of the tail. The amount is expected to continue to grow.
In Sub Lanriseng, outbreaks of bird flu attacked chickens in four villages namely citizens Same Ulue Village (Hamlet and Hamlet Sumpang Uloe), Village Lanriseng, Amassangang Village, and Village Mallongi-Longi.
In Lanriseng, found hundreds of dead chickens thrown into the sea people. Dead chickens floating around the coast Lanriseng are then collected back and destroyed for the spread of bird flu can be minimized.

Hussain appealed to the headman and village chiefs in the region declared a bird flu pandemic and its anticipation in the mosques as well as isolating the location of the outbreak of bird flu cases. (Rip)

Grounded and Destroyed

Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Agriculture Pinrang, drh Elvis Martina, in imbauannya states, local residents in case of bird flu outbreak locations for smengkandangkan all pet poultry for two weeks.
"And that infected poultry to be destroyed immediately. Do not sell infected poultry to markets. Dead birds do not be discharged into rivers or the sea for, its spread (bird flu) is not widespread," he explained.
Another step that made the local agency that is distributing masks and gloves to people in locations outbreak of bird flu cases.