Vaccine Supply Running Low

MONDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2010

SIDRAP - Outbreaks of bird flu or H5N1 virus has not stopped at Sidrap. Even today has expanded into several neighboring regions, ranging Pinrang, Soppeng, Wajo, Luwu, including Pare Pare-prone category. After the attack of thousands of birds belonging to a breeder in Kadidi, Labakkareng, Sidrap, virus
Edy Basri-Suardi-Moch Dervish Only version of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (Disnakkan) Sidrap mentions, deaths of poultry in the region just as much as three tails only.
Among farmers in Sidrap, especially base layer chicken farm in the village Tanete was deeply worried by this deadly disease outbreaks. They very much hope for Disnakkan Sidrap can do as optimal as possible for the largest chicken deaths in Sidrap in 2005 did not reoccur. "Hopefully this plague to an end. It's nothing, if it is not immediately receive serious attention from the government, might the most recent poultry deaths in South Sulawesi, as in 2005 and then re-occur. Let's hope it does not happen again," please La Hajji, a farmer in the village of Allakuang, Sidrap on Sunday yesterday.

Head Disnakkan Sidrap, HM Abd Aziz who dikondirmasi yesterday, said one thousand poultry deaths on Kadidi Labakkareng property, not yet certain whether because of bird flu or not. Even so, to avoid things that are not desirable, Disnakkan keep doing concrete steps such as spraying mendesinfektan or property Labakkareng henhouse. So far, he added, it still can handle cases of sudden death of poultry was by utilizing the available disinfectant. It's just that he said again, it would not be prolonged given the limited supply of disinfectant that exist today. Aziz also said he did not have enough vaccine stocks to help farmers if at any time they need. The lack of funds allocated through the Regional Budget (APBD), the principal and the changes this year to be one cause. "Indeed, inventories of disinfectants, medicines and vaccines should always be there to be used at any time. Sidrap Moreover, this is the largest breeding base in South Sulawesi. But because of budget limitations on us, then some important things that had yet to be fulfilled," he said.
He said that, in addition to jump directly to the field, it is also intense in the four-point monitoring the border areas of these regions, in Baranti, Lawawoi, Tanru Tedong and Bilokka. In these four areas he said, the monitoring carried out strictly, especially checked the facilities and infrastructure are in and out of farms in Sidrap.
Disnakkan Sidrap released, a number of critical points of the spread of bird flu in the current Sidrap them, District Maritengngae, Panca Chert, Kulo, Panca Lautang and Two Pitue. Six districts are said Aziz, endemic H5N1 virus or avian influenza (AI), so need to get control of the relevant agencies Sidrap Pemkab.

While in Pinrang, the impact of bird flu issue makes the price of chicken in the area dropped dramatically. The price of chicken pieces in a traditional market that was sold for Rp 30 thousand per head, now only $ 5,000 per cow. Even mentioned there were eight people currently being evacuated because of fears of contracting the bird flu virus in District Lanrisang. In the region where it was first discovered at least 337 poultry chickens that died suddenly. It was precisely in Hamlet Ulo Same Village Sub Ulue Lanrisang. Plus find more thousands of chickens died in Hamlet Paladang, Malongi Village Sub-longi Lanrisang. Member of Parliament Dr Ir Sahabuddin Pinrang Thoaha MAgr say, so far there has been no accurate data about human mortality caused by bird flu virus. That there is merely suspected or alleged. 'But please do not be exaggerated lah, because this is very disturbing residents primarily ranchers, "pleaded legislators this MCC. Added Sahabuddin, eradication of bird flu does need to be handled quickly, accurately, and professionally due to adverse community impact. In Soppeng, cases of bird flu that attacked hundreds of chickens bangkok serious attention Husbandry and Fisheries Department (Disnakkan) local.
Disnakkan cooperate Party Central Veterinary (BBV) Maros went down to take samples of hundreds of chickens in the eight districts that died suddenly it. Viruses avian influenza (AI) attacked two villages in Soppeng namely Baringeng (Lilirilau) and Congko (Marioriawa). Head Disnakkan Soppeng, Ir H Sugirman Djaropi MS in his office, said last weekend, specifically the team from BBV Maros monitoring bird flu cases in Soppeng. Samples of the chicken will be studied in the laboratory and the results are immediately delivered to the Regency Soppeng. "This is an action to prevent the spread of bird flu to prevent spreading. Results of samples submitted to the local government immediately Soppeng, "guarantee Sugirman.
Separate, Head of Animal Health Disnakkan Soppeng, drh Hartono added, cases of bird flu affecting chickens in two villages bangkok was the first case was discovered during the last three years. He said the case The bird flu was under control and only found bangkok chicken attack. "For the chicken population categories of race are still safe. Until yesterday have not found cases of bird flu attack in the center of ranch residents, "said Hartono.
Hartono added, Disnakkan parties have done in anticipation of bird flu infections by distributing disinfectant to some center ranch. He also urged farmers to always maintain the cleanliness of his chicken coop. Hartono also explains, transmission of bird flu could be through chicken imported from outside the region. Because sometimes the chickens are already infected with bird flu so that if the death directly transmitted to the other chickens in the vicinity.

(*) bird flu outbreak
1. Pinrang, Sidrap, Soppeng, Wajo, Luwu
2. Thousands of chickens die in Kadidi, Labakkareng, Sidrap
3. Thousands of chickens also died in the Same Ulue and Paladang, Lanrisang, Pinrang
4. Hundreds of chickens die in Baringeng (Lilirilau) and Congko (Marioriawa), Soppeng
5. Areas prone in Sidrap, Maritengngae, Panca Chert, Kulo, Panca Lautang, Two Pitue
6. Stock of limited vaccine in Sidrap and Pinrang
7. In Soppeng, Maros BBV team examined samples of dead chickens in eight districts