Again, 100 Tail Chickens Destroyed
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 5:05 pm
BALIKPAPAN - City Health Office together with the Department of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries (DPKP) City Government of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, again destroyed 100 chickens positive for H5N1 virus or bird flu in RT 39, Kelurahan Sepinggan, South Balikpapan.
Jumah is a combination of four RT. Most of the destroyed chickens have died of bird flu virus, while the chicken is still alive but are in a radius of one kilometer still be destroyed.
"If chickens in cages, we were hamstrung and then we burn a hole in the ground as deep as one meter. But, if the wild chickens that used to live in trees, people around help with how to shoot with a pellet gun, "said Chief DPKP, Chaidar Chairulsyah, found at the location of annihilation, on Tuesday (05/10/2010).
Chaidar said, pihanya have activated a postal check points, especially the entrance of the barnacle, Balikpapan East. Therefore, the chicken livestock more often enter through the region.
Postal check points placed at the police station of Mount Shoot. So also with several entrances through the ports, like Port Semayang Kariangau Ferry, Port of Kampung Baru, and the entrance from the direction of North Balikpapan.
"Sebagain team is already in post check points. So there kalu chicken from outside the area who go to Aberdeen, directly performed rapid test. If proven positive, we refused entry and asked to be destroyed. While there has been no discovery, "explained Chaidar.
On a separate occasion, Chief DPKP Dyah Muryani asking the public to increase vigilance early. In addition to the rear penyeberannya is increasingly widespread, the bird flu virus is very dangerous if it infects humans. "Bird flu is a little more dangerous than the flu when exposed to humans. Based on data and experience, people with flu, death rate reaches 80 percent," said Dyah.
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