Indonesia: H5N1 Spreads in East Luwu

Previously reported here

Friday, 08-10-2010
Dozens of Sudden Death in Towuti Chicken MALILI, UPEKS—Setelah ribuan ayam ditemukan mati mendadak pada sejumlah kecamatan di Luwu Timur, kini kejadian serupa kembali terulang di Kecamatan Towuti. Malili,

Upeks-After thousands of chickens died suddenly discovered in a number of districts in East Luwu, now repeated similar incidents in the District Towuti.

Adalah Tanra Sula, salah seorang warga setempat melaporkan 32 unggas ayam miliknya mati secara mendadak dan diduga akibat Serangan virus avian influenza (flu burung).

Is Tanra Sula, one of the local residents reported 32 poultry chickens and his sudden death due to attack suspected avian influenza (bird flu).

Dinas peternakan Luwu Timur yang menerima laporan warga pada tanggal 5 oktober lalu, kemudian melakukan uji klinis (rapid test) bersama dinas kesehatan guna memastikan penyebab kematian puluhan unggas ayam di Towuti itu.

Department of East Luwu farms who received citizen reports on 5 October last, and then conduct clinical trials (rapid test) together with the health department to ensure the cause of death of tens of poultry chickens in Towuti it.

Hasilnya, ditemukan kematian 32 unggas ayam ini positif terserang flu burung.

As a result, 32 birds found dead chicken was positive bird flu.

Serangan dan penyebaran flu burung pada sejumlah kecamatan di Luwu Timur memang sudah sampai pada tahap memprihatinkan, yang dimulai di Kecamatan Mangkutana, dimana ribuan ayam milik para warga dan peternak di daerah itu ditemukan mati secara mendadak.

Attacks and the spread of bird flu in a number of districts in East Luwu it has reached the alarming stage, which began in District Mangkutana, where thousands of chickens owned by the residents and ranchers in the area was found dead of a sudden.

Bahkan laporan dinas peternakan Luwu Timur menyebutkan sejak awal Agustus tahun ini saja, serangan virus Afian influneza telah menyerang 10 kecamatan, walaupun sifatnya masih sporadis.

Even the official report mentions East Luwu ranch since the beginning of August this year alone, virus attacks Afian influneza has struck 10 sub-districts, although its nature is still sporadic.

Kepala bidang peternakan Kabupaten Luwu Timur, Andi Polejiwa, kepada Upeks mengungkapkan setelah menerima adanya laporan warga di Kecamatan Towuti, pihaknya langsung melakukan penyemprotan disinfektan di daerah yang pertama kali ditemukannya kematian mendadak puluhan unggas ayam dan di di daerah lainnya yang berdekatan dengan lingkungan sekitar.

Head of the Regency of East field of animal husbandry, Andi Polejiwa, to Upeks revealed upon receiving the report Towuti residents in the district, the institute directly spraying disinfectant in the area of the first discovery of the sudden death of dozens of chickens and poultry in other areas adjacent to the surrounding environment.

"Guna mengantisipasi agar virus flu burung ini tidak meluas dan menyebar ke daerah lainnya, kami (Dinas Peternakan, red) telah melakukan penyemprotan disinfektan di sejumlah kandang ternak milik warga," ungkap Polejiwa.

"To anticipate for this avian flu virus does not spread and spread to other areas, we (Department of Animal Husbandry, red) have been spraying disinfectant on the number of cattle sheds owned by the residents," said Polejiwa.