GARUT - Suspected bird flu virus H5N1, hundreds of birds belonging to some residents in the Village Shop, Village Banyuresmi, Banyuresmi Subdistrict, Garut regency, died suddenly.
Poultry citizen since 3 gradually died last week. Village Head Banyuresmi, Wawan Ridwan, said that poultry deaths of these citizens is still happening.
"Before, I and several other residents who thought the death of these birds only occur because of ordinary disease. However, strangely affecting poultry deaths occurred simultaneously. The majority occur in farm animals chickens, "said Henry.
Henry disclosed, this event has occurred since about 3 weeks ago, when dozens of dead birds found their owners in a cage. A day later, he added, residents found the dead birds littered the existing bamboo plantation in Kampung Warung.
"If the count is calculated, in 1 last week had hundreds of dead birds. Until now residents have reported dead birds, "he said.
Chairman of the local RW, Komarudin, adding, in the first days the number of birds that died ranged from 10 to 20 fish. However, he continued, in recent days the number of dead birds increased dramatically to 110 birds.
"People realize it because the dead poultry were told by Animal Husbandry Department. They actually between trust and distrust because the notice was sudden. Even so, I hope people do not have the virus. Hence, in the near future we will conduct a conversation with citizens about the threat of this virus, "he added.
Meanwhile, Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Animal Husbandry Department of Fisheries and Marine (Disnakanla) Garut regency, Dida Kardiana, said today it is conducting efforts to sweep against suspected dead poultry carcasses for H5N1 virus in several garbage dumps Kampung Warung .Sweeping is done to anticipate the spread of H5N1 virus through media other poultry animals or through flies.
"This also we do while waiting for the willingness of citizens to give up his chicken to be destroyed. Sweep we have done to some landfill. If we find dead birds, we will immediately burn. At least, we've found as many as 30 head of poultry carcasses. Conditions are already smells. It is feared this could transmit bird flu virus. For a while, yet there are reports that some residents in the vicinity of this village are exposed to this virus, "he explained.
As an effort to prevent the early stages, the Garut Regency Disnakanla not only combing poultry carcasses in landfills, but also acts as spraying in each cage birds belong to residents with disinfectant.
"This needs to be done so that the bird flu virus left in the cage can be eradicated," he said.
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