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Monday, February 18, 2013

H5N1 Virus Implicated Pekanbaru and Sukabumi


Released on Monday, 18 February 2013
Deadly Virus named H5N1 strain of bird flu, better known re-emerged in the city of Pekanbaru, Riau Province. Local poultry that died suddenly a lot lately.Entering February 2013 has been found in cases of poultry deaths allegedly caused by the H5N1 virus. Of the few cases of sudden death of poultry are reported by the public, one of whom turned out to be positive for bird flu. This case says he found for the District Tenayan Kingdom, while for some other cases of chickens died suddenly happened in District Handsome and negative Kubang. With the discovery of the deadly virus it performs mass culling of poultry which is a chicken coop with positive bird flu.Preventive measures also include spraying disinfectant into a residential neighborhood, especially those who raise poultry. Also raids on cars and vehicles leading to Pekanbaru.

But so far no one we found for the transport carrying the chicken virus. Unlike other regions, the DVO Sukabumi said there were at least 250 ducks belong to the traditional farmers in Sub Cisaat, died suddenly due to contracting the H5N1 bird flu virus. Information of ducks suddenly died since the beginning of January, the death of these birds are not simultaneously but one after terjunkan team to the location and take a blood sample through the duck carcass rapid test or rapid test turns out some of them positive for the bird flu virus. In the near future will come from the poultry team West Java provincial government, to examine blood samples of poultry in finding the location of the ducks died suddenly. The goal is to determine whether there is other bird infected with the H5N1 virus.Furthermore, the carcass of dead ducks culled directly concerned the virus spreading to other birds. Besides being infected with the virus, hundreds of ducks that died were allegedly caused by factors as well as bad weather. In addition to hundreds of ducks, exerting official Sukabumi also getting reports there are about 100 chickens died suddenly land in District Bojong tiles.

Chickens that died belonged to traditional ranchers happened just as the death of the test results quickly ducks officers also found no positive chickens infected with bird flu. Mapping done it there beberada prone districts of bird flu that is closest to the area district that found cases of bird flu. For anticipation, it also applies bio security every poultry farm in Sukabumi like to give bird flu vaccine and spraying against the cage. Additionally, do outreach to people who have poultry being released on thefield, because it will be especially susceptible to the disease is currently the rainy season, the potential for its spread is quite high. If it finds any poultry that died suddenly in order not to hold with bare hands and immediately report to the nearest related organizations. And the carcass must be destroyed by fire not be discarded in any place.