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Poultry infections of H5N1 seems to be moving east in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. I believe this is the first ever report of confirmed bird flu from East Flores Regency in Nusa Tenggara Timur. No human cases have yet been reported. . . .
Bird Flu Appears in East Flores
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 9:04 pm
Larantuka, KOMPAS.com - Cases of bird flu ( avian influenza / AI) appeared in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Attack the disease is known after the specimens from a number of chickens that died investigated by the Central Veterinary Denpasar, and the results tested positive for AI.
"The specimen was sent to the Central Veterinary Denpasar, and the result is positive. However, these cases occur in chickens, there are no cases in humans," said Head of Livestock of NTT Samuel Rebo, Monday (10/24/2011).
Head of Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry East Flores Regency Anthony Wukak Sogen when confirmed in Larantuka confirmed case. According to Anthony, shocking incident took place mid-September 2011 and, where 20,000 chickens died in the District Witihama domestic poultry, Adonara Island, East Flores.
From this incident, NTT AI no longer free. These events also remind us of the case in 1997, cases of rabies first entered NTT also from East Flores, which then extends to the entire Flores and Lembata. In fact, until recently Flores-Lembata can not be free of rabies.
http://regional.kompas.com/read/2011....Flores.Timur.
Poultry infections of H5N1 seems to be moving east in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. I believe this is the first ever report of confirmed bird flu from East Flores Regency in Nusa Tenggara Timur. No human cases have yet been reported. . . .
Bird Flu Appears in East Flores
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 9:04 pm
Larantuka, KOMPAS.com - Cases of bird flu ( avian influenza / AI) appeared in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Attack the disease is known after the specimens from a number of chickens that died investigated by the Central Veterinary Denpasar, and the results tested positive for AI.
"The specimen was sent to the Central Veterinary Denpasar, and the result is positive. However, these cases occur in chickens, there are no cases in humans," said Head of Livestock of NTT Samuel Rebo, Monday (10/24/2011).
Head of Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry East Flores Regency Anthony Wukak Sogen when confirmed in Larantuka confirmed case. According to Anthony, shocking incident took place mid-September 2011 and, where 20,000 chickens died in the District Witihama domestic poultry, Adonara Island, East Flores.
From this incident, NTT AI no longer free. These events also remind us of the case in 1997, cases of rabies first entered NTT also from East Flores, which then extends to the entire Flores and Lembata. In fact, until recently Flores-Lembata can not be free of rabies.
http://regional.kompas.com/read/2011....Flores.Timur.
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