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  • Indonesia - Bangka Belitung, poultry outbreak of bird flu

    Kepulauan Bangka Belitung is an Indonesian province consisting of several islands off the east coast of Sumatra. Generally there are few reports of H5N1 outbreaks on smaller Indonesian islands.

    Babel [Bangka Belitung] Positive Bird Flu

    Three Cases in Pangkalpinang
    edition: 12/Mar/2011 pm
    Pangkalpinang, BANGKA POS - Bangka Belitung People are encouraged to be alert against bird flu, especially for those who keep poultry around his home.

    Since the year 2004, the Pacific Islands as daearah stated positive bird flu. This means that every year there will be symptoms and cases of bird flu in the Pacific Islands.

    From the Animal Husbandry Department Pangkalpinang data, the bird flu virus will come in the season transition or change of seasons, which is around November to March.

    "Usually in the months of transition will appear cases of bird flu," explains Head of the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Pangkalpinang municipal government, Ghozali, Friday (11 / 3).

    Ghozali Furthermore, during the rainy season the health condition of poultry will decrease, making it very susceptible to bird flu.

    In 2011 already there were three cases of bird flu in Pangkalpinang, namely in the area of ​​Jalan Sriwijaya RT 02/01 dead birds were 12 tails, Roads area New Selindung RT 06/02 dead birds were 32 tails and Selindung Old Road as many dead birds 24 tail. Meanwhile, in 2010 and was eight cases.

    When the seasons transition, tells Ghozali, people who have poultry should implement biosecurity or biological security by removing microorganisms (viruses) and vice versa.
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