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Farming Methods Put Indonesia At Same Risk of Bird Flu as China
By Vento Saudale on 11:54 am May 13, 2013.
Indonesia could end up with a bird flu outbreak similar to that in China because the two countries share similar methods of poultry husbandry, an expert warned over the weekend.
I Wayan Teguh Wibawan, who researches animal health at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), said at a seminar on Saturday that Indonesian farmers, like their Chinese counterparts, sometimes kept livestock such as chickens and ducks in close quarters.
He said the problem was that animals slept, ate and defecated in the same space.
?This tends to facilitate the spread of the H7N9 virus,? he said, referring to the strain of avian flu that has killed 33 people in China since late March.
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The Indonesian government has confirmed cases of H7N9 infection in poultry in some parts of the country. However, there have been no reports of human infections from the new strain so far here.
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http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/farming-methods-put-indonesia-at-same-risk-of-bird-flu-as-china/
By Vento Saudale on 11:54 am May 13, 2013.
Indonesia could end up with a bird flu outbreak similar to that in China because the two countries share similar methods of poultry husbandry, an expert warned over the weekend.
I Wayan Teguh Wibawan, who researches animal health at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), said at a seminar on Saturday that Indonesian farmers, like their Chinese counterparts, sometimes kept livestock such as chickens and ducks in close quarters.
He said the problem was that animals slept, ate and defecated in the same space.
?This tends to facilitate the spread of the H7N9 virus,? he said, referring to the strain of avian flu that has killed 33 people in China since late March.
...
The Indonesian government has confirmed cases of H7N9 infection in poultry in some parts of the country. However, there have been no reports of human infections from the new strain so far here.
...
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/farming-methods-put-indonesia-at-same-risk-of-bird-flu-as-china/