"Bird flu in East Java Serious"
"Bird flu in East Java Serious"
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Bird flu in East Java Serious
August 25, 2006
Surabaya-Surya
While several cities in East Java began to increase vigilance against increasingly spread him bird flu, in Tulungagung the illness avian influenza (AI) also was indicated began to be again contagious.
This week, AI killed several tails of the chicken in the Sukowidodo Village, the Karangrejo Subdistrict, Tulungagung. Now, in Jember the Regional Government was still stating the status of the extraordinary incident (KLB) towards the attack AI.
Prevented the entry of bird flu, the Ponorogo Regional Government and Kediri spread out sweeping the poultry. Whereas the Regional Government and the Municipal Government of Madiun, Banyuwangi, and Surabaya spread out various spraying activities in poultry pens in the settlement of the inhabitants and livestock breeding.
In Tulungagung, although preventive efforts continued to be carried out, the AI virus attack is still happening. Several tails of the chicken were in the Sukowidodo Village, the Karangrejo Subdistrict, found was killed with the cock's comb turned blue and fast meat rotted.
The head of Disnak Tulungagung Ir Danduk Sudarham said this week happened this AI attack sporadically, especially in the sector of domestic livestock breeding. Apart from in Sukowidodo, the attack also cleared the Sukowiyono Village and the Gedangsewu District. In this last place was found by hundreds of chickens was attacked AI.
Beforehand, one of the citizen's Bandung pre-schoolers was stated positive terjangkit bird flu. This was known from the Director General's information of the Jakarta Health that pointed results of the WHO laboratory test in Hong Kong.
A chicken bekisar property of the official also was killed was attacked by the virus A. Related spread him bird flu in the sector of this household, the Regional Government began to increase the extermination, mass spraying, and the vaccination. The Regional Government prepared 400.000 doses of the vaccine. Moreover, to guard against the entry of this illness, his side will also be on duty at several regions in the border, like Kediri, Jombang, and Trenggalek.
In Jember, the Regional Government was still appointing the KLB status towards bird flu, to follow the discovery of several tails of the chicken died suddenly in the Jenggawah Subdistrict, Puger, Wuluhan, and Balung. The supervision of the AI spreading continued to take place. "Supported this activity, Disnak alerted the official of the animal, village equipment, and Disnak apparatus for 24 hours was full," stressed the Head of Sector Keswan Drh Andi Prastowo, on Thursday (24/8).
In Ponorogo, the Regional Government mensweeping the poultry trader and the poultry product all over the market. The side of the agricultural Service of the Ponorogo Regional Government also issued the circular that his contents asked the trader to not take the poultry product from other areas that were attacked AI.
To June 2006, has been 250.000 doses of the vaccine were injected to the livestock in Ponorogo. A month later was increased again 200.000 doses. The section head the Health of the Mukartini Point claimed very worried towards the AI entry to with the AI entry to Ponorogo.
Apart from Ponorogo, the Madiun Regency anticipatory against AI. Regional Government Madiun through the Livestock Breeding Service routinely melakuan spraying against poultries in his territory. Apart from in chicken coops belonging to the breeder, spraying was also carried out in the birds market.
Spraying to prevent AI also being done by the Animal Service the Kediri Regency, followed the discovery of thousands of livestock died suddenly. Moreover, some of the results of the laboratory, named the death of thousands of livestock positive was attacked by bird flu.
Was based on the Animal Service note the Kediri Regency, to this 2006 was found 19 villages with the number of livestock 21.738 positive tails terjangkit AI. "We the routine carried out the vaccination and mass spraying." Moreover, we also established the complaint command post in each subdistrict, said Munfarid, the Head Sub the Animal Service, on Thursday (24/8).
Dinkes the Kediri Regency has also prepared 720 pak Tamiflu. His plan tamiflu that will be distributed to 36 community health centres in the Kediri Regency. Each one of his community health centres would in provided as many as 20 pak with the contents 200 items. Moreover, Dinkes has also prepared the fund around Rp 500 million for space of bird flu casualties of the maintenance installation in RSUD Pare.
About human casualties, Dinkes said uptil now in the Kediri Regency numbering one person, Anang Prasetyo, villagers Doko the Gampengrejo Subdistrict.
In Banyuwangi, to prevent the AI outbreak to humankind, Dinkes also will distribute 5.000 tablets Tamiflu to 25 community health centres. Kadinkes Dr H Basuki Setiawan MM said the distribution of the tablet Tamiflu will be done in the near future.
In the meantime, in Surabaya, results of the sample test of blood, the waste, and the throat liquid (trachea) chickens belonging to the citizen of the Tambak Lumpang, the Subdistrict of Sukomanunggal Surabaya, it was estimated could be known 2-3 days came.
While being waiting for results of the laboratory test Veteriner the Tuban Regency, the Marine fisheries Service agricultural Livestock Breeding & Marine (PKPPK) the Surabaya City continued to monitor the location, especially to poultries that still were living.
"For the sample of blood was done the laboratory in Tuban and mucus co-operated with the laboratory veteriner in Yogya," clear drh Yetty Rizal, the Section Head the Health of the Animal & the Health of the Community Veteriner the Service PKPPK the Surabaya City, on Thursday (24/8).
As far as this is concerned, the PKPPK Service still gripping the temporary assumption that the cause of the death of chickens belonging to the citizen of the Mortar Fishpond of RT Ii RW Ii, last Tuesday (22/8), because of Newcastle disease (new castle disesase). But did not close the possibility of the other cause.
Whereas the task of observation and the monitoring from the side of the health of the community, became Simomulyo Community Health Centre responsibility. Moreover, the Simomulyo Community Health Centre came back menyosialisasikan information around bird flu and his prevention.
"We also immediately spread the pamphlet and moved the related socialisation of bird flu. But that important again was how moved the awareness of the citizen to more guarded the cleanliness and the health of the residence environment," stressed Dr Esty Martiana Rachmie, the Section Head the Health of the Surabaya City.
Results of the inspection of several local citizens who experienced the sign of flu and the cough, Esty Martiana stressed that that only flu and the normal cough. It not yet there are those that must be it was worried about related the assumption terjangkit him the virus H5N1 in the Tambak Lumpang.
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