Indonesia-Bird deaths-E. Java Nov 20 to Nov 22, 2007

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<!-- endnoindex -->Farmers in East Java say thousands of chicken have died suddenly at poultry farms and in villagers' backyards around Blitar and Tulungagung.

Didi Syaputra, our reporter in Blitar, East Java, says it was first thought the birds died as a result of a cold snap that has hit the two towns for the past few days.

But authorities say that it appears they have died of the H5N1 virus as their crests had turned blue.

According to one of the local poultry farmers if no action is taken scores of poultry farmers will become bankrupt.

The head of the local health office, Dr Bahruddin Budi Santosa, says poultry farmers should wear protective gear when working in the chicken farms and when disposing of the dead birds.

In Blitar and Tulungagung areas there are about 9 million chicken being kept in hundreds of local farms and private houses.

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This location is East Java too: west of Blitar and Tulungagung

Report from Central / East Java

Dozens of chickens in Pacitan died was attacked by Bird Flu

DetikSurabaya

Pacitan - Although beforehand was stated safe, but the bird flu attack in the Pacitan regency apparently could not be it was considered trivial.

On last Wednesday morning, dozens of tails of the poultry of the chicken kind were belonging to the resident of the Kanoman environment known positive bird flu.

These findings on the Mustiman report (40), the resident of the road of Dr Soetomo that found the poultry piaraan him died suddenly.

The official who came to the location at once held the good inspection observation clinically and the method rapid test (test fast).

Results were known by these animals infected by the virus avian influenza.
It was confirmed detiksurabaya.com, on Thursday (22/11/2007) kasubdin the health of the animal and the marine service fish fisheries and Pacitan Fatkhur Rozi livestock breeding justified these findings.

The graduate's veterinary surgeon of the Airlangga University acknowledged socialisation efforts that were carried out uptil now did not yet produce hasi optimal.

His proof still many residents who reluctantly carried out the prevention were good with the vaccination and spraying. "In fact the government provided the vaccine and disinfektan free right," said Rozi.

About the handling of the new case in Street Dr Soetomo Fatkhur explained, his side at once carried out spraying to the location of the pen and the owner's residence of the house.

Now for the poultry that still was living, the owner was asked for isolated for 21 days or when must be carried out by the extermination.

The aim is, to prevent the spread being wider was good towards the poultry in the environment around and humankind. "I have spoken with the residents."

His principle they permitted if the poultry was destroyed, he revealed.
The case of bird flu this time was that the first time for the last six months.

It was final that 2006 then hundreds of poultries in six subdistrict territories in the Pacitan regency it was suspected were attacked by the same illness.
As far as this is concerned was not yet found by the spread to humankind.

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