Indonesia: Dead ducks in Situbondo province, E. Java, undetermined cause; possibly H5N1

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Source: http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2013/12/09/seminggu-ratusan-itik-mati-mendadak

Seminggu, Ratusan Itik Mati Mendadak
Senin, 9 Desember 2013 15:46 WIB
surya/izi hartono

Google translation:

Week , Hundreds Ducks Sudden Death
Monday, December 9, 2013 15:46 pm
solar / izi Hartono

SURYA Online , Situbondo - Hundreds of ducks belonging Sujono ( 40 ) Alasmalang Village residents , District Panarukan , died suddenly with symptoms similar to bird flu .

To cope with the increasing number of dead ducks , ducks owners feel worried and started to move the ducks are sick and bury the dead ducks in his yard area .

" Every day it's a dead duck , between 30 to 70 head per day , " said Sujono , Monday ( 09/12/2013 ) .

Told , an outbreak of disease affecting livestock Itiknya it , has been going on since the past week . Pet ducks died with symptoms of bluish eyes , runny nose and was turning issued .

" Soon, it will be dead ducks , " he explained .

So far he has been trying to provide treatment against peliharaanya ducks , but have not been successful . In fact , ducks are dying every day more and more alarming .

Until now, my duck is dead reached 750 tails , " said the man who had five years of maintaining the ducks .

Head of Livestock Situbondo , Gaguk Murdjianto justify the death of hundreds of ducks . According to him , based on provisional diagnosis , the death of poultry ducks , it is not really a bird flu virus , but the disease known as Kestel or pelaran .

" That analysis , which obviously we are still waiting for lab results , " said Surya Gaguk when contacted .

To reduce and prevent the death of ducks that continues to grow, it has lowered the team to perform control and spraying .

" Officers have been down to the site , and now still waiting for the results of her lab " he concluded .

 

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Re: Indonesia: Dead ducks in Situbondo province, E. Java, undetermined cause; possibly H5N1

Source: http://www.tribunnews.com/bet/index.php/regional/2014/01/06/ratusan-itik-di-situbondo-mati-mendadak


Ratusan Itik di Situbondo Mati Mendadak
Senin, 6 Januari 2014 14:05 WIB
Laporan Wartawan Surya Izi Hartono

Google translation:

Hundreds of ducks in Situbondo Sudden Death
Monday, January 6, 2014 14:05 pm
Journalists report Hartono Solar Izi

TRIBUNNEWS.COM , SITUBONDO - Hundreds of ducks belonging to Imam Gunawan ( 52 ) Sagaran Hamlet , Village Carambola , District Besuki , died suddenly .

The death of hundreds of birds that have been taking place this week , allegedly due to bird flu .

As a result of the disease , farmers who 've been in the business for four years fattening ducks is likely to experience a loss of millions of dollars .

Duck farm owner said that since the disease attacked many pet duck that died suddenly .

" Every day of my 20 ducks that died , " said Imam Gunawan to Solar Online , Monday ( 06/1/2014 ) .

Symptoms were attacked Itiknya eyes turned blue and was turning heads . " After several hours of new Itiknya die , " he said .

So far , it has taken several steps to minimize her ducklings that died suddenly . Among them by separating Itiknya sick and maintaining sanitary environment in the cage .

" Efforts have been made there is no effect , because there are many ducks are dead , " he said .

Due to disease , he not only suffered material losses . Itiknya but also no one is buying .

" It is readily harvested , but because no disease attacked traders who want to buy it , " he concluded .

 

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Re: Indonesia: Dead ducks in Situbondo province, E. Java, undetermined cause; possibly H5N1

Source: http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2014/01/08/058543011/2000-Mati-Situbondo-Tutup-Perdagangan-Itik

Rabu, 08 Januari 2014 | 00:41 WIB
2.000 Mati, Situbondo Tutup Perdagangan Itik

Google translation:

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 | 0:41 pm
2,000 Dead , Situbondo Close Trade Ducks

TEMPO.CO , Situbondo - DVO Situbondo , East Java , close the trade ducks from outside the region following the death of 2,000 ducks in five districts . Five districts it is the District Situbondo , Panarukan Banyuputih , Suboh , and Besuki . " There should be no outgoing or incoming ducks into five districts ," said animal health officials and the public venterine Pipin Arimbii Department of Animal Husbandry , Tuesday, January 7, 2014 .

Two thousand ducks died since 28 November 2013 until January 6, 2014 . Symptoms are similar to bird flu virus ( avian influenza ) , which is whitish eyes and stagger .

Animal Husbandry Department is still awaiting results of laboratory tests to ascertain the cause of the death of thousands of birds . " Without the lab results , we have not been able to ascertain whether the positive bird flu or other diseases . "

According to Pipin , poultry because it closed trading initially started duck deaths of birds coming from Jember . In addition to closing the trade , the Animal Husbandry Department to continue spraying the cases of five districts . "So no more widespread disease . "

Death ducks still continues until Monday , January 6 . A total of 30 ducks belonging Zaini Zein , residents Blimbing , District Besuki , died suddenly . According to him , a total of 200 dead Itiknya tail in a week . " Death in the morning and evening . "

Zaini , who had five years of breeding duck , the loss of Rp 6 million for the death of hundreds of ducks . Losses due to the more widespread duck deaths since nobody bought . Though he had to buy feed at Rp 75 thousand per day . Usually he was able to sell 200 ducks per month to Surabaya . "It's a loss of tens of millions , " he said .

He urged the local Animal Husbandry Department to be more active to tackle the spread of bird flu virus . If not , he's worried about the fate of farmers getting worse .

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