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Indonesia: H5N1 in chickens in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
From a few days ago:
Source: http://www.metrotvnews.com/metronew...i-Tiga-Desa-di-Bengkulu-Tewas-kena-Flu-Burung


700 Ayam di Tiga Desa di Bengkulu Tewas kena Flu Burung
Rabu, 21 Agustus 2013 | 05:25 WIB
Antara/Jessica Helena Wuysang/vg

Google translation:

700 Chickens in Three Villages in contact with Avian Flu Killed Bengkulu
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | 5:25 pm
Reuters / Jessica Helena Wuysang / vg

Metrotvnews.com, Bengkulu: At least 700 chickens owned by residents in the three villages of Tanjung Betuah, and Nasal District Three Village Tribe and Faith Desa Tanjung, Tanjung district of Faith, Kaur regency, Bengkulu, died suddenly in the cage for the last few days. Thus, residents are prohibited from raising chickens for a month.

Within the last few days, at least 500 chickens died in the village of Tanjung Betuah and Parts Three Village (Desa Suku Tiga Kecamatan Nasal) district, and 200 tails again in the village of Tanjung Faith(Tanjung Iman), District Central Kaur, after the bird flu virus.

Head of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Asmawan Kaur regency in Bengkulu, Tuesday (20/8), said residents are prohibited from raising chickens for a month and do not spend their animals for 15 days so that the transmission can be anticipated.

"It's 700 chickens died memdadak so that the team continues to perform sterilization in four districts. Residents are prohibited from raising chickens for a month and remove the birds from the cages for 15 days. Due to bird flu virus will attack the chicken quickly. Failure to do prevention by spraying around the chicken coop, "he said.

Health Team Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, he added, previously in four districts namely Nasal, Sahung Estuary, North Kaur, and Tanjung Kemuning, never identifying chickens suspected disease caused by Newcastle disease.

Teams have been formed and are working to take 10 samples of chicken to be examined in the laboratory to determine the cause of death of 700 chickens so that they can know and anticipate the major cause of the bird flu.

To prevent transmission, Animal Husbandry Department also also gutted carcasses of hundreds of dead chickens and vaccinating chickens are still alive, as well as spraying the chicken coop and perkarangan homes.

Herman, 39, a resident of the village of Tanjung Faith (Tanjung Iman), District Central Kaur in Bengkulu, said it hundreds of chickens died suddenly in his village due to suspected bird flu and animal health team has taken samples of the dead birds and destroy it.

"People do not know the cause of death of chickens, because they do not know anything about the cause. Currently all chickens will be culled either diseased or healthy, but there is no compensation from the District Government Kaur," he said. (Marliansyah)

Editor: Henri Solomon Siagian
 
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