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Indonesia: H5N1 suspected in poultry deaths in Tountimomor village, Minahasa regency, N. Sulawesi

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Source: http://m.tribunnews.com/regional/2013/08/17/warga-tountimomor-cemas-wabah-flu-burung


Home ? Regional ? Sulawesi
Warga Tountimomor Cemas Wabah Flu Burung
Sabtu, 17 Agustus 2013 00:58 WIB
Laporan Wartawan Tribun Manado, Lucky Kawengian

Google translation:

Home ?Regional? Sulawesi
Anxious residents Tountimomor Bird Flu Outbreak
Saturday, August 17, 2013 00:58 pm

Tribune reporter reports Manado, Lucky Kawengian

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, TONDANO - Owner Tountimomor poultry in the village, Kakas West District, Minahasa regency claimed sudden death of chicken and duck. Recorded, over 500 chickens and 100 ducks died suddenly without a definite cause.

Thus actual events terjadia since two weeks ago. But people can not do much. Residents did not report the case to local authorities because they feel confused.

Hukumtua Tountimomor Village, Orni Kaseger to the Tribune Manado, Friday (16/08/2013) describes, in a week of hundreds of chickens and ducks die without showing symptoms of illness.

According to him, when the people are quite confused as to why they are dead poultry. Residents wonder why the ducks are known to be disease-resistant sudden death. But then people do not think that the condition is due to the bird flu virus.

"At that time we were really confused, but I never thought that the incidence of chickens and ducks that died because of bird flu. We did not report this incident and simply buried dead animals," he said.

After the news of the bird flu virus has been endemic in the village Panasen, West Kakas spread, residents Tountimomor very surprised because the incident could have been dead poultry in their village because of the bird flu virus.

"Some residents began to fear lest our village had been hit by the bird flu virus. We have reported this incident and hope to lower the Minahasa regency poultry team to check in here. We fear still remaining virus and can infect other animals let alone to infect humans, "he said.

Hukumtua Panasen Village, Rosye Sangkoy said, two days after the team fell to spray poultry cages, there are no reports of chickens or ducks that died. According to him, the village government continues to strictly control in poultry in the village.

"All the village officials continue to stand watching if some chickens or ducks that died.'s A priority for us because they know the bird flu virus has infected poultry in our village," he said.

Previously communicated, the bird flu virus that infects poultry in Panasen village, Minahasa District of West Kakas suspected new variant is more virulent.

Team members from the Center for Veterinary Maros, DVM Faizal said it was suspected that the virus is spread when viewed new variant of the symptoms and types of birds are affected.

According to him, the incidence of sudden death duck that could be an indication of an attack a new variant of bird flu virus.

He said the bird flu virus (H5N1) can indeed strike conventional and off chickens and ducks. However, this virus will not cause death on a large scale for a duck. Meanwhile, a new variant of bird flu virus, the clade A1 (2.3.2.1) attacked chickens and ducks with duck death on a wide scale.

"For the early symptoms of this virus is no indication of a new variant which has huge implications for chickens and ducks. Yet this is still an initial guess as to be proven in laboratory tests," he said.
 
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