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Source: http://health.kompas.com/read/2012/02/14/09281313/Virus.Flu.Burung.Bisa.Lebih.Berbahaya
Virus Flu Burung Bisa Lebih Berbahaya
Asep Candra | Selasa, 14 Februari 2012 | 09:28 WIB
Google translation:
Can Bird Flu Virus More Dangerous
Asep Chandra | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 9:28 pm
Jakarta, Kompas - The bird flu virus (H5N1) in Indonesia is thought to have changed. The virus is feared more dangerous than before. Further research is needed to ensure the fatality rate of the new virus.
Reports from a number of areas, until Monday (13/Feb), indicating the change. Even so, not yet ascertained the impact of the change.
Head of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health in Central Java Semarang District Whitono reveals, some poultry that died of bird flu now has features that are not as usual, ie no black or bluish spots on the comb or body part that is not hairy.
Meanwhile, Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Central Java Eko Sutarti revealed, though not sure about the new virus, characteristics of birds that died of bird flu part shifted. Usually the birds that died of bird flu are marked with blue or black spots on the comb or body parts that are not covered in fur. Now the poultry that died suddenly without these spots were found positive for bird flu.
Of Brebes, Central Java, reportedly, the body's defense system against virus attacks poultry in the region changed when compared with previous years. This is evident from the clinical symptoms found in cases of chicken deaths in the region last week.
Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Services Brebes Jhoni Murahman say, around 2003, when he first outbreak of bird flu virus in Bradford, clinical symptoms of bird deaths at that time happened very quickly and in large quantities. Physical signs in birds that died of bird flu is also very clear, that the body was black, very much saliva, swollen heads and blue crest on the head.
However, at present, clinical symptoms are not very visible. Poultry deaths tend to be in unison, but one by one. Body of dead birds as well just turn blue with not a lot of saliva and the head is not swollen.
Chairman of the Avian Influenza Research Center, zoonosis, which is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Airlangga University, Surabaya, CA Nidom, say, the existence of the bird flu virus in Indonesia to worry about. "There are allegations of meetings between the H5N1 virus (bird flu) and pan2009 A H1N1 (swine flu) in Indonesia. This could produce a new type of virus is more dangerous, "he said.
Allegations were based on the character of the virus that continues to change with the environmental conditions are in place. During research in the laboratory, he saw that the bird flu virus is very sensitive. When the electricity in the laboratory die, for example, the character of the virus is changing to respond to environmental changes.
Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture Gratitude Iwantoro say, from laboratory research on animal gene rearrangement can occur several flu viruses, like H5N1, A H1N1 pan2009, and potentially pandemic H3N2. (WIE / UTI / ARA / MAS / MAR)
Virus Flu Burung Bisa Lebih Berbahaya
Asep Candra | Selasa, 14 Februari 2012 | 09:28 WIB
Google translation:
Can Bird Flu Virus More Dangerous
Asep Chandra | Tuesday, February 14, 2012 | 9:28 pm
Jakarta, Kompas - The bird flu virus (H5N1) in Indonesia is thought to have changed. The virus is feared more dangerous than before. Further research is needed to ensure the fatality rate of the new virus.
Reports from a number of areas, until Monday (13/Feb), indicating the change. Even so, not yet ascertained the impact of the change.
Head of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health in Central Java Semarang District Whitono reveals, some poultry that died of bird flu now has features that are not as usual, ie no black or bluish spots on the comb or body part that is not hairy.
Meanwhile, Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Central Java Eko Sutarti revealed, though not sure about the new virus, characteristics of birds that died of bird flu part shifted. Usually the birds that died of bird flu are marked with blue or black spots on the comb or body parts that are not covered in fur. Now the poultry that died suddenly without these spots were found positive for bird flu.
Of Brebes, Central Java, reportedly, the body's defense system against virus attacks poultry in the region changed when compared with previous years. This is evident from the clinical symptoms found in cases of chicken deaths in the region last week.
Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Services Brebes Jhoni Murahman say, around 2003, when he first outbreak of bird flu virus in Bradford, clinical symptoms of bird deaths at that time happened very quickly and in large quantities. Physical signs in birds that died of bird flu is also very clear, that the body was black, very much saliva, swollen heads and blue crest on the head.
However, at present, clinical symptoms are not very visible. Poultry deaths tend to be in unison, but one by one. Body of dead birds as well just turn blue with not a lot of saliva and the head is not swollen.
Chairman of the Avian Influenza Research Center, zoonosis, which is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Airlangga University, Surabaya, CA Nidom, say, the existence of the bird flu virus in Indonesia to worry about. "There are allegations of meetings between the H5N1 virus (bird flu) and pan2009 A H1N1 (swine flu) in Indonesia. This could produce a new type of virus is more dangerous, "he said.
Allegations were based on the character of the virus that continues to change with the environmental conditions are in place. During research in the laboratory, he saw that the bird flu virus is very sensitive. When the electricity in the laboratory die, for example, the character of the virus is changing to respond to environmental changes.
Director General of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture Gratitude Iwantoro say, from laboratory research on animal gene rearrangement can occur several flu viruses, like H5N1, A H1N1 pan2009, and potentially pandemic H3N2. (WIE / UTI / ARA / MAS / MAR)