INDONESIA - Papua - 2/15

[AlaskaDenise]

Papuans cull fowls, fearing flu outbreak

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Nethy Dharma Somba and Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Jambi

Residents of the Dok IX area in Jayapura voluntarily culled 56 fowls and one bird Thursday, after seven chickens believed to be infected with bird flu died suddenly.


The culling was witnessed by Jayapura Mayor MR Kambu and representatives of the mayoralty offices, including Papua Livestock Husbandry chairman AR Pintadewa and Papua Animal Quarantine head Elias Inte.

The fowls were gathered from nearby houses and slaughtered before being burned in a pit.

"I have raised chickens for sale for a long time, but because of the discovery of the bird flu infection, I just let my 23 fowls be culled," said Wondibo, one of the local residents.

If the presence of the virus is confirmed, it would make Jayapura the third city in Papua and West Papua to be hit by bird flu, along with Manokwari and Timika.

It is not yet known how the virus might have gotten there. Elias Inte said his agency had strictly supervised the entrance of chickens into Jayapura by air and sea. "As soon as chickens arrive from outside, they are immediately eliminated, they are immediately eliminated," he said.

The nearby livestock husbandry office suspected an outbreak after local residents reported the deaths of the chickens. Officers sent to the area took blood samples from the dead chickens for laboratory testing at the veterinary agency in Maros, South Sulawesi.

In Jambi, a suspected bird flu patient was admitted to Raden Mattabher Hospital, the sixth to be treated at the hospital this week.
A hospital employee, Suparni, said the five-year-old patient had bird flu-like symptoms such as difficulty breathing, a high fever and coughing.[/FONT]

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070216.G08&irec=7

 

[Theresa42]

Re: INDONESIA - Papua - 2/15

That picture! Oh no....

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: INDONESIA - Papua - 2/15

Definately not a model for biosecurity.

IF this is how they handle culling, it's no wonder BF continues to spread.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: INDONESIA - Papua - 2/15

Chicken culled in Jayapura to stop spread of AI virus

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - Jayapura Mayor Menase Roberth Kambu here led the culling of 36 chickens in Imbi, North Jayapura District, Papua Province, following a report on bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) outbreak in the area.

The result of a laboratory test of the blood sample of a chicken from Imbi, Jayapura, confirmed that the animal was infected with the bird flu virus, Head of the Papua provincial husbandry agency Didik Pintadewa Radjasa said.

A local chicken breeder, Y Ansanai, told ANTARA News that of his total of 49 chickens, only 20 were still healthy. However, he was not sure whether the Avian Influenza was the culprit.

"My family is in a good condition and we never hestitated in eating chicken," he said.

So far there are no reports of bird flu cases affecting humans in Papua.

However, for the culling, the Papua Administration has not allocated any fund to compensate for each fowl.

A total of 10 nations have detected outbreaks of the animal disease in humans. Indonesia has verified more human cases of H5N1 infection than any other country. Of at least 80 cases confirmed in Indonesia, 62 have been fatal.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed all regional administration authorities to promptly provide compensation money to people and farmers whose poultry have to be destroyed. (*)

http://www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=27582

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: INDONESIA - Papua - 2/15

On Friday, February 23 2007

The researcher doubted the Case of Bird Flu in Dok IX.

Jayapura-findings the case of Bird Flu in Dok IX , apparently still was made hesitate kebenar him.

His article, results of the laboratory test that was carried out in the Laboratory in Maros, there were none of his standard research.

Now to menvonis a case Avian influenza (AI) the term from minimal Bird Flu had results of his standard research with sample that was same.
Nevertheless, that was carried out against the poultry in this IX Dock was not like this.

Just one sample that was examined then immediately was announced that there is the AI case in the IX Dock.

" Indeed really was regretted if just one sample that was examined just had the person made an announcement had the AI case, poored the frightened community.

It should be that had an amount sample was checked.

The reason is that one sample could error (wrong), so as to have to be the standard '' said the senior researcher Universtas Airlangga Laboratory Bird Flu, Dr. C. A Nidom, D. V. M., M. Sc to the reporter in the Laboratory the Hall of Quarantine of the Class Animal II Jayapura in Kotaraja, on last Thursday (22/2).

He who admitted to coming from the Airlagga University also because of the existence of AI case information in the IX Dock.

Whereas from results of his observation direct in the field and the dialogue with Ansanay (the owner of the chicken that was sentenced by bird flu) that did not have the most basic reason this AI source.

Although did not say firmly that there is not AI in the IX Dock, but himself said results of the test that was carried out in Maros still could not be said by the final because just one sample.

"I had asked he said the chicken for a long time and had not brought the chicken from outside."

Including in and around his neighbour, nah this one of the reasons necessarily was also carried out by the test sample not only one time but several.

That not to mention that was tested he said not all the parts that ought to be tested were taken, he said short.

That dikwatirkan lest we were made the trial material, and had the group or the certain element that want to took keuntuangan."

This also I will deliver in the member People's Representative Council Papua later (his intention yesterday afternoon), said Nidom that uptil now diligent carried out this AI matter research.

In the opportunity, he could discuss the matter of this AI spread to humankind.

His article, until this that made feel surprised of the breeders that his poultry was sentenced by rare bird flu was infected by this deadly illness, while the community that in no way had the poultry there are those that was stated died because AI. "If indeed spread to humankind how come, the breeders who were stated his poultry was positive AI precisely was not affected."

This indeed still the question mark and confusing, he stated.

In the meantime, related the assumption of the AI case in this IX Dock the side the Hall of Quarantine of the Class Animal II Jayapura renca him would menfungsikan Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Realtime (the AI virus detector) that at this time was placed in his Laboratory to be precise after the Office BKKBN the Papua Province, in Kotaraja.

http://www.cenderawasihpos.com/Utama/h.3.html


Note: Dok 9 / IX is the name of a towndistrict / neighbourhood, not a ?dock?.