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Fri, 01/29/2010 - 17:57
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BIRD FLU AGAIN THREATENS EAST LAMPUNG
Sukadana, E Lampung, Indonesia, Jan 29 (ANTARA) - East Lampung district's veterinary office confirmed here Friday that the bird flu virus had killed at least 1,176 chickens in three suburbs.
The dead chickens were found in seven villages in the suburbs of Sukadana, Purbolinggo, and Marga Tirta, Head of the East Lampung veterinary office, Dewanto, said.
The current condition was worse than that of 2009 because the local veterinary officers found that the number of dead chickens increased from 708 (2009) to 1,176 by January 2010, he said.
The rainy season made the bird flu virus' infection to the chickens more intensive as a result of their vulnerable immunity.
"We have asked locals to put their chickens in cages to curb the spread of this dangerous virus," he said.
Meanwhile, a lot of chickens were found dead but local people were not aware of the death causes.
Untung, Batanghari suburb's resident, said his chickens suddenly died though he had put them in the cage.
"The chickens firstly get sick. Then I put them in a cage but on the following day, they are found dead," the 62-year-old man said.
Untung said he did not know the causes of his chickens' death and the difference of bird flu virus from that of other viruses.
The East Lampung veterinary officials had warned locals of reporting the suspected death of their chickens to them to stop the spread of bird flu virus infection.
The bird flu cases were also found in East Java. On January 19, for example, the Pamekasan regency's veterinary office destroyed 270 bird flu-infected chickens to prevent the spread of this dangerous virus in the province.
Those infected chickens were burned down in Pademawu Timur village, Pademawu Suburb, by local veterinary and health officials.
"We destroy the chickens to protect us from the infection of bird flu virus," Head of Pamekasan's Veterinary Office Hanafi Hendrayana said.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), avian influenza or "bird flu" is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs.
The WHO has warned that the infection with avian influenza viruses could spread very rapidly through poultry flocks.
Indonesia has been dealing with the bird flu cases since 2005. However, this H5N1 typed influenza is also recorded to have attacked chicken and birds in other Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.***
The dead chickens were found in seven villages in the suburbs of Sukadana, Purbolinggo, and Marga Tirta, Head of the East Lampung veterinary office, Dewanto, said.
The current condition was worse than that of 2009 because the local veterinary officers found that the number of dead chickens increased from 708 (2009) to 1,176 by January 2010, he said.
The rainy season made the bird flu virus' infection to the chickens more intensive as a result of their vulnerable immunity.
"We have asked locals to put their chickens in cages to curb the spread of this dangerous virus," he said.
Meanwhile, a lot of chickens were found dead but local people were not aware of the death causes.
Untung, Batanghari suburb's resident, said his chickens suddenly died though he had put them in the cage.
"The chickens firstly get sick. Then I put them in a cage but on the following day, they are found dead," the 62-year-old man said.
Untung said he did not know the causes of his chickens' death and the difference of bird flu virus from that of other viruses.
The East Lampung veterinary officials had warned locals of reporting the suspected death of their chickens to them to stop the spread of bird flu virus infection.
The bird flu cases were also found in East Java. On January 19, for example, the Pamekasan regency's veterinary office destroyed 270 bird flu-infected chickens to prevent the spread of this dangerous virus in the province.
Those infected chickens were burned down in Pademawu Timur village, Pademawu Suburb, by local veterinary and health officials.
"We destroy the chickens to protect us from the infection of bird flu virus," Head of Pamekasan's Veterinary Office Hanafi Hendrayana said.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), avian influenza or "bird flu" is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs.
The WHO has warned that the infection with avian influenza viruses could spread very rapidly through poultry flocks.
Indonesia has been dealing with the bird flu cases since 2005. However, this H5N1 typed influenza is also recorded to have attacked chicken and birds in other Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.***
