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BY 2012, NO MORE BIRD FLU IN S KALIMANTAN
Banjarbaru, S Kalimantan, Indonesia, Feb 17 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian province of South Kalimantan remained prone to the attacks of bird flu but it would be free from the deadly virus by 2012.
"We have projected that South Kalimantan will be free from bird flu by 2012," Head of the province's veterinary office Serafina Ariani said here Wednesday.
In reaching the target, she had taken measures as urging local chicken breeders to maintain bio-security around breeding complexes and tightening control of chicken transportation.
The trucks carrying chickens need to be tightly monitored to prevent infected chickens from entering free-virus areas. "In doing so, we are working with related agencies," she said.
The avian influenza began attacking chickens in the province in 2004 which continued up to 2005. But, the virus was then relatively calm from 2005 to the end of 2009, she said.
"But by the end of 2009, bird flu again attacked chickens in five districts," Ariani said.
The infected regencies were Tanah Laut, Banjar, Barito Kuala Hulu Sungai Tengah and Banjarbaru, causing thousands of chickens to eliminated to curb the virus spread, she said.
About the sort of bird flu attacking Indonesia, a veterinarian in West Java town of Garut said on Tuesday that it was classified as "highly pathogenic avian influenza" (HPAI).
In the West Java district of Garut alone, there were at least 75 cases of HPAI between 2006 and 2010 in which more than 2,893 chickens suddenly died, Dida K.Endang said.
The attacks in 48 villages of Garut district over the past four years had sparked fears of human infection, said the head of Garut's veterinary office.
To protect local residents from the worst possibilities, a total of 7,000 infected chickens were culled.
Local authorities paid the owners a compensation of Rp12,500 (US$1,4) for every culled chicken, Endang said.
However, not all people welcomed the amount of compensation. Instead of giving up the positively infected chickens for culling, they hid the poultry and just handed over small chickens, he said.
As a result, the efforts to control and halt the spread of bird flu in Garut district were not so successful. This condition was worsened by the lack of locals' health awareness, he said.
Instead of burning the infected chickens, many Garut residents throw them into rivers, creeks, or ponds. Worse still, some even consumed the infected chickens, he said.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), avian influenza or "bird flu" is a contagious disease of animals caused by a virus that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs.
The WHO has warned that the infection with avian influenza could spread very rapidly through poultry flocks.
Indonesia has 33 provinces. Only three have been confirmed free from the threat of bird flu.
Indonesia has been dealing with bird flu since 2005. However, the H5N1 type of influenza is also known to have attacked chickens and birds in other Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.***
"We have projected that South Kalimantan will be free from bird flu by 2012," Head of the province's veterinary office Serafina Ariani said here Wednesday.
In reaching the target, she had taken measures as urging local chicken breeders to maintain bio-security around breeding complexes and tightening control of chicken transportation.
The trucks carrying chickens need to be tightly monitored to prevent infected chickens from entering free-virus areas. "In doing so, we are working with related agencies," she said.
The avian influenza began attacking chickens in the province in 2004 which continued up to 2005. But, the virus was then relatively calm from 2005 to the end of 2009, she said.
"But by the end of 2009, bird flu again attacked chickens in five districts," Ariani said.
The infected regencies were Tanah Laut, Banjar, Barito Kuala Hulu Sungai Tengah and Banjarbaru, causing thousands of chickens to eliminated to curb the virus spread, she said.
About the sort of bird flu attacking Indonesia, a veterinarian in West Java town of Garut said on Tuesday that it was classified as "highly pathogenic avian influenza" (HPAI).
In the West Java district of Garut alone, there were at least 75 cases of HPAI between 2006 and 2010 in which more than 2,893 chickens suddenly died, Dida K.Endang said.
The attacks in 48 villages of Garut district over the past four years had sparked fears of human infection, said the head of Garut's veterinary office.
To protect local residents from the worst possibilities, a total of 7,000 infected chickens were culled.
Local authorities paid the owners a compensation of Rp12,500 (US$1,4) for every culled chicken, Endang said.
However, not all people welcomed the amount of compensation. Instead of giving up the positively infected chickens for culling, they hid the poultry and just handed over small chickens, he said.
As a result, the efforts to control and halt the spread of bird flu in Garut district were not so successful. This condition was worsened by the lack of locals' health awareness, he said.
Instead of burning the infected chickens, many Garut residents throw them into rivers, creeks, or ponds. Worse still, some even consumed the infected chickens, he said.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), avian influenza or "bird flu" is a contagious disease of animals caused by a virus that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs.
The WHO has warned that the infection with avian influenza could spread very rapidly through poultry flocks.
Indonesia has 33 provinces. Only three have been confirmed free from the threat of bird flu.
Indonesia has been dealing with bird flu since 2005. However, the H5N1 type of influenza is also known to have attacked chickens and birds in other Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam.***
