South Lampung – Hundreds of chickens belong to people in Desa Tetaan, Kecamatan Bakauheni, Kabupaten South Lampung, were suddenly dead of bird flu virus.
According the Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health (Keswan Kesmavet), Livestock Service, South Lampung, Agung Kusmartuti on Thursday (9/7), they have dispatched their bird flu watcher team to the location.
“Those birds positively tested bird flu infection by rapid test,” said Agung.
Regarding to this incidents, Livestock Service officers have disinfected numbers of birds flocks to anticipate any further spreading.
Number of dead birds within these three days has reached more than 500 birds, including chickens and ducks.
A bird owner confessed that he experienced about 50 bird’s deaths within last three days. Those birds observed apparently healthy before suddenly died in only few days.
Desa Tetaan’s chieftain, Almualimin mentioned that the Livestock Service had done disinfection to the location about three months ago. Currently, people have no more disinfectant stocks.
Almualimin have instructed people not to slaughter the sick chickens to avoid any transmission to human.
Source: Indonesia newspaper, Media Indonesia. http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2009/07/07/84495/126/101/Ratusan-Unggas-Positif-Terjangkit-Flu-Burung
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