Padang, West Sumatera ::: Duck farmer suspected to contract bird flu

Padang, West Sumatera – A resident of Tanjuang Durian, Nagari Baru Kecamatan Bayang Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Dasrizal (37), suspected to contract bird flu virus and admitted to M Djamil hospital.

Patient is a duck farmer, and raising hundreds of ducks. He is reported to have found almost of all his ducks suddenly died. Subsequent to the finding, he burried the dead ducks. He developed high fever at noon of the same day, and his family gave him antipyretic drug, a kind of paracetamol.

Dafrizal’s fever was getting higher in the afternoon and his family brought him to Pasa Baru public health center in the evening. Public health center was then referred Dafrizal to M Zein Painan hospital, where he was diagnosed as bird flu suspect. Patient was transferred to M Djamil hospital to receive better treatment as bird flu suspect patient.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Padang Today. http://padang-today.com/?today=news&id=11542

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Lhoksukon, North Aceh ::: Government contributed poultries die of bird flu

Lhoksukon – Avian influenza (AI) rapid response team of Livestock Service and Animal Health Service in North Aceh culled number of bird flu infected chickens. Those chickens were contributed by local government for community in Calong, Kecamatan Syamtalira Aron.

AI team coordinator, dr Muzakir Anwar on Monday (29/11) said depopulation was done last Wednesday (25/11) after receiving report that 330 of 400 contributed chickens suddenly died. Further check to survived and dead chickens showed positive bird flu infection.

Previously, 90 of 400 contributed chickens were reported to have died of bird flu infection in Simpang Empat, Kecamatan Simpang Keuramat. Same incidents occurred in Matang Kuli, Baktiya, dan Muara Batu at the following day.

Currently, livestock service is waiting for report from three other sub-district (Kecamatan) which received same contributions; Cot Girek, Langkahan and Saenuddon. So far no report from those three sub-districts, but there is high possibility that same incident may happen.

The program of poultry support for people in North Aceh has been continuing without any dialogue with local health service. North Aceh has been stated as bird flu endemic area, therefore government should put concern in poultry traffic to this area, added Muzakir.

At the end of 2008,  Veterinary Disease Investigation Center Regional 1, North Sumatera conducted avian influenza surveillance in North Aceh, and found avian influenza antibody in chickens. 

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Serambi News. http://www.serambinews.com/news/disnak-kembali-musnahkan-ayam-bantuan

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Southeast Sulawesi ::: H1N1 detected in pigs

Southeast Sulawesi – A farm in Kecamatan Uepai, Kabupaten Konawe allegedly infected by H1N1 virus and might be transmitted to birds.

Head of Agriculture Service of Southeast Sulawesi, Mansur, confirmed swine flu case has been spreading in pig farm in Langgomea village. Of 24 pig samples sent to Veterinary Research Center in Maros, one has been tested positive H1N1 virus, Mansur said.

The pig samples were derived from a farm which showed sickness and flu symptoms in pigs. Prompt actions have been done by disinfection and isolation to surrounding area.

“We isolated the suspected are within a radius of 200 meters. Any animal transportation in and out is prohibited to prevent transmission from pigs to birds,” said Mansur.

However, possibility of disease transmission is low because pig farms in Southeast Sulawesi are centralized only in transmigration area resided by Balinese. As a moslem country, pig farming is not common in Indonesia, and it is usually done by non-moslems such as Balinese.

Health Service officials has distributed Tamiflu to local public health center to anticipate any transmission to human.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Jurnal Nasional. http://www.jurnalnasional.com/show/search?id=newspaper&page=1&rubrik=Nusantara&berita=112546

 

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Lebak, Banten ::: Bird flu outbreak in several villages. Bird flu infected chickens disposed to irrigation canal

Lebak, Banten – Livestock Service of Kabupaten Lebak, Banten Province monitored several villages of bird flu outbreak in Kecamatan Kalanganyar after hundreds of chickens were found suddenly died.

One of dead chickens was tested positive bird flu infection.

Following to this finding, disinfection has been done to chicken cages around the infected cage. Dead chickens were buried to prevent bird to human virus transmission.

Up to present moment, there is no report about bird flu symptom in people.

To prevent any bird flu transmission to human, Livestock service has done public socialization. People were asked to keep their chickens caged; to maintain self-hygiene, by washing hand after contact with birds; and to apply farm bio-security practice by cleaning chicken cages with detergent.

Source: Indonesia news office, ANTARA. http://antaranews.com/berita/1257703957/ratusan-ayam-mati-mendadak-di-kalanganyar

 

 

Lebak, Banten – Dozen of dead chicken bodies tested positive bird flu infection have been disposed into irrigation canal of Kampung Babakan, Desa Aweh, Kecamatan Kalanganyar on Monday (9/11).

Worrying of bird flu infection, people reported bad smell of rotten chicken bodies came from the irrigation canal to local livestock service. According to this report, officials dispatched to investigate the location. Examination to several chicken samples showed those chickens had died of bird flu infection.

It is assumed those chickens belong to farms of Desa Aweh that had bird flu outbreak several days ago.

Head of Health Service of Kabupaten Lebak, Maman Sukiman mentioned health service officials have investigated any incident of bird flu infection in human in affected areas, Kecamatan Kalanganyar and Cikulur. So far, no bird flu infection in human reported. However, for prevention health service has distributed 4,000 Tamiflu to all public health centers in Kabupaten Lebak.

Source: Indonesia newspaper, HuPelita. http://www.hupelita.com/cetakartikel.php?id=83044

 

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West, North Sumatera ::: Bird flu outbreak

Padang, West Sumatera – Agriculture, Livestock and Horticulture Service (Dispernaktura) of Kabupaten Pasaman Barat identified hundreds of chicken infected by bird flu H5N1 virus in Kecamatan Pasaman, Jorong Padang Durian Hijau and Kecamatan Luhak Nan Duo, Jorong Padang Lawas.

“After field investigation, we found bird flu positive from those two districts. Confirmation made by laboratory test in Bukittinggi,” said Head of Dispernaktura of Pasaman Barat, Jhonniwar on Monday (9/11).

Preventive measures have been done by disinfection of flocks and surrounding area in 500 meter, followed by depopulation to infected chickens.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Padang Today.  http://padang-today.com/?today=news&id=10912

 

Tapanuli Selatan (Tapsel) , North Sumatera – Head of Agriculture Service Tapsel stated  no more death birds found after last bird flu outbreak in six villages of Kecamatan Batang Angkola, Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan.

Agriculture service has taken appropriate measures to prevent further spreading of the disease, such as disinfection of affected and border area, also vaccination to survived chickens. Prohibition of free rearing chickens is also applied.

Bird flu virus attacked several villages in Kecamatan Batang Angkola, Kabupaten Tapsel last month.

On October 23^rd, about 500 chickens died in Desa Pintu Padang I.  In two days after, about 250 chickens died in Desa Pintu Padang II. Since then, sudden death in chickens was continuing in other villages; Desa Pintu Padang  III, Desa Pintu Padang IV, Desa Pasar Lama Sigalangan, Desa Sorik, Desa Sori Madingin Lama and Desa Sitampa/Simatoras. By Monday (2/11), suddenly died chickens count reached 2,609 in Kecamatan Batang Angkola.

Health Service of Tapsel conducted anticipation and preventive measures by public socialization, and disinfection to infected villages. High-risk villages that are located next to infected villages, Desa Tolang, Sipange and Sialang, were also disinfected.

Disinfection was done continuously since October 23^rd until no more dead chickens found.

Of 2,609 dead chickens belong to 200 households. Vaccination is ongoing to survived chickens.

Meanwhile, to prevention further spreading to other areas, government official of Kabupaten Tapsel, has directed twelve districts of Kabupaten Tapsel to be aware and to maintain farm biosecurity.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, http://metrosiantar.com/Metro_Tabagsel/Tidak_Lagi_Ditemukan_Ayam_Mati_Mendadak_di_Batang_Angkota

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Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta ::: Bird flu kills dozen of backyard chickens

Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta – Dozens of backyard chicken died of bird flu infection in RW 25, Sermo Tengah, Hargowilis, Kokap, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. Backyard chickens are reported suddenly died since last weekend and tested positive bird flu infection.

A local described those chickens found dead under the tree. It is assumed the deaths happened at night when chickens were resting upon the tree branches. No injury found on chicken’s body.

First incident was reported last Saturday morning when numbers of chickens belong to local chief suddenly fell off and died from the tree. After that other people continue to report similar incidents.

Animal Health officers of Kecamatan Kokap have been dispatched to check the situation and to collect cloacal and saliva samples from dead chickens. Those samples tested positive bird flu infection.

For preventive measures, dead chickens were burned and buried. Proper disinfection has been applied to the area.

Head of Animal Health Division of Marine, Fishery and Livestock Service, Endang Purwaningrum announced prohibition of bird distribution outgoing the area. During 2009, reports of chicken deaths tend to decline, added Endang.

Bird flu eradication in Kulon Progo is relatively difficult to be completed because mostly birds are reared freely.

For anticipation of virus transmission from bird to human, Health Service has distributed Tamiflu to surrounding public health centers.

 

Source: Indonesia newspaper, Kompas.  http://regional.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/11/02/1404139/Puluhan.Ayam.Kampung.di.Kulon.Progo.Terserang.Flu.Burung

 

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