Attack H5N1 Luwuk

Monday, November 16, 2009, 11:59:00
LUWUK-Indonesia was not yet free of bird flu or H5N1. The virus is deadly dangerous and it was entered into Luwuk District, Central Sulawesi. Exactly peterankan chicken attack in District Kintom.

Chairman of the Banggai Livestock Association, Nasrun Bandiong said about 20 chicken farms in the district's community Kintom tested positive for bird flu. However, not known from where the virus originated.

"Department of agriculture has made vaccination and cleaning the cage in an area that this H5N1 virus," said Nasrun.

In addition, he beber, citizens also volunteered to do the destruction of infected cattle is believed to H5N1 virus. Nasrun also asked the Department of Health to immediately fall into Sub Kintom to check people in the area, to mengansipasi these viruses do not infect humans.

"The H5N1 virus is more dangerous than the H1N1 virus (swine flu) and can be quickly transmitted to humans. So the Department of Health to intervene," he concluded