JAKARTA, Dec. 24 — Indonesian Agriculture ministry has culled 112,000 ducks for having new strain of bird flu viruses in the country, official said here on Monday.
Director of Animal Health of Agriculture Ministry Pudjatmoko said that the virus was categorized as clad of 2.1. “Until now, we have culled 112,000 ducks in the country,” he was quoted by inilah.com, one of leading portals in the country.
The Indonesian government plans to take measures to prevent the spread of the new strain of avian influenza virus, which is more virulent.
The step was taken following the finding of the new clad of H5N1 virus after the death of over 320,000 ducks in some provinces in Java island was reported since November...