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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
MIPI denies duck H5N1 virus contaminated imports
By Nur Fitri Arifenie - Wednesday, December 12, 2012
JAKARTA. Poultry Science Society of Indonesia (MIPI) states, outbreaks of bird flu or avian influenza (H5N1) that attacked ducks in Indonesia is caused by a virus that developed in Indonesia. MIPI denied, there H45N1 virus carried by ducks imported into the country.
Desianto Budi Utomo, who is also Chairman of the MIPI representative of Indonesia Tbk PT Charoen Phokpand said poultry imports to Indonesia are hygienic and only grand parent stock (GPS), parent stock (PS) and poultry that will produce chicks (day old chicken / DOC). Poultry imports came from the United States and Europe.
"That bird is from this (local poultry) are affected by the disease," said Desianto, in Jakarta, Wednesday (12/12). Desianto quibble, imports of poultry including ducks that had occurred in the category higinies alias still healthy.
According to him, the virus H5N! is a type of virus that previously unstable harmless, suddenly and can be fatal to waterfowl that were once immune to bird flu virus. Therefore, the genetic virus that changed therefore more vulnerable.
The Ministry of Agriculture issued the Director General of Livestock and Animal Health issued on 6 December. In the circular states, has been found highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 clade 2.3 sub-clade 2.3.2.
Clade 2.3, is the first discovered in Indonesia. Ministry of Agriculture says, there are chances of it happening because there is a genetic mutation of the virus earlier shift, including the illegal importation of ducks or migratory wild birds.
