..They keep talking about a mutation, but it's more like spread due to imports. They also keep telling us how the same virus is in Nam, China and other countries.
Alert, Bird Flu Virus Has Mutated
Author: Cornelius Eko Susanto | Saturday, December 15, 2012
JAKARTA - MICOM: Ministry of Health to make sure there has been a mutation of the H5N1 virus causes bird flu. This new type of virus easier to transmit disease suspected bird flu from poultry to humans. "Mutations in the bird flu virus in Indonesia is already happening. It also occurs in a number of countries," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health Ministry of Health Tjandra Yoga Aditama via letter electronics received on Saturday (15/12).
Tjandra comments in response to the rampant problem of duck deaths in some parts of Indonesia due to bird flu virus. To mark the new H5N1 virus mutation, the researchers are now calling clade (type) new virus, which clade 2.3.2.
Earlier in 2009, the virus was named clade 2.1.3 mengindap birds clade 2.3.2. not only in Indonesia. Some countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong have reported cases of the same mutation in birds. "For a while clade recently discovered in poultry and human infections have not dtemukan in Indonesia, " he said. Nevertheless, transmission clade in humans have been reported in China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh.
regard to the new virus mutation and spread of a number of ducks by the virus, the MoH has made a circular bypass Health Office (PHO) to be aware that there are local poultry deaths in large numbers. addition, PHO expected to prevent and control the possibility of human contact with poultry deaths in large numbers. If there is close human contact with poultry deaths in large numbers, handling procedures should be done well. That is by checking the logistics, coordination and monitoring and reporting when there are developments to watch. http://m.mediaindonesia.com/index.php/read/2012/12/15/370330/293/14/Waspada_Virus_Flu_Burung_Telah_Bermutasi
