Tribunnews.com - Friday, January 11, 2013 Tasikmalaya - Death of positive birds ducks H5NI virus or bird flu continues to spread in some regions Tasikmalaya district.
Earlier, hundreds of ducks there are only positive for bird flu in two districts namely Sukaratu Cisayong and now bird flu has struck three other districts namely Singaparna, Cigalontang and Cineam.
However, so far the virus has not been known to attack humans.
Head of Veterinary Public Health Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Maritime & H Tasikmalaya District Idik Abdulah said indications poultry deaths due to bird flu almost ninety percent positive. It was after the tests in laboratory Cikole, London, a few days ago.
"So the samples that have been tested by us on site and tested positive H5NI further investigated in the laboratory. This is a red light, the result is 90 percent positive for bird flu suspect," said Idik, Friday (11/01/2013) morning.
Added Idik, preventive measures to suppress the dissemination of the virus now just by giving vaccination to poultry. However, it did find problems because the vaccine that will be used for this type of chicken. While avian bird flu most types of ducks.
"So we'll do this vaccine trial first to five hundred to a thousand tails in the sample. You see, we received the vaccine in the province. Was also the number is only 10 percent of the duck population is in Tasikmalaya district," said Idik.
During this time, the population of birds in the district Tasikmalaya reached 200,000 individuals. While the number of vaccines received only 10 percent of the 20,000 doses.
"The number of deaths from bird flu has reached two thousand of the total population. So in addition to the vaccine, we also prevent the spread of a few steps. Example, by preventing traffic pet trade. Especially for breeder instead have been asked not to release interim Itiknya of the cage. problem is fear of the virus will continue to spread to other birds, because in some areas the virus also spread to cattle and quail, "said Idik. http://www.tribunnews.com/2013/01/11/90-persen-unggas-di-tasikmalaya-terjangkit-flu-burung
