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Sunday, January 6, 2013

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January 6, 2013 | BP
Bird Flu Spreads to Klungkung
Regents wary, farmer Requested Alert
Semarapura (Bali Post) - Hearing the bird flu virus has spread to Klungkung Regent of Klungkung, Wayan Candra, asked residents, especially in the village of Banjar cucumber Takmung, Banjarangkan, aware of the deadly virus. Farmers asked to increase vigilance against bird flu symptoms and immediately take swift action against any of the symptoms in ducks owned by breederthing that Regent Wayan Candra undisclosed location when reviewing the initial discovery of the virus by the Animal Husbandry Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources (Disnakanlut), precisely in the Livestock breeding ducks Group Merta Sari in Banjar cucumber, Saturday (5/1) yesterday. In addition to asking perternak alert, they were also asked to monitor the arrival of birds by traders from outside Klungkung. Chairman of the Livestock Ducks Merta Sari, Wayan Sukarta, say, to anticipate the spread of bird flu virus in place, it requested additional disinfectant to Disnakanlut in order to perform routine spraying . Related to the proposal, the Regent asked Kadisnakalut that increases the budget for the vaccine disinfectant. Kadisnakanlut Klungkung, Gusti Ngurah Badiwangsa, said the discovery of bird flu virus in Banjar cucumber, started when the ranchers herding ducks-Itiknya to Kusamba. Hundreds of ducks die suddenly during grazing nearby. Ducks are mostly old died 40 days. At that age, it is very risky to admit Badiwangsa virus, especially during the rainy season the situation today. When it is said in the group Livestock Merta Sari Ducks still about 4,000 tails are still in good condition.  http://www.balipost.co.id/mediadetail.php?module=detailberita&kid=2&id=73025