A chicken samples from Kebon Bawang, Tanjung Priok district, North Jakarta, were tested Institute of Animal Health and fish tested positive for bird flu. Until Monday (01/07/2013), at least 47 chickens in the village were destroyed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Head of Monitoring and Control of Livestock Sub-Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources in North Jakarta Mochamad Micron said the lab results with RT-PCR method ( Reverce Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction ) showed positive samples AI subtypes H5. Therefore, the entire poultry immediately destroyed to prevent contagion.
In recent days, the destruction done a marathon in a neighborhood (RT) and pillars (RW) in the Village of Kebon Bawang. These efforts involve administrative officers, trustees RT / RW, and citizens. A joint team then combing the pet birds in the village's residents. As a result, the team found 47 chickens, 50 pigeons, and 31 birds chirping. The results of a quick test on a number of poultry samples showed positive results of bird flu ( avian influenza ) subtype A.
Samples were also tested by RT-PCR method. Sudden death of poultry override four chickens owned Hasanudin alias Ato (35), a resident of the Village Kebon Bawang, on Tuesday (1/1). A day later, another four were dead with bird flu symptoms such as bluish skin, saliva out of the mouth and nose, and a rash on his chest and legs. A day later, the three remaining tail destroyed for allegedly infected.
