Prepare Kementan Vaccines, Poultry Stocks Safely

New Bird Flu Virus Variants More Malignant

: Muhammad Azhar, Chief of the Management and Control of Avian Influenza Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture, said it was preparing a 25 million doses of a new bird flu vaccine. The vaccine for the new strain, the virus clade 2.3.2.

"This type of virus is sufficiently virulent than the attacking AI virus in chickens," he said.

According to him, although the AI ​​virus is more virulent than ever, but its impact can not be put in the Extraordinary Incident (KLB). Because, judging from the need meat in Indonesia, ducks are between five and six percent. The rest, 20 percent eating beef, and the highest 60 percent of chicken meat.

"Total food requirements of birds as much as 1.738 billion. Ducks only supply 46.99 million, "he said.

242 368 dead ducks were recorded in 69 counties and cities in 11 provinces from October to January 8, 2013. Transmission can of snot and dirt that can be carried by other media such as crushed sandals or shoes.

"Ducks can not just far from the water. This causes easily spread. Moreover duck feathers with a beak like cleaning contaminated. Now these feathers also love flying everywhere, "he said.  http://www.lensaindonesia.com/2013/01/09/virus-flu-burung-varian-baru-lebih-ganas.html