Indonesia: Three samples were positive H5N1 poultry in Lombok

Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB directly isolate two districts.

Thursday, October 13, 2011, 12:35 GMT
A total of 900 birds, mostly free-range chicken at the Village Semayan two places, Praya and Peringgarata District, Central Lombok, died suddenly. A strong suspicion that the death was caused by the avian bird flu virus H5N1.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB directly isolate poultry from two villages are. This is to anticipate the spread of the virus.

Head of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB, Dilaga Syamsul Hidayat, said it was sending officers to identify the region where the discovery of dead birds. "We've fielded officers to spray disinfectant to the location," said Syamsul Dilaga in Mataram, Thursday, October 13, 2011.

According to him, to date has already taken samples for examination in the laboratory. Of the samples taken, as many as three poultry chicken that is known positively infected with bird flu virus.

Even so, it was still awaiting the results of laboratory-related Bali five samples have been sent. "There are three samples that have been fositif bird flu, but for sure we are still awaiting lab results Bali," he said.

Not only in Central Lombok, a similar incident also occurred in the district of North Lombok. Officers identifiers bird flu has also been sent to North Lombok to find the cause of death of birds. Furthermore, Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB immediately destroy a number of dead birds.

Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Officer of NTB, H Mohammmad Ismail, said the residents had blood samples taken adjacent to the discovery of dead birds. NTB Health Office also oversees the areas affected by the possibility of spreading the H5N1 virus. The entire sample was taken immediately sent to laboratory for examination Surabaya.

Ismail further asserted, until now there has been no official reports of casualties affected by the deadly virus. Even so, it has been prepared to accommodate the victim's Hospital at any time if there are victims infected with a virus.

"There has been no reports of infected people. We have prepared a place of isolation in the RSU NTB complete with a team of doctors who deal with at any time if there are people infected with bird flu," he said.

Semayan own citizens immediately following the fret number of livestock that died suddenly. In the past week the number of chickens that died suddenly growing up to hundreds. The condition is known a surprising number of parties. Moreover NTB is known as an area free of animal diseases especially those caused by viruses. Both the bird flu, swine flu, and others.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health NTB alert asking residents with the discovery of poultry that died suddenly due to the H5N1 virus. Residents are expected to report to the relevant officer if found sick or died suddenly.