Sunday, January 24, 2010

Indo: S. Sumatra: Thousands of Chickens Infected Pagaralam Bird Flu Death

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Pagaralam, South Sumatra, (ANTARA News) - Thousands of chickens in the city's community Pagaralam, South Sumatra died suddenly of a positive allegedly infected with bird flu (H5N1).

Information from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Pagaralam City, Sunday, declared dead chickens on the basis of test results the team this institution, strongly suspected H5N1 virus, which is owned by Cape chicken Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam, also residents of the Hamlet chicken Mingkik, Sub-District Atungbungsu, District of South Dempo, and chicken from the Sub-District residents Jangga, District Central Dempo.

Most chickens or dead birds infected with the strong suspicion that the bird flu, have characteristics, such as immediate death, blue, and a discharge of mucus from the mouth.

Most of the dead birds are not buried or burned by citizens, but disposed of in any place, such as forest / bushes, ditches, rivers, and ponds of local residents.

"Chickens die suddenly also vary in number, one to tens tail tail every day. The condition has been going on since a month ago, but we do not report because they do not know if the bird flu virus but after tests conducted by a team of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department Pagaralam, "said Erli Suprianus, Chairman of RW 01 Hamlet Tajung Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam. (*)

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