Sidrap, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - From April to July 2011, a total of 184,171 chickens have died due to bird flu in 11 sub districts in Sidrap District, South Sulawesi Province.
South Sulawesi's Deputy Governor Agus Arifin Nu'mang visited Bulo village in Sidrap on Thursday to see the situation in the village being hit by Avian Influenza (AI).
At least 6,000 chickens had died at Bulo, and the virus has spread toward east in the district, which is known as a poultry farming center in the province.
The local animal husbandry office has provided disinfectant amounting to 2,120 liters to local farmers to contain the bird flu virus.
It also handed 50 sets of rapid test kits and one million doses of bird blue vaccines to the local farmers.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), avian influenza or "bird flu" is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs.
The WHO has warned that the infection with avian influenza viruses could spread very rapidly through poultry flocks.
Indonesia has been dealing with the bird flu cases since 2005. However, this H5N1 typed influenza is also recorded to have attacked chicken and birds in other Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, China, and Viet Nam. (f001/HAJM)
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