Anticipating the entry of the virus Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu called to Tapteng, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Branch Tapteng carry bird flu campaign in a number of traditional markets and schools in the District of West Sorkam began on 2 November 2009 to 14 yesterday.
This is done, considering the number of chickens died suddenly in the neighboring district of South Tapanuli (Tapsel).
This statement was made, the Chairman of PMI Branch Ir R Tapteng MSI Panahatan Hutabarat accompanied MZ Tommi sekeretaris Sinaga, Saturday (14/11).
"The campaign is done by increasing public knowledge, especially poultry farmers and traders and other high risk groups such as housewives, students of elementary, junior high and high school equivalents of Avian Influenza or bird flu, and encourage community involvement in prevention of transmission of the disease," he said.
He explained, the facilitator provides information about the dangers of Avian Influenza disease. The people who consume chicken or birds have nothing to fear and facilitators encourage the public to behave clean and healthy living.
"People who keep poultry to poultry cages cleaned of debris every day. If there was a dead chicken with a small or large scale in order to avoid touching directly, immediately report to the village or village officials to be reported to the Department and related agencies do not eat raw eggs and implement three principles of bird flu response, the Report, Burn, Bury, "he explained.
Say, especially to the merchants poultry, eggs and cattle traders to always wash hands with soap after antiseptif with avian activity. Poultry traders are encouraged, not sell chickens slaughtered or died without a diseased chicken to the public in order to avoid the dangers of Avian Influenza virus.
"Implementation of AI campaigns do not happen apart from cooperation with Regency Tapteng and hard work and 28 people facilitators AI Task Force 2 people already trained. We also carry an audience with the merchant eggs, poultry traders, consumers in the market, as well as residents in the Western District and Sorkam Avian Influenza distributing flyers, brochures chicken dishes, student roster and banners, posters Bird Flu Response, "he said.
He added, Avian Influenza campaign activity was conducted in November in District Pasaribu Tobing with a population of 14,140 people and in the Western District and in Sorkam Traditional Market-pea Sipea contained in the District of West Sorkam.
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