REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SUKABUMI-The result from Department of Animal Husbandry Health Laboratorium in Sukabumi to hundreds of chickens that suddenly died in Ubrug Village. All of the results were showing the negative to avian influenza.

“Sudden death of local chicken owned by resident in Ubrug Village, Warungkiara was caused by Newcastle disease (ND) so not danger to the people, but the people still have to maintain cleaning farm, “said Head of Department of Animal Husbandry Health, Abdul Kodir on Monday.

According to Abdul, the results of monitoring and data collection since Saturday, 22/2 up to now there were not local chicken or other fowl belonging to residents who suddenly died. Suspected of death the fowl due to the effects of weather and less hygienic enclosures.

In addition, the number of the chicken suddenly died due to poorly maintained enclosures so vulnerable to disease plus the food were provided unwell for body immunity.

“Nevertheless, we continued to monitor spreading of poultry disease in high risk areas, especially the districts that have centers of poultry, although in the Ubrug Village had not farm, but did not rule out the possibility there were rapid contagious disease if environmental conditions and less support of weather, “he added.