Solopos.com, WONOGIRI–At least 70 local chickens in two different locations suddenly died in three days. Local chickens died due to H5N1 virus infection or avian influenza.

Infomation from Solopos.com, Monday (24/2) said spreading avian influenza virus in two locations were Ngadirejo, Eromoko and Banaran, Wonoboyo. A total of 58 local chickens in Ngadirejo, Eromoko was discovered suddenly death at Friday ago (21/2). While a total of local chickens suddenly death in Banaran, Wonokarto as 16 chickens.

Head of animal health (Kabid) of Department Animal Husbandry, Fishery and Marine (Disnakperla) Wonogiri, Sirip Surono said a total of population local chickens in Ngadirejo, Eromoko as 131 chickens from eight chicken farmer. While a total of population local chickens in Wonokarto as 18 chickens.

“A total of local chickens were attacked avian influenza during three days as 70 chickens,” he said called Solopos.com. Disnakperla official was directly to location for investigate cause local chickens died. The result, many local chickens suddenly died because positive H5N1 virus. Furthermore, the official directly did spraying with desinfectant in all of the chicken cage.

Not only that, the livestock owner asked to empty the chicken cage. “The official directly spray desinfectant medicine in every cage, we must isolation for the avian influenza didn’t spreading to other poultry,” he said. According him, local chickens only become a pet to the resident so a total of population local chickens was not so much. Different with farm that have thousand of chicken.

It also always coordinate with health official in each district to anticipation spreading of avian influenza virus. “Desinfectant stock still enough, directly official did spraying if report about spreading avian influenza.”

While Wonoboyo Ward, Wonogiri District, Joko Prasetyo, requested that the farmer in the area as soon reporting to goverment village or instantion so knowing farm suddenly died so directly followed up with desinfectant spraying in each cage.