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Workshop for Avian Influenza Surveillance Guidelines in Wild Birds

Posted Wednesday, 04/16/2008 by admin
The National Workshop on Development of Strategies and Avian Influenza Surveillance Guidelines in Wild Birds was held on April 14 to 16, 2008, in Bogor. The workshop, which was sited in Hotel Salak the Heritage-Bogor, was collaboration between the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (KOMNAS FBPI) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was also supported by several government and non-government organizations that are concerned and work in the field of wild bird surveillance such as the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI), Wetlands International Indonesia Program (Wetlands IP), Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program (WCS IP), Indonesian Ornithologist Union (IdOU), Yayasan Kutilang Indonesia, and Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS).

National Workshop on Live Bird Markets/ Traditional Markets in Indonesia

Posted Thursday, 01/24/2008 by admin

Until March 31, 2008, the number of AI cases in humans in Indonesia has reached 131 cases with 107 fatalities (Komnas FBPI). Indonesia also has the highest case fatality rate (81.68%) in the world. This should not only be a warning for Indonesia but also for the international world that an influenza pandemic could occur. The emergence of cases in humans from time to time shows that avian influenza virus control in Indonesia is still not optimal.
Avian influenza needs to be managed comprehensively, starting from on farm to off farm. Control of this disease should not only be done on farms but also along the distribution chain of poultry and poultry products. The spread of avian influenza in Indonesia so far could not be separated from poor handling of poultry and poultry products in the distribution chain (including markets that sell poultry and poultry products).

Live Bird Markets

Posted Thursday, 05/03/2007 by admin

Market as a meeting place between human and poultry has the potential to become a place for AI virus spread among poultry or even transmission from poultry to human. Because of that Avian Influenza virus control in market is an important component in controlling Avian influenza in Indonesia. The National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Influenza Pandemic Preparedness (Komnas FBPI) in collaboration with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS) conducted a series of Plenary and Workshop on Live Bird Markets to support Avian Influenza virus control.