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[Indonesia] FAO Recommends Indonesia Carry Out Blanket Vaccination To Contain Bird Flu
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is recommending that Indonesia carry out blanket vaccination in districts which have high incidence of the bird flu virus in poultry. The FAO believes the increase in vaccination coverage will reduce the circulation of the virus which is already present in 30 out of 33 provinces in Indonesia. Despite measures taken to control the outbreak in the last three months, poultry and birds in Indonesia continue to be infected with the H5N1 virus. More humans are also being infected. Five human deaths since the start of the year brought the total number of fatalities in Indonesia to 63 - the highest in the world. The gravity of the situation prompted Indonesian authorities to ban backyard fowl in the capital and two other neighbouring provinces which are considered the worst-hit areas. However UN's Food and Agriculture Organization says that is not enough. James J McGrane, Avian Influenza Control Program, FAO Indonesia, said: "It must be taken into account with the other elements such as surveillance, reporting, ring vaccination, bio-security and raising awareness among the general population." Dr McGrane, who is working closely with the Indonesian authorities, says more districts in Indonesia must be included in the surveillance and reporting program. The FAO is also advising Jakarta to take the fight to another level. (Con't)
Source: AFP
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/256038/1/.html
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