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Countries in Asia are familiar with avian flu (H5N1). This flu was first reported in Hong Kong in 1997 (18 cases with 6 deaths). Then came again in 2003 with 2 cases with 1 death, before finally starting endemic to several countries in December 2004.

Case Fatality Rate

In Indonesia, cases of avian flu affecting poultry reported in January 2004. A year later, in July 2005 found the first case of human attack. Since then, have been found as many as 139 cases including 113 cases ended in death (data as of Des 2008). If dipersentase, the rate of death (case fatality rate, CFR) due to avian flu around 80%. Read more…

Virus that causes Avian flu is one type of family Orthomyxoviridae, which consists of Type A that attacks poultry, pigs B and C to attack the attacking mammals and humans. But on the way mutations, type A viruses are also transmitted to humans.

Virus type A has antigen H (Hemaglutinin = HA) as many as 16 pairs, the H1-H16 and 9 N antigens (Neuraminidase = NA), the N1 – N9 that can change form. Virus type A H5N1 is the most violent of which also proved to be transmitted from birds to humans it can also be transmitted to the lions, tigers and domestic cats fed raw poultry meat contaminated with the virus. Read more…

Avian influenza, or what is also called Avian flu, snapped attention of all parties throughout the world. The speed of virus that spreads everywhere and its ability to mutate rapidly, so they can attack both animals and humans raises concerns about malignant virus that can cause death. Currently AI is known to have attacked almost all the countries in Asia, Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Italy, Chile, Mexico, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and the United States and is now reaching Africa.

Actual cases of avian flu has emerged since the year 1878 in Italy, which at that time found many dead birds suddenly. But the cause of the demise of the new birds known in 1955 that proved to be the influenza virus. At the beginning of this virus is known not dangerous because it can not attack other species, including humans because of differences in receptor type virus, but after the discovery that avian flu attack are also attacking 2 boys in 1997 in Hong Kong and spread throughout Asia, once a caseavian  flu becomes a pandemic that all parties concerned in the world. Read more…

After some time ago I posted about avian flu, this time I will discuss about how to prevent avian flu. Hopefully the following information useful

Consumption of poultry products safely
To consume chicken meat, cooked meat on the boiling temperature of more than 1 minute, because the AI virus will die at a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius for 1 minute warm-up. As for boiled eggs can be done at temperatures above 64 degrees Celsius for 6 minutes, because the virus will die at a temperature of 64 degrees centigrade warming for 4.5 minutes). Read more…

1. What is Avian Flu?

Influenza A (H5N1) is part of the type of influenza virus type A. Wild birds are the natural homes of this virus, so-called bird flu or “avian influenza“. The virus circulating among birds worldwide. The virus is highly contagious and can easily become very deadly for them, especially in poultry such as domesticated chickens.

The virus is spread by wild birds, because that is called avian flu. The virus is spread in birds almost throughout the world, is highly contagious to other poultry and deadly, especially poultry such as chickens. Read more…