Hundreds of chickens in Krajan villa, Bringin subdistrict, Semarang District, Central Java, were culled due to bird flu (avian influenza) virus spreading in the area, ANTARA reported. Around 400 chickens were burned and then buried in an attempt to curb bird flu virus, Siti Fatimah, a local resident of Krajan, said here. The measure was taken following the death of tens of Fatimah`s chickens earlier due to bird flu virus, she said. Meanwhile, Head of the Semarang animal husbandry and fishery office Agus Purwoko Djati said that a rapid kit test conducted by officers of the Participatory Disease Surveillance Response team had confirmed that the chickens had died of bird flu. To prevent the bird flu virus from spreading to wider areas, hundreds of chickens found surrounding the dead chickens were culled. Owners of the chickens received Rp10,000 in compensation for each chicken that has to be killed.
