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Biological Hazard in Indonesia on Friday, 21 December, 2012 at 09:23 (09:23 AM) UTC.
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In recent weeks, thousands of chickens in four villages in Muarojambi district, Jambi Province, had suddenly died, suspected of bird flu. Two other districts, Sekernan and Sengeti, were also attacked, but the deaths were in the several of hundreds only. Muarojambi Head of Livestock Office, Parahuman Lubis, reported on Dec. 20 that losses were estimated at hundreds of millions of rupiahs. Lubis has deployed officers to the locations to, among others, spray disinfectants. "We spray the chickens and their cages to prevent the bird flu virus from spreading," he said. Although the number of chickens that died suddenly was high, Lubis did not think that the bird flu in Muarojambi had become endemic. ''It cannot be said to be endemic for bird flu can appear just because of the weather,'' he explained.
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| Biohazard name: |
H5N1 (highly pathogenic avian influenza) |
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4/4 Hazardous |
| Biohazard desc.: |
Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release. |
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confirmed |
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