Fear of Bird Flu Prompts Indonesian Capital to Begin Bird Cull

印尼首都担心禽流感开始宰杀家禽

Indonesian authorities have begun a campaign to kill all poultry in residential areas of the capital, Jakarta, in an effort to stop the spread of bird flu. Some Jakarta residents are welcoming the cull, while others are compaining about the low compensation of just over one dollar a bird - about one third the market price. The governor of Jakarta presided over the slaughter and burning of several hundred chickens, ducks, and pigeons dumped into a pit overnight.

Indonesia's health minister says the ban on backyard poultry will soon extend to at least eight other Indonesian provinces hard hit by the deadly H5N1 virus. Since 2004, 61 people in Indonesia have died from bird flu, the highest tally in the world.

印度尼西亚当局开始宰杀首都雅加达居民区的所有家禽，设法制止禽流感蔓延。雅加达一些居民欢迎这一举措，但是另外一些人则抱怨说，一只家禽补偿一美元，只有市价的三分之一，实在太少。雅加达市连夜将几百只鸡、鸭和鸽子宰杀，扔进一个大坑焚烧，由雅加达市市长亲自监督。

印尼卫生部长说，禁止在自家饲养家禽的禁令将扩大到至少其它8个受到致命的H5N1型禽流感病毒严重袭击的省份。自2004年以来，印尼已经有61人死于禽流感，居世界首位。