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To further understand wildlife diseases through the communication and cooperation among multi-countries and multi-fields, on July 19 to 23, 2010, the Asia Pacific Conference on Wildlife Borne Diseases with theme “Research, prevention and control of important wildlife borne diseases in Asia-Pacific” was held in Beijing. The conference was attended by over 100 participants from 12 countries and 5 international organizations. Attending countries were Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam. In this event, Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS) was invited as a participant from Indonesia.

Pangkalpinang - In 2010, approximately 240 chickens in Pangkalpinang city in Bangka Belitung province had died form Avian Influenza (AI).
Head of the Animal Husbandry Division of Pangkalpinang city, Ghozali Efendi, in Pangkalpinang on Thursday said there were around 240 chickens that died from AI in 2010, an increase compared to 140 chickens in 2009.
“Avian Influenza cases in Pangkalpinang city has increased because of poor public awareness on maintaining chicken pen sanitation,” he said.

Sungguminasa, Sulsel - Citizens in Sumba Opu subdistrict in Gowa district, South Sulawesi, are at unease because of sudden chicken die-offs in the last week.
Head of the Communicable Disease Mitigation Division of the Health Office of Gowa, Abidin Yaman, when confirmed on Wednesday said they have conducted a field visit following reports from citizens.
Citizens with chickens that suddenly died were examined and blood samples were collected for further testing.
But, until now the office have not found any indication of bird flu suspects.

Jakarta - The Indonesian government has finished the Indonesian Tiger Recovery Plan 2011 - 2022 manuscript which targets a 100 percent increase in Sumatran Tiger population in 11 year. The program is estimated to cost 175 million dollars and will be part of the Global Tiger Recovery Plan.
This was announced by the Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) from the Ministry of Forestry, Darori, on Tuesday (6/7) in Jakarta. “On July 12 to 14, Indonesia will host the Pre-Tiger Summit Partners Dialogue Meeting which is attended by 13 wild tiger-owning countries. In the meeting, the Indonesian Tiger Recovery Plan will be discussed to be integrated in the Global Tiger Recovery Plan,” said Darori.