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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - sourced animal disease that can be transmitted to humans (zoonoses) is still a threat so that the felt need of the National Commission for Zoonosis. A number of zoonoses will be a priority of the next commission.

Proclaimed earlier, the government agreed to set up the National Commission for Zoonosis. The Commission is continuing and expanding the work of the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (Komnas FBPI) who completed his tenure March 13, 2010. The agreement was produced in the Coordination Meeting Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Tuesday (23/3/2010)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and former Chief Executive of Krisnamurthi ban said there are several priority agenda based disease management of animal bird flu, anthrax, rabies, and plague. "These diseases were the most striking. We need to get ready," he said.

Primary prevention is to increase public knowledge about the disease and zoonotic disease control early on. Outbreaks of disease usually starts from a small case of newly developed. "If it can be controlled, do not develop into epidemics. Need quick response and the National Commission on zoonoses that cross-sectoral nature can play a major role," he said.