Indonesia: Dinkes Periksa Resident Believed Infected Flu Burung

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Minggu, 24 Januari 2010 05:50 WIB

Pamekasan (Antara News) - the Kesehatan Pamekasan Service, Madura, East Java, carried out the inspection of villagers Pademawu Timur, Kecamatan Pademawu, that was involved in direct contact and the poultry that was stated positive infected bird flu.

Section Head Health of the Pamekasan Regency Dr Hendro Santoso, on Saturday, said the inspection to confirm whether this deadly virus spread to humankind or not. "This in accordance with the operational standard" of the "handling (SOP) that was appointed by the government," he said.

He said the inspection was before carried out against the owner of the Yuni Astutik chicken and all the available families in the house.

Further all the neighbours that close to the layer chicken coop that has been attacked by this bird flu virus.

The "inspection was carried out of people who had been involved in direct contact with the chicken belonging to the positive resident the bird flu," he said.
Hendro Santos said the Kesehatan Service slow carried out the inspection of the owner of the chicken and the resident that live in around the chicken coop, because his side was still being waiting for results "rapid the test" that was carried out by the official from the Peternakan Service.

Beforehand, several residents in the village protested against the Pamekasan Regional Government because of the inspection of the resident that once contact directly with the positive chicken this bird flu was apparently slow.

In fact, according to the resident, the announcement that hundreds of chickens that died suddenly and were stated positive the bird flu, was carried out some time before. "We worried this deadly virus spread to all the inhabitants who lived in this village," said Chairman RT 01, RW 06 Kebun villages, Desa Pademawu Timur, Rasyad.

In the Pademawu Timur Village of the number of chickens belonging to the resident who was stated positive was attacked by the bird flu virus by the Peternakan Pamekasan Service as many as 370 tails, and all these chickens were burnt on January 19 2010. (*)

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