Friday, February 25, 2011

CITIZENS URGED BANYURESMI Beware BIRD FLU ATTACK

Friday, 25 Feb 2011 16:16:08

Garut, 26 / 2 (AFP) - Residents of Villages / District Banyuresmi, Garut regency kewasapdaan asked to increase the transmission of the avian bird flu virus after a Head Ranch UPTD treated for suspected bird flu infected in the area.

"Yes there may be people affected, after a suspected victim of bird flu," said the Head of Disease Prevention, Public Health Service, Garut regency, Dede Romansyah told reporters on Friday.

Seeing the environmental conditions found in hundreds of communities chickens died suddenly of vurs infected with H5N1, said Dede could create a risk of people contracting the virus that affects about birds.

According to him, population and mortality of poultry in the village Banyuresmi large enough so that the community should enhance healthy lifestyles and deliver poultry to be destroyed.

"Looking at the environment there is at risk, due to environmental factors is still a wild fowl," said Dede worried about transmission of infectious virus spread to humans.

Under the supervision of officers in the village health teams Banyuresmi, Dede said about 163 people suffering from laryngitis and other nearby residents watched the officer if the flu direct medical examination at the health center.

"We do the sweeping and looking for people who suffer from influenza, even we have prepared health posts standby, if you know there is no indication in the direction we will refer to direct bird flu," he said.

Meanwhile, patients suspected of contracting bird flu, chief UPTD Husbandry, District Banyuresmi, Nenok Kusmiati (49) after feeling symptoms such as bird flu infected immediately evacuated to the isolation room at Dr Selamet Garut.

While patients in isolation rooms diinapkan Garut Hospital emergency room waiting for the results of examination of the nose and mouth mucous fluid in the central laboratory in Jakarta to ensure whether or not infected with bird flu.

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