Biringkanaya-Manggala The Danger Flu Burung

the Resident was asked to not maintain the Poultry in Pemukiman

14-11-2008
MAKASSAR, BKM -- Following was treated by him 6 people that suspect bird flu in the Wahidin Sudirhusodo Hospital, Dinas Kesehatan of the Makassar City asked the community to be on the alert. Especially in the territory that was classified as serious the spreading of the virus H5N1 that caused the occurrence of bird flu or avian influenza (AI).

Kadis Kesehatan of the Makassar City, Naisya T Azikin mentioned, there were two subdistricts in Makassar that was susceptible was attacked by bird flu, that is Biringkanaya and Manggala. He asked that the resident did not maintain the kind poultry anything in the settlement environment to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. "Two border territories were very serious bird flu, because of could not be supervised in a manner details" of the "movement in and out" of the "poultry from various areas." Moreover, the two territories had been gotten by the patient suspect bird flu, said Naisya, on Thursday (13/11). Apart from the two subdistricts, the traditional market also very serious was gotten by the bird flu virus. His article, this place became sale centres of the living chicken that was brought in from various areas.

To minimise the fall of casualties resulting from this illness, Naisya asked for the resident to immediately came to the community health centre like that knew had the sign of bird flu. We provided medicine free. But if his sign clear, must be reconciled to the hospital, obviously him. The sign of the bird flu virus could be known if the person made directly contact with the poultry, afterwards the cough, pilek, the high fever, was difficult to breathe, had a headache, the weak feeling, hurt-hurt that happened for 1 to 2 week. To confirm positive not him was attacked by bird flu, only could with the blood inspection.

Up until yesterday, Naisya claimed did not yet know whether the affected patient suspect bird flu and was treated in RS Wahidin positive or not. Because, the RS Wahidin side was still researching the sample of the resident's blood of this Sudiang District. Estimated, results of the inspection have gone out today. Nevertheless, Naisya coordinated to the Biringkanaya Subdistrict side and Manggala to alert.

In Biringkanaya, the subdistrict side carried out the extermination of the poultry in the Sudiang District. The sub-district head Biringkanaya, AM Yasir admitted to co-operating with the police and the TNI to destroy the poultry. He also coordinated to all of his village head, to monitoring all the community that still was maintaining his poultry. "If anything happening, I hoped the proaktif resident reported to the village head." Later we will at once take the action, he stressed. In spite of that the Sub-district Head Manggala, Syamsul Nature. He always made a plea so that his resident does not maintain the poultry in the settlement. Although having the poultry, must be maintained in accordance with the standard of the health that was dismissed by the government. "The day after tomorrow (besok,red) we spread out the simulation overcame bird flu in the Tamangapa district." The simulation would produce all the Manggala community, obviously him. (PR4/rus)