Monday, February 16, 2009

Bekasi: One Child Suspect Bird Flu

[This article mentions a 7th suspect, which could be Mohamad Doas, mentioned in an earlier post]



on Monday, February 16 2009, 21:31:00 Bekasi, (PRLM). - After the chicken- the chicken in the Sukamulya Village, Kecamatan Sukatani, Kabupaten Bekasi, was appointed terjangkit bird flu and several residents that contact was at once checked, finally the child was 10 years old was named Ipin it was identified suspect bird flu with the hot and feverish sign high .

The "identification" of "early Ipin and the other resident terinfekasi the virus aivian influenza (AI) the kind H5N1 through air," said the Head of the Pengendalian Field of the Illness and Penyahatan Lingkungan, Dinas Kesehatan of the Bekasi Regency, of Rudi Ruhdiat during it was confirmed, on Monday (16/2).

At this time, Ipin was treated in the community health centre (the Community Health Centre) local, if his health did not improve in time two days will in the future be reconciled to the special hospital Sulianti Suroso bird flu, Jakarta Timur. Rudi Ruhdiat said, the total resident was suspected of by bird flu having seven people. Most of his spreads happened through direct contact to the positive A I. Setelah poultry inhaled the waste of the chicken, nasal mucus, and blood .


According to Rudi, the status suspek bird flu to the seven residents. this was received from results of the test of the public health laboratory belonging to the Department of the Health, in Bandung. In the meantime, the Village Head Sukamulya, Sairan Nurdiansah, said his seven residents who were expected suspect bird flu was the owner of the chicken that died suddenly.

Moreover had one family that ate his chicken because of not wanting the loss, said Sairan. One family that consumed the chicken was infected by AI was, Sri Rahayu, Jema, and Arni. When seeing his chicken was sick, immediately was cut off then then was cooked.

The spread of bird flu was against the three residents expected through the sprinkling of chicken blood that dried up when being cut off. Airan said along with suspect bird flu against Ipin, the resident found three chickens died suddenly. The total chicken that was destroyed numbering 50 tails.
hat-tip Dutchy

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