Sleman: Bird Flu Outbreak Threatens DIY

Previously reported here: http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/indo-bird-flu-struck-sleman.html

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Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009

JOGJA - Pergantian rainy season to the summer or during this period that the increase in the number of flu outbreaks in birds DIY. The air temperature does not menentunya lead to the emergence of the virus Avian influenza (AI) that attack poultry.

"Climate change in the period from January to April will affect the health because of environmental birds play a role in the growth of bird flu virus," said Chairman of the Bird Flu Penanggulangan RSUP dr dr Sardjito Sumardi SpPD (KP) to the journalist in the local hospital, Tuesday (17 / 2).

Mewabahnya back this disease, according to Sumardi can be seen from the cases of dozens of dead chickens in Sleman expressed positive ternjangkit AI virus some time ago. The owner of a dead chicken that even needs to be checked to RSUP dr Sardjito.
Although in the end fell ill expressed negative bird flu, but they were experiencing signs of bird flu fell ill, such as fever, flu and nyerti swallow and was stated suspect bird flu. "But after the test in the laboratory and hospital Sardjito Jakarta to finally expressed their negative bird flu and can go home," he explained.

Therefore Sumardi DIY community can hope to maintain the health environment. For the AI vaccine is currently used for effective new treat bird flu disease in poultry.
While in humans, the vaccine is still in experimental stage. So that the vaccine is not yet known whether it can effectively dimafaatkan to treat human flu virus that infected birds. "Yes indeed, if for poultry, the vaccine is effective for granted but can not be manusi," augment him. (Ptu)