The widespread flu, officials Tebar mask

July 31, 2009 - 7:45
Category News, Regional
PURWAKARTA (Pos Kota) - Public Health Kab Purwakarta menebar 200 masks to be in by the santri Ponpes Al Hikamus Salafiyah, Kp Cipulus, Nagrok Village, Kec Wanayasa, Purwakarta. Division of masks following a bout of flu that is feared hundreds santri carrying H5N1 virus.

Head of Purwakarta Regency Health Office, dr. Anne Hediana, the number of the infected bird flu santri increased 56 to be 455 people. According to him, to prevent the flu is not spread more widely, the santri infected by flu Dinkes given masks cover the nose and mouth.

"On Thursday (30 / 7) the day before, Purwakarta District Health Department distributed 200 masks for santri a flu infection. The goal, so that the virus that causes bird flu does not spread to other santri that is not infected, "he explained.

According to him, in an effort to overcome the flu merebaknya in bulk pontren, the health Wanayasa that made an emergency posko get additional 5 persons who sent Department of Health. Fifth of that consists of 2 doctors and three health workers.

Anne said to lear research taken from the throat to the patient is examined does not require a long time to get the type of virus that attacks these santri. "Later, if there will be development of the information," he said.

As the city made the previous post, the Deputy Bupati Purwakarta, Dudung Supardi, instruct Dinkes that optimize the role of medical teams who are dipuskesmas. This, said Dudung, to protect traffic swine flu virus spreading in Purwakarta.

"Paramedics in the health center has a map of disease-prone diwilayahnya each, so the need to optimize it now oversees citizen flu infecting pigs," he said.