Indonesia: Zoonosis Disease Threats Increasing

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:56 pm

The infection threat that spread from the animal to humankind or zoonosis increased in several last years consequently the government must give more attention in prevention efforts and the control of these infectious diseases. "More attention must be given in new illnesses that emerged resulting from the nearness" of "relations between the animal and humankind that could spread," said Henry Walke, Kepala of the Development of the Program in the Pengembangan Division of the Kesehatan Capacity of the Global Community in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the United States in Atlanta, on Wednesday.

CDC, said Walke ended spoke in the training of risk communication for the crisis period and kedaruratan, had special attention in control efforts zoonosis in various countries.

That, according to him, must be done remembered uptil now most plagues of new infectious diseases that happened as a result of by zoonosis including among them influenza of A H5N1 or bird flu and influenza of A H1N1 or pig flu.

"Indonesia as the country with the inhabitants's population and the high animal better give special attention to control efforts" of "this illness," he said. He said, countries with the risk of the spread zoonosis high must increase their capacity in detecting and responding to the incident zoonosis. The "infrastructure" of the "health" of the "community must be prepared to anticipate the possibility" of the "extraordinary incident emergence illnesses like this," he said.

The existence of the system of epidemic intelligence, he added, also very important to detect quickly the emergence zoonosis that had the potential to cause the plague of the illness and the pandemic.

The head of the Centre of Publik Kementerian Communication of the Tritarayati Health said, the Indonesian government had the control system of the illness zoonosis. The government, said he, also planned to form the special committee handled the control of the illness zoonosis. "But zoonosis indeed did not yet become prioitas main." The main priority in the government still in the control of infectious diseases that his prevalence was high and his impact was big like DBD, tuberculosis, malaria, and the HIV, he said. (M035/B010)

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That, according to him, must be given during most of the new infectious disease outbreaks that occur are caused by zoonoses including influenza A H5N1 or bird flu and H1N1 influenza A or swine flu.

"Indonesia as a country with a population of high animal population and should give special attention to efforts to control this disease," he said.

He said countries with a high risk of zoonotic transmission should enhance their capacity in detecting and responding to incidents of zoonoses.

"Public health infrastructure must be prepared to anticipate the possibility of extraordinary events diseases like this," he said.

The existence of an epidemic intelligence system, he added, is also very important to quickly detect the emergence of a potentially zoonotic diseases and pandemic outbreaks.