Wednesday, September 29, 2010

26 under watch for bird flu in Indonesia..


Three Suspected Bird Flu Virus Terinpeksi

Rabu, 29 September 2010 17:00 WITA
- Three people Lanrisang Pinrang District Residents of South Sulawesi was referred to a hospital DR.Wahididn Sudirohusodo Makassar, because terinpeksi suspected bird flu virus.

Head of Health Achmad M. Kes Pinrang dr.H.Rusman in Pinrang, Wednesday, said the third person Kecamtan Lanrisang citizens, namely those Pinrang Nawir (42), Andrews (5) citizens of Hamlet Suppang Saddang and Novi (18) Same Village Ulue.

Rusman mengatkan, their fever until his body temperature reached 39 degrees celsius, they also get a sore throat and cough, while 2 other people on the strict supervision by the health department Pinrang because it has a body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius.

Both citizens in monitoring health office is currently in isolation at the residence of each, with a special medical personnel and can not be met by any person, two people have the body temperature of 37 degrees celsius.

"Our officers perform three times a day to monitor the health condition of these two citizens."
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If the body temperature of both the people being monitored by health officials is to increase the home will also be in reference Wahidin Hospital, he said.

But not just these two people are being monitored by the Department of health, but all the people who experienced fever. Even today there are about 26 people in the monitor.

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According Rusman to know the patient is infected with bird flu or not, it will be four times the examination and if the patients continue to experience increased body temperature, it will coordinate with the South Sulawesi Provincial Health Office.

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"Most fast 10 days for us to know the patient is suffering from bird flu or not," he said again.

Pinrang health department continued to coordinate with the Party of South Sulawesi Provincial Health Office to monitor the extent to which developments in the field in accordance with fixed procedures (SOP).

To anticipate the increase in patients and facilitate monitoring of the symptoms of bird flu, the Health Department has memyiagakan officers at all 24-hour health center and set up posts in every village.

"We appealed to people immediately informed if there are families who are suffering from fever and do not in direct contact with infected chickens, but use gloves and wear masks," he said

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