Thursday, March 3, 2011

One Family Suspect Bird Flu

Thursday, March 3, 2011, 14:34 GMT


INDRAMAYU - A family that consists of four people in Block Krasak, RT 02 RW 01 Desa Sidamulya, District Bongas, Indramayu, Indramayu intensive care in hospitals after being declared suspect bird flu. The victim had previously had contact with diseased chickens caused by the H5N1 virus.

The four , namely Dul (40), Car (33), Cin (7), and Dew (6). They are husband and wife together with their two children.

All of the victims entered the hospital Indramayu since Wednesday (2 / 3) at around 22.00 pm. Previously, they had brought their families to the health center Bongas. However, due to limitations of equipment and a history of contact with chickens that died, they directly referred to the hospitals Indramayu.

Dul said, he and his wife and two children have symptoms of high fever, shortness of breath, and sore throat at the same time on Tuesday (1 / 3) night. In fact, her two children had suffered shock due to fever is too high.

''In addition to fever, vomiting and diarrhea they also,''said the man who daily work as teachers in elementary Cipedang, District Bongas, when found in hospitals Indramayu, Thursday (3 / 3).

Dul explained, the conditions experienced by him and his family had originated from the death of his cock. Of the 43 chickens that dipeliharanya beside the house, as many as 35 heads of his chickens suddenly died in three days in a row.

At first, Dul not suspect if his chickens died from bird flu. Therefore, the dead chickens were directly dumped in the river near his home. However, officials from the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry mengatahui local chicken deaths of his existence, directly examined using a rapid test.

As a result, the chickens positive bird flu. The officer was immediately sprayed desinfekatan into his chicken coop and burn the remaining chickens died who has not been dumped in rivers. ''After knowing the chicken died of bird flu, high fever my direct family,''said Dul.

Dul added, the deaths occur in chickens not only his own chickens. Earlier, dozens of chickens died suddenly neighbor's well.

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