Indonesia: Three residents Kedunguter was given by Tamiflu

[Tour = Tur; the Coat = Jas]
24 Desember 2008

Three villagers Kedunguter, Kecamatan Karangatengah that still the patient's family suspect bird flu was given tamiflu by the official of the Health of the Regency of the Service (ET AL) Demak. They ditengarahi [ditengarai = signaled/charged] also was affected by the similar illness. As being reported (the Merdeka Voice, 23/12), two residents RT 1 RW 2, the Kedunguter Village was stated suspect bird flu, namely the Tour (12) and the Coat (28).

Till yesterday, both of them still was in isolation space of RSUP Kariadi Semarang.

Giving tamiflu to three residents, according to Plt Kepala DKK Dr Singgih Setyono MMR went through Kasi Pemberantasan of infectious diseases (P2M) Sri Hartanto SKM, was carried out after being held screening to the three of them. They experienced the sign of the temperature of the hot body was high enough to be accompanied breathless. ’’All three has been given by us one dose tamiflu that during one week. The development of their health continued we to monitor,’’ he said.

Giving tamiflu, continued he, was the step in early that must be carried out if having the resident who experienced the sign as being affected by bird flu. If after being given the medicine showed the improvement, then might not be carried out treated inap. However if his health descended, immediately must receive the intensive maintenance. Sri Hartanto said, to prevent the potential for the spreading of the virus avian influenza (AI), his side co-operated with the official of the health of the animal to Dispertan Demak. Because, the spreading of this virus was expected strong through the poultry that died suddenly property of the Tour family da the Coat. They experienced the sign of bird flu after the previous day direct contact with the poultry that died that.

Kasi Kesehatan of the Animal drh Sudaryanti explained, from results of the fast test (rapid test) to the poultry that died in this location, it was known that the poultry positive was affected by bird flu. According to him, if having the resident who found the poultry dying suddenly, should was carried out by the extermination by means of being burnt. In the meantime, to mencegas the spreading was wider, was carried out by spraying disinfektan to the poultry belonging to the resident in the Kedunguter Village. Moreover, he also suggested to the resident to pen his poultry. ’’Saat this, we had supplies disinfektan 576 litre. The number was enough memadai,’’ he said. (H1-71)