Three children died resulting from Burung Flu ?

Jumat, 05 Desember 2008
MALAKOPAK, METRO-was expected terjangkit susfec bird flu, villagers's three children Malakopak Kecamatan Pagai Utara Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai died. However Plt Section Head Kesehatan, Sejati Saragih denied the existence of this deadly virus on the basis of there did not have the poultry breeder. “Kemungkinan big not the bird flu virus, but this child died because of being sick the acute respiratory tract (ispa). Because there did not have the location of livestock breeding unggas,” he explained that delegated his 6 members checked to the field. Chronologically he related, as information from the local community, the three children died after eating the nonpedigreed chicken that was sick and the community claimed this chicken was infected by the virus susfect bird flu.

As a result of the community's habit liked to consume the livestock that has several days died, then caused the resident to suffer diarrhoea, but this incident was handled by the local Community Health Centre side. In the place was separated, Kasi Peternakan Dinas Pertanian Perkebunan and Kab Livestock Breeding. Kep. Mentawai, M. Simatupang acknowledged, the existence 300 chickens died suddenly in this village. However the death of the chicken was not yet known by his illness kind. ”Dugaan now, this chicken died suffered the illness Newcastle Dosis (akuak). The chicken that died as a result of this illness if being eaten did not cause the impact of the negative for the health of humankind. The condition is, the contents was in the chicken stomach thrown away by cooking until well-done,” he said. Acknowledged the support, although his side has received information, but until this did not yet carry out the survey to this village. “Kami indeed did not yet carry out the survey to this village. Because of not yet having the report from the subdistrict side. Moreover, also did not yet have the letter of instruction to observing,” he acknowledged.