Health Dept. [Dinkes] Depok was Not Yet Thorough the Case of Singaporean Flu

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Officially Health of the Depok City had never carried out the special research concerning hand, foot, and mouth disease or that more was known with Singaporean flu. "My foreknowledge, did not yet have the research about that", the Health Service headword of the Depok City, Hardiono, in Depok, on Wednesday (15/4/2009). His article, the report on this illness also not totalling the case of the other illness, like DBD or bird flu. Nevertheless, last April 13, the official Dinkes carried out the inspection epidemologi in daeah Housing of Bella Casa, Depok.

The inspection epidemologi this was carried out by seeing the sufferer to uphold the diagnosis and if must be carried out by the taking of the sample of blood. But, because all the sufferers have recovered, then the taking of the sample of blood might not be carried out. Because of being negative, then did not have the blood test, said Hardiono. According to him, till at this time did not yet have the report on the increase in the case. But, if having the report on the case, then in time 1 x 24 hour, the official Dinkes will at once descend to the field to carry out the survey.

Hardiono added, this illness might not be feared because of being not too dangerous. "Be enough to be increased by body resistance, the child will recover," he explained. Moreover, his side also ordered the implementation of counselling and information about the Pattern of the Bersih Life and Healthy (PHBS) by the Community Health Centre and Posyandu to the community.

Concerning the trend that this illness spread in Depok, there was the possibility because of the mobility of the community in Depok that was high. "Could be his parents often overseas then came home he very close was the same his child, so was affected by the virus," he said.