Prompt Quarantine Ponpes Patients

Before hundreds of santri the flu, actually have a few weeks ago hundreds of birds belonging to people who die suddenly. Poultry that died near the location of the Pondok Pesantren Babussalam. "According to the news that I received, from 1 July of the property back chicken shack that many die suddenly. There is one citizen who has 30 chickens, all dead," said dr Rosihan Anwar, head of health Pagelaran.

However, after examination conducted by Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Kabupaten Malang some time ago, the number of chickens that died suddenly is not due to bird flu. "Office of the negative farm bird flu," he added.

Before that many fell ill santri flu, on July 12 also have three people infected Banjarejo flu. However, after treatment, they eventually recover. Drugs given to people not tamiflu, flu medicine, but normal.

Therefore, when the treat santri, Dinkes also give regular flu drugs. "To provide tamiflu, we are still awaiting positive or not they have a swine flu or bird flu. For now, we still can not check," he continued.

Dinkes itself is actually distribute tamiflu each 200 tablets to 39 health centers. Also to include health Pagelaran. While in Dinkes own, at this time there are around 5 thousand to 6 thousand stock tamiflu.

Babussalam in addition, there are two cottages on the boarding Singosari who also fell ill flu simultaneously. That is, the Pondok Pesantren Nurul Huda Qur'an and Ponpes Al Ishlahiyah. Attack of flu in the hut before boarding also occur in other areas such as Ponorogo and Jombang.

Therefore, the Head of Malang Regency Dinskes Agus Wahyu Arifin ask the nanny to keep boarding cottages hygiene, health and quality of food. The plan, in the near future Dinkes akan issued circular to all the huts in the boarding wilayahnya.Penjagaan absolute cleanliness in ponpes done, as the spread of infectious diseases in ponpes easier. That's because the community in the ponpes dense enough. "Floors-floor must be cleaned with soap," Agus fate.

He also ask the nurse to ask the boarding cottages all santrinya using masks. In addition to a special mask, according to him, sniffer can also be enabled as closing the mouth. "Dinkes not provide a special mask and indeed there is no budget for the purchase of masks," he said.

In addition, Dinkes also hope that nanny mengarantina wickiup boarding the santrinya the sick. So that the disease can not spread to the wider community outside the hut. Specifically to handle the number of affected santri flu, Dinkes already send samples to the throat mucus Hospital Syaiful Anwar (RSSA).

In Singosari sampelnya have taken five people, while in Pagelaran sampelnya have taken seven people. "What we take is sampelnya santri the worst condition," said Agus.

When RSSA already have tools to test samples of swine flu or bird flu, most likely the result can be known within five days. However, when you do not have any RSSA appliance, the result can be known within a week.

Meanwhile, Hj Darwis, nurse Ponpes Babussalam already mengintsruksikan to clean up the environment santrinya hut. "We fear this swine flu. Dinkes I hope is able to provide masks for santri," harapnya.

Hattip Shiloh