Indonesia: Sukoharjo Commentary

Events in Indonesia are keeping me very busy today. Back in July, we reported this here

July 17, 2010

Sukoharjo (Espos), District Health Office (DKK) Sukoharjo ensure one resident Menjing Hamlet, Kayuapak, Polokarto who died recently of positive bird flu or avian influenza (AI).

Previously, residents who died in Dr Solo Moewardi Hospital recently with the initials of the PA is only expressed as a suspect. However, after the lab results came out, the relevant fact bird flu positive.

DKK Sukoharjo head, Dr. Agus Prihatmo said, had just received the lab results. "It turned out positive results. So it's not a suspect anymore unless 12 other people suspected of having ilness like influenza (ILI), but after a check lab, it turns out they were suffering from dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), "he said when met reporters, Saturday (17 / 7).

With the release of the results of these laboratory checks, Agus added, it would further tighten control of border regions.

Then, on September 12th, we reported this here

Pacitan - Suspected bird flu, dozens of chickens owned by residents Pacitan sudden death. Residents were alarmed.

Today, I report this:

The resident of the hamlet Geneng the Village Jagan the Subdistrict Bendosari,Sukoharjo restless.

Because, in a last week of dozens of chickens belonging to the resident died suddenly. The worried resident, the death of these chickens resulting from the bird flu virus or that more was known with "avian influenza" (AI). Heri Wahyono (45), one of the local residents said, since a last week of plenty of chickens belonging to the resident who died suddenly. Moreover, six chickens belonging to him, last Friday (1/10) also died suddenly. In fact beforehand the chickens were still being seen healthy.

This condition made him and the resident other khwatir and restless. Because, was based on information that was heard by them uptil now, the chicken died suddenly that usually because of bird flu. "Indeed did not yet have the assurance whether that because of bird flu or how." However, we were restless because frightened of spreading to the resident if indeed because of the virus, said Heri Wahyono.

The similar matter was also revealed by Wijayanti (27) the other resident.
Moreover, this young woman claimed to be the Rp loss 500 thousand because of his 20 property chickens died suddenly.

The death of the chicken evidently also happened in the Jagan Village. One of the residents Jagan, Rantinem (65) mengataan, his property chickens several last days died suddenly. Moreover, the mouth of the chicken carcass that died this issued mucus.

Sukoharjo is located in Central Java. Map: