Update on Balikpapen

It has spread now from two districts (Manggar & Gunung Bahagia) to four districts (Prapatan & Sepinggan)

2 Articles. Excerpts:

October 3, 2010
Diseases of the respiratory tract that is spread through birds to humans and can kill humans is the H5N1 bird flu disease broke out in the city of Balikpapan. City Health Office (DKK) and the department of Fisheries, Livestock and Marine Affairs is trying to eradicate this disease by eliminating the chickens owned by residents who suspected bird flu.

Already there are two areas of positive bird flu that is in the area the Kelurahan Manggar East Balikpapan and Kelurahan Gunung Bahagia South Balikpapan. Untuk Kelurahan Gunung Bahagia banyak ayam people who die of chicken in RT 59 and RT 60, allegedly a few chickens in the region contracted the bird flu virus, residents advised not to approach chickens that have died or are infected with bird flu can be contagious because it is dangerous.

"I am asking residents to be alert to this disease because it can be transmitted to humans," said Mount Joy Lurahn Haemusri to Post Metro, Saturday (2 / 9). He added, if there are people who see his chicken died suddenly or have symptoms of bird flu virus, such as runny nose to immediately report them to relevant agencies for administrative or can be acted upon and its spread can be prevented more widespread.

"Immediately report to the RT and RT respectively submit it to us for follow up, so that transmission is not so broad," he said. The disease itself can be transmitted to humans and from human to human, illness bird flu is dangerous disease and can cause death.

2nd article:

"Stautsnya was on the alert." Since at this time already 96 chickens were destroyed in four districts namely Prapatan, Gunung Bahagia, Manggar dan Sepinggan, said Balikpapan Mayor, Imdaad Hamid ended was in a meeting of the handling co-ordination of bird flu, on Sunday, (3/10/2010). Imdaad explained, his side carried out the sterilisation against the region tertular at the same time carrying out the inspection in the door Pelabuhan Semayang, Karingau, Kampung Baru, Karang Joang dan Teritip. The sterilisation for 15 today is carried out to prevent the spreading of the virus. In the meantime, Section Head Pertanian and Livestock Breeding, Chaidra said the Balikpapan area was the territory tertular the reason since January till last September, was not found positive bird flu.
The government of the city also prepared RSUD Kanujoso as reconciliation of the bird flu sufferer. At this time his side carried out the monitoring of the health of the resident in four regencies in Balikpapan. "Prepared by us the preventive action among them tamiflu and the special monitoring in 4 districts." We also asked the community to make the healthy and clean life accustomed, obviously Section Head Kesehatan Dyah Muryani.