Padang DHO Residents Advised to Beware of the Bird Flu Disease

Saturday, March 5, 2011 08:18
Jakarta, 5 / 3 (Spry) - Head of the Department of Health (Health) of Padang, Afrida Aziz, called on residents of Padang for bird flu alert. Section, 5 villagers desert city suspected of being infected with bird flu, Saturday (5 / 3).

"Residents of Padang in order to remain alert to bird flu disease that attacks humans," said Chief Medical Officer Afrida Azis, in Padang, Saturday (5 / 3).

He said that bird flu remains a concern from various parties, because the disease can bring death.

"City Health Office in Padang monitor for bird flu endemic areas is not contagious to humans," he said.

The investigation with the Health Department there are 8 District Pertahutbun Padang region reported the poultry that died suddenly.

Eight districts namely West Padang District, North of Padang, Padang Timur, Padang, South Kuranji, Lubuk Begalung, Koto Tangah, Nanggalo. "Eight Districts are indicated to the eyes of infected poultry of avian influenza virus (A1)," said Aziz Afrida.

Himself added, still coordinating with the Department of Health to monitor the human Pertahutbun place or region where sudden death unggus continuously.

"If there is a chicken that died suddenly the public to alert the Department of Health and Pertahutbun to minimize outbreaks of bird flu threat to humans," he said.

Afrida Aziz said, now has five residents of Padang suspected bird flu as an incentive to undergo treatment in hospital M. Jamil Padang.

"The hospital has taken blood samples of each patient to determine their positive or negative bird flu," he said.

According to him, 5 villagers are exposed to bird flu virus as a result of direct contact with poultry or chicken.

"Before infected with bird flu, it is probable that five residents of Padang have direct contact with poultry around the house," he said.

Himself added, DHO provide socialization in community health centers in the city of Padang about early handling of bird flu.

"We have been providing socialization on how early treatment if the people stricken with bird flu," he said.

Socialization material, he explained, how to diagnose or identify cases in primary health care either center or private doctor's clinic. Because many diseases are always with symptoms of fever, bird flu was also preceded by high fever.

In this case, health care workers must conduct in-depth anamneses when treating patients with fever. For example, ask whether the patient was in the past week been in contact with poultry that died suddenly or in contact with the poultry products.

"If there is, then the strong suspicion that the patient suspect bird flu," said Aziz Afrida. (Report Rusman / ant)