Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Indonesia: All Stock Bird Flu Medication in Madiun Expires

Tuesday, 5 May 2009
MADIUN | SURYA Online - All stock tamiflu, medication for people with bird flu in Kabupaten Madiun has expired since February 2009. While there is no successor.

While the potential occurrence of bird flu cases in humans in Kabupaten Madiun very large considering the number of cases of dead poultry as bird flu virus, or avian influenza (AI) throughout 2009.

Based on the observation in dus tamiflu drug store in the warehouse pharmacy Madiun District Health Office, on Tuesday (5 / 5), if visible expire date or limit the period of validity is tamiflu in February 2009. Number of stock in this medication pharmacy warehouse is about 250 tablets. In addition there, 25 health centers in Madiun also save tamiflu. The number in each health center is 100 tablets.

According to the Head of Disease Prevention and Health The District Health Office Madiun, Soelistyo Widyantono, tamiflu drug in the Madiun, received Madiun District Health Office of the Ministry of Health since 2007. Meanwhile, in the year 2008, no new posts tamiflu drug.

Expiration tamiflu drug problem is we already submit to Public Health in East Java (East Java) and Ministry of Health since October 2008. "But do not know why until now there is no shipment of medicine tamiflu new," said Soelistyo.

He is hoping there are new posts tamiflu Kabupaten Madiun to remember throughout the year 2009 is a lot of chickens died from the findings of AI virus in Madiun.

Based on data obtained from the Animal Husbandry Madiun regency, during the year 2009 is recorded at least 650 chickens died because of AI virus in District Wonoasri, Wungu, and Mejayan. This amount is far greater than the findings in the year 2008 where there are about 100 chickens died because of AI virus.

While the cure for bird flu patients have no successor, said if there Soelistyo Madiun residents who have experienced symptoms of flu burung will directly referred to the General Hospital Dr Sudono, Madiun. This hospital is one of the government hospital which is the reference for people with bird flu. Antonius Ponco a / kcm

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