Monday, September 5, 2011

Health Office of South Minahasa Anticipation Virus Transmission to Humans

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 14:34 A

TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID, Amurang - The discovery of bird flu or H5N1 virus to chickens in the village of Palelon and Makaruyen, Modoinding, making the Department of Health (Health Office) South Minahasa quick action in anticipation of transmission to humans.

"Yesterday a direct meeting with the head of Puskesmas Modoinding, talking about the anticipation of transmission to man, and until now there has been no human bird flu," said Dr. Jeffrey Rogi, Kadis health office in South Minahasa Manado Tribune, Wednesday (04/20/2011).

Rogi said, residents are positive chicken owners and a radius of 50 meters around it will continue to be monitored, if attacked by fever and flu-like symptoms will be directly examined. "We also monitor kesehetan residents around the Village Palelon and Makaruyen let alone a radius of 50 meters whose chickens positive" Rogi said.

Tin Health Office of South Minahasa other precautions send one to a health center tamiflu drug dos Modoinding, so if there are symptoms of bird flu directly administered drug.

. "We can be three-dos from the province, one box containing 100 capsules. Where one has been sent to the health center dos Modoinding, if the man had been attacked and badly then the province will definitely send it," he said.

In addition, South Minahasa health office immediately wrote to health centers in all districts in South Minahasa immediate dissemination to point directly to the citizens of bird flu around.

"In order for clinic to the citizens of the introduction of direct socialization traits of bird flu, such as avoiding direct contact to poultry especially the area indicated as positive," he said.
For symptoms in people who attacked him said, like a sore upper respiratory infections, ie, heat above 38 degrees Celsius, cough, runny nose, sore throat, where previously there was a history of contact with poultry.

"If for example there are residents fell ill after our care at health centers by providing tamiflu, then immediately referred to the Hospital Prof. Kandou because they can determine whether someone is stricken with bird flu or common cold. If he is positive of bird flu, the region around the isolated, "he explained.

Health Office together South Minahasa district police today also, and continues to anticipate Distanak South Minahasa on Border Post.Where Rogi said, the budget prepared by them for the handling of specific infectious diseases prior to the virus from animals to Rp 66 million.

"But if this is endemic to humans, there must be some tactical funds from South Minahasa regency," he said.

Dr Ketut Wayudiarta, a veterinarian in South Minahasa Distanak, said the current residents who have poultry in the village and Makaruyen Palelon a radius of 50 meters above the chicken possitif been cooperative to report their chickens.

"They've been reported, so we've done also a disinfectant spraying anti-bird flu in their chicken coop," he said.

The two villages continued to be monitored up to 14 days ahead of existing poultry, since the first day found the chicken posotif bird flu.

While for the District of New Tompaso and Maesaan, which was destroyed yesterday in the village Raratean 19 and 3 in the Village Temboan, it turns out the chicken from Mongkudai, Bolmong East.

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