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  • Central Sulawesi: Diarrheal disease kills seven

    Source: http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/201...gut.Tujuh.Jiwa

    Diarrhea outbreak
    Taking the week Seven Soul

    Friday, February 12, 2010 | 02:55 pm

    Sigi, Kompas - More than 50 residents Palolo District, Sigi District, Central Sulawesi, diarrheal disease in the last week. Seven of them died. Generally, the victim died before he helped paramedics.

    This happens due to the remote locations and villages far from health centers plus bad road conditions. This condition causes health department set the status of extraordinary events (KLB) in Palolo. "We've set the status of outbreaks of diarrhea since last Wednesday," said Chief District Health Office Sigi Mailili Sofyan.

    The seven people who died was Koi (70), who died Sunday (7 / 2), followed Isali (38) on the same day. The next day, Monday afternoon, the wife Isali, Ulvinawati (30), died, followed by his son, Karlinto, who died at night. On the same day Nulfi (8) also died in other villages. Two other deaths are Joy (40) and Bije (42).

    Until Thursday afternoon, dozens of residents were still being treated at health centers Palolo. Isolated hamlet conditions make the information known about this late government officials. Health workers had signed on Monday after two people died on Sunday.

    Related to this, health officials have opened a command post (post) in the village who are considered vulnerable, and how far from the clinic. Health workers and security forces and drugs were also sent to the health posts. According to health center records Palolo, diarrhea began to spread in the February 4 and Patimbe village and attacked three people in one family.

    Dengue fever

    In Sikka District, Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara Barat, the number of dengue haemorrhagic fever cases rise sharply. In one more month of this increase has led to an outbreak situation.

    Data Sikka District Health Office said, the total dengue cases recorded 225 dengue cases, consists of finding 134 cases in January and 91 cases in February, while three people dead. "Therefore, to overcome using the handling of outbreaks," said Deputy District Head of Sikka Damian Wera, Thursday. (REN / SEM)
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