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    Source: http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/200...ar.kedaluwarsa
    Flu Burung
    Jutaan Dosis Tamiflu Senilai Rp 200 Miliar Kedaluwarsa
    Kamis, 11 Desember 2008 | 02:26 WIB

    Machine translation:

    Flu Burung
    Millions Of doses Tamiflu with a value of Rp 200 billion Kedaluwarsa
    on Thursday, December 11 2008 | 02:26 WIB

    Surabaya, Kompas - Millions Of doses tamiflu, namely medicine to overcome bird flu, would kedaluwarsa in January 2009. Approaching the period kedaluwarsa, these medicines were not possible still could be used, whereas the case of bird flu was still spreading in several areas.

    Was like this it was said the Co-ordinator Komisi Nasional Flu Burung Communication and the Influenza Pandemic (Komnas FBPI) Memed Z Hassan in the Empowerment workshop of the Media by Komnas FBPI in Surabaya, on Wednesday (10/12). ?Pengadaan previously because of having the concern of the flu pandemic burung,? said Memed.

    During the import 7 million doses tamiflu with a value of Rp 200 billion in 2006, there were the condition dilematis. If being provided by a little, we could be the lack because of bird flu still threatened now. If being provided by many, we terkendala in the period of validity tamiflu that was very short, namely two years and after that was stated kedaluwarsa.

    The bird flu researcher from the University of Airlangga Surabaya, CA Nidom, that was present as the speaker, saying, the procurement tamiflu was caused by Indonesia to at this time still became the biggest country the place of the case of bird flu. ?Sampai in November 2008, a third of the case of bird flu to humankind in the world was in Indonesia,? he said.

    On the other hand, the distribution tamiflu to several hospitals and the community health centre was not easy to be done because of being needed the high cost. In fact, there necessarily tamiflu was provided. ?Obat that must be given maximal 48 hours since having the indication of the patient terjangkit bird flu. But, tamiflu in Indonesia more often was kept in the place that far from the range pasien,? said Nidom.

    The doctor did not yet understand

    Moreover, some doctors did not yet like that understand the sign of bird flu of the beginning because almost resembled the sign of the other illness. As a result, his handling often late. ?Sebagian the doctor also did not want reported had the patient terjangkit bird flu because of worrying the place of his practice was quiet. As a result, tamiflu could not be given to pasien,? he said.

    Nidom also said, Japan had since long before stopped the use tamiflu. The medicine had the bad side-effect to the nervous system. ?Ada the case of suicide children after being given tamiflu. The medicine triggered the hallucination berlebihan,? he said.

    Until this has in Indonesia had data collected on it by five genotypes of the bird flu virus since beginning to spread in 2003. ?Harus was known also whether true bird flu was spread from the chicken to humankind? Secara the theory, the structure of the virus in the two living creatures kinds berbeda,? he said. He suspicious had the other mammal that was the spread intermediary from the chicken to humankind. (RAZ)
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