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Three Suspect Bird Flu, the Negative
The compass/Mohammad Hilmi Faiq
August 21, 2006
Bandung, Kompas - Three from four patients suspect bird flu that was treated in the Handsome Hospital sadikin, was stated by the bird flu negative. Now other was waiting for results of the test of the Department of the RI Health.
The three patients were Ismawati (5), Santi Anggraeni (8), and Kuraisin (34). All of them villagers Cikelet the Cikelet Subdistrict, the Garut Regency. ?Kondisi all of them improved. Kuaraisin yesterday hot but currently currently the temperature of his body descends. Three people results negatif,? RSHS Cissy Managing Director words in Bandung, on Monday (21/8).
Kuraisin was one of the patients suspect bird flu that was containing three months. He [She] entered RSHS Poinciana Tree Space on Friday (18/8). Tomorrow his day, the husband Kuraisin, Osin (38) that will visit his wife, complained had a headache, nausea and even mencret. Knew this sign, RSHS at once treated him in Poinciana Tree Space.
But was not yet known whether Osin tertular bird flu or was attacked by the other illness. ?Untuk Osin did not yet have results, still was tested in Jakarta,? revealed Cissy. Although having the trend suspect bird flu from Garut improved, continued Cissy, but most negatives.
Uptil now that positive only two namely Euis? that died on Friday malam? and Umar. The family refused if Umar was treated in the Hospital and more chose to be treated dirumah.
Moreover, although being stated positive Bird Flu, Umar was still being free was outside the House. ?Dia has been given by Tamiflu. Seen by me in his condition television also improved. It is hoped he later memnjadi negatif,? Cissy words. Moreover, the Umar development was always monitored by the doctor.
Cissy explained, the citizen might not also panic with the Umar case. Because, bird flu did not spread just like that. But only went through the certain media like nasal mucus and the waste. ?Kalau he began the cough and had phlegm, that that necessary diwaspadai,? revealed Cissy.
In the meantime, the full sibling Kuraisin, Isman (36) explained, the number of cases suspect bird flu in his village was from the citizen's ignorance. Uptil now the citizen was used to it menyembelih the chicken that was sick and afterwards ate him. The citizen in no way had known that the chicken that was sick that could was attacked by bird flu. ?Kami knew him just the last few days when many officials and the doctor that came to the village to see flu casualties burung,? further Isman.
Now the family's Ismawati member, Iip Sehapudin explained, almost all the villagers Cikelet maintained the duck, especially the chicken. ?Satu the minimal family had 10 ayam,? he said.
Iip explained, most of the citizen's houses had the shape of the house on stilts. Under the house so they maintained the chicken.
Therefore, rarely among them that never direct contact with the chicken. They also were used to it gave ate the chicken afterwards continued with the other activity as eating without washing the hands. ?Boro-boro washed the hands. Also was wiped to celana,? Iip words.
Resulting from the number of cases suspect this bird flu, the government in this case the Health Service of the West Javanese Province gave Tamiflu to approximately 300 citizens in five Cikelet Village villages. These villages were Jojok, Rancasalak, Tipar, Pasir Bambung and Sawah. Tamiflu was given selectively, namely the citizen that once direct contact with the positive poultry bird flu or with suspect bird flu.
http://kompas.com/ver1/Kesehatan/0608/21/194332.htm