Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Re: Chikungunya in Indonesia
From West Sumatra
In this thread you can find recent reports from other Sumatra Provinces: South Sumatra, Lampung, Riau.
Edit: From West Sumatra also reports from local online newssource Padang Express on Dengue Fever, dozens of patients.
Chikungunya became an epidemic in Padang.
Friday, 07-Desember-2007,
Padang, Padek. The illness chikungunya began to become an epidemic in the Padang City. As far as this is concerned was found by 77 cases in three endemic regional points. As prevention efforts, the Health Service did fogging (fumigation, Red) and medical treatment to the sufferer.
The case that was found that, respectively 34 cases (the sufferer) in the Jati Koto Tinggi District, Padang East Subdistrict, 6 cases in the Rawang District and 37 cases in the Ranah District, Padang South Subdistrict. "This illness was caused by the virus chikungunya that was spread through the Aedes mosquitoes bite agepty.
The sign of early that was felt by the sufferer, the fever and great foundation pain, so as the sufferer could not be active, the Health Service headword of the Padang City, Efrida Aziz, to Padang Ekspres, on Thursday (6/12).
Efrida explained efforts that were carried out by his side by giving medical treatment to the illness sufferer chikungunya in three locations. Whereas prevention efforts were carried out with mem-fogging three endemic regions.
"Fogging not the solution to resolve the problem of this illness. This because of the characteristics fogging only prevention efforts, so must be followed by increasing the cleanliness in the residence environment. So as to be able to interrupt the proliferation link of these mosquitoes," said Efrida.
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http://www.kotasolok.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&artid=8136
credits dbg

From West Sumatra
In this thread you can find recent reports from other Sumatra Provinces: South Sumatra, Lampung, Riau.
Edit: From West Sumatra also reports from local online newssource Padang Express on Dengue Fever, dozens of patients.
Chikungunya became an epidemic in Padang.
Friday, 07-Desember-2007,
Padang, Padek. The illness chikungunya began to become an epidemic in the Padang City. As far as this is concerned was found by 77 cases in three endemic regional points. As prevention efforts, the Health Service did fogging (fumigation, Red) and medical treatment to the sufferer.
The case that was found that, respectively 34 cases (the sufferer) in the Jati Koto Tinggi District, Padang East Subdistrict, 6 cases in the Rawang District and 37 cases in the Ranah District, Padang South Subdistrict. "This illness was caused by the virus chikungunya that was spread through the Aedes mosquitoes bite agepty.
The sign of early that was felt by the sufferer, the fever and great foundation pain, so as the sufferer could not be active, the Health Service headword of the Padang City, Efrida Aziz, to Padang Ekspres, on Thursday (6/12).
Efrida explained efforts that were carried out by his side by giving medical treatment to the illness sufferer chikungunya in three locations. Whereas prevention efforts were carried out with mem-fogging three endemic regions.
"Fogging not the solution to resolve the problem of this illness. This because of the characteristics fogging only prevention efforts, so must be followed by increasing the cleanliness in the residence environment. So as to be able to interrupt the proliferation link of these mosquitoes," said Efrida.
- snip -
http://www.kotasolok.org/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&artid=8136
credits dbg