Re: Chikungunya in Indonesia
Outbreak in Bali; many people seem to look at it as "normal' fever.
Jumat, 18 Juli 2008 |
Six Citizens Positif
The Illness of Chikungunya Attacked Citizens of Yeh Sumbul
Negara (Balinese Post) the Illness chikungu him attacked between 10 and 20 residents in RT 02, the Yeh Sumbul Series, Yeh Sumbul, Mendoyo since the last two week. The resident most claimed did not know and regarded only is hot normally. This sign spread in several houses in this environment.
One of the residents who the first time experienced the sign, Baijura (45), on last Thursday (17/7), claimed since two this Sunday he experienced hot was accompanied hurt in the foundation part of the hands and foot. Now then this farmer claimed still felt hot on his body. I could not walk a week, only terbaring, he said sembari added this sign was also experienced by all of his family's member that was under the same roof. The wife and his four children also experienced the sign, but they have recovered. Only he and his one child that still felt hot and hurt.
He said, early of this illness, first hurt as the previous sprain could not go. He has gone to the doctor closest and already was felt rather good and and could the road. According to him, the sign like this often was suffered by the resident around his house. Most that suffered under the same roof and his distance was adjacent.
Mushadirin that also experienced the similar sign admitted to being never sick like that. He thought this illness only biduran because of being felt hot and swollen. However that was felt hurt in the foundation of the finger and foot so as to be able to not go. I to the bathroom merangkak , not knew the illness what this, he explained.
Beforehand his wife, Nahara and Aldi, his child, also experienced the sign that was same for a week, but has recovered. His side went to the doctor in Yeh Embang and at that time according to the doctor was not yet it was known certain, the possibility of typhus or dengue fever.
Just wait results of the lab tomorrow still, he said will imitate this doctor. Mushadirin felt surprised because uptil now his side had not felt like that.
In the meantime, Chairman RT 02, the Yeh Sumbul Series, Jamhuri (41), permitted in the past two weeks
many of his residents to experience the hot sign and to hurt in the foundation foot and the hands.
But his resident regarded only common fever illnesses. His side just knew that the illness the sign chikungu him after having the official from the Kesehatan Service of the Jembrana Regency informed him last Wednesday (16/7) and afterwards did fogging the same day.
The Lingkungan cleanliness
Jamhuri did not deny that in his environment indeed often the problem regarding mosquitoes happened.
Around last year, several residents were also attacked by the dengue fever illness. Jamhuri explained the condition between-house that was adjacent each other and the complex enabled mosquitoes to breed in this settlement.
I was also confused, how come now chikungu him, in fact we always the routine gave abate and cleaned the environment, he said. His side counted had his approximately
24 residents who experienced the sign like that, but partly has recovered.
Most they one family in one house. Many that be hit by, did not know the age, old until pre-schoolers felt the sign, he explained.
Perbekel Yeh Sumbul, I Komang Dentra, confirmed had his
six residents was positive chikungu him and
ten other still the sign. The side of Dinas Kesehatan Regional Government Jembrana also did fogging.
Dentra added his six residents have been handled by the doctor and not until treated inap in RS or the community health centre. The six people, Muhlis (23), the Audience (37), Darmawan (45), Aldi (9), Maratun (35) and Mastianah (33).
His side also just learned that that was the illness chikungu him after having the notification from the service and the local doctor. Section Head Kesehatan and Kessos Jembrana, I Putu Suasta, yesterday, justified that. According to Suasta, his sign three fever days were accompanied by pain, after the phase three days gradually recovered.
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