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Edition: Monday, July 23 2012
Locals urged to be alert for communicable diseases
by Luh De Suriyani on 2012-07-23
Bali provincial administration has called on local residents to be on the alert for possible outbreaks of animal- and hygiene-based communicable diseases during the current season-transition period.
Wira Sunetra, head of the Bali Health Agency communicable disease department, told Bali Daily over the weekend that various communicable diseases caused by viruses contracted through animals, including mosquitoes and dogs, as well as poor sanitation, had become the island?s most serious public health issues.
Sunetra elaborated that around 80 percent of communicable-disease cases suffered by local residents were caused by poor sanitation and the spread of animal-based diseases.
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Based on data from the provincial health agency, around 476 children were affected by pneumonia between January and May 2012, with 186 fatalities. The most common age group for pneumonia patients ranges from under one year old to four years old.
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?Pneumonia will remain a challenging public health issue in Bali as the island is now facing huge sanitation problems, including lack of clean water access,? Sunetra said. He went further, saying that poor sanitation had led to many health problems.
?Pneumonia is usually found in people who have contracted Avian flu,? he said.
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Full text:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-07-23/locals-urged-be-alert-communicable-diseases.html
Locals urged to be alert for communicable diseases
by Luh De Suriyani on 2012-07-23
Bali provincial administration has called on local residents to be on the alert for possible outbreaks of animal- and hygiene-based communicable diseases during the current season-transition period.
Wira Sunetra, head of the Bali Health Agency communicable disease department, told Bali Daily over the weekend that various communicable diseases caused by viruses contracted through animals, including mosquitoes and dogs, as well as poor sanitation, had become the island?s most serious public health issues.
Sunetra elaborated that around 80 percent of communicable-disease cases suffered by local residents were caused by poor sanitation and the spread of animal-based diseases.
...
Based on data from the provincial health agency, around 476 children were affected by pneumonia between January and May 2012, with 186 fatalities. The most common age group for pneumonia patients ranges from under one year old to four years old.
...
?Pneumonia will remain a challenging public health issue in Bali as the island is now facing huge sanitation problems, including lack of clean water access,? Sunetra said. He went further, saying that poor sanitation had led to many health problems.
?Pneumonia is usually found in people who have contracted Avian flu,? he said.
...
Full text:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2012-07-23/locals-urged-be-alert-communicable-diseases.html