Indonesia Curug village diarrhea 4 deaths 102 sick

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/ Tuesday, 18 August 2009 | 22:26 WIB
Reports KOMPAS journalist Anita Yossihara

Pandeglang, KOMPAS.com - At least four people Curug Village, District Cibaliung, Pandeglang regency, Banten, died because of diarrhea within three days.

According to the Head of the Police Sector (Polsek) Cibaliung purpose Commissioner Mario, on Tuesday (18 / 8), cases of death due to diarrhea in the village Curug first occurred on a Sunday ago. That day, two people called Ahla (39) and Sarmadi (58) died.

A day later, Jamar (56) also died after treatment was obtained. "Today there's one more who died in the name of Ranti (48), at 01.00 hours early before," he said.

In addition, the number of residents who fell ill diarrhea since Sunday and today has reached 102 people. They got the treatment from the team doctors and paramedics in a number of Dinkes Pandeglang posko health.

Geographical conditions that are difficult to make a go of the paramedical staff were forced to use the house or building schools to treat the sick people. Not yet known the exact cause of outbreaks of diarrhea, but because people suspected of using river water for drinking, bathing, washing, and waste water. Currently, the river water samples examined in the laboratory.

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Pandeglang - Outbreak diarrhea in Pandeglang regency, Banten, killing four people Curug Village, District Curug. Public Health has set the local status of extraordinary events (KLB).

"The four people who died was named the Ala (39), Sarmadi (58), Zamar (48) and Ranti (48)," said PR Cibaliung Puskesmas Kecamatan Cibaliung, Pandeglang District, Iwan, Wednesday.

Iwan says, for two days this last case the distribution of outbreaks of diarrhea attacks, and as many as 113 people in four of them died due to delay in getting treatment.

People in nine villages Curug, District Cibaliung, Pandeglang. Currently, people with diarrhea is still critical and there were seven people continue to do the monitoring and supervision of medical staff.

Meanwhile, most of the other already returned to their home after getting good treatment from health centers and health posko-posko. So far, according to him, his side have overcome the spread of diarrhea disease through medical treatment and measures to prevent the spread wider.

Because the disease is a type of diarrhea diseases and need to diwaspadai, especially during this dry season. Public Health is distributing oralit Pandeglang, infus disease prevention and cure diarrhea. "We ask citizens if the feces-night more than four times the treatment should be to a health clinic," he said.

Village Sekertaris Curug, Aman said, merebaknya outbreaks of diarrhea that befall the people of antarkampung Curug, Cisuren cheerful, Cisuren Hilir, Babakan Kembang, Curik, and Kampung Desa Bihbul Curug due consume river water Cikalong a dirty condition.

Currently, the Village of Curug day-to-day for bathing, washing, and cases (MCK) is also consumed by the river water following a drought due to the occurrence of drought. "I hope Pemkab Pandeglang immediately send help supply clean water from the drinking water company (PDAM)," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Pemberantasan zymotic Penyehatan and Environment (P2PL) Department of Health Pandeglang Asmani Renyanti claim, based on the method of epidemiology investigations, residents who fell ill due to diarrhea that consume river water Cikalong the terkontaminasi e-coli bacteria. "I think the river is not feasible as the MCK and consumed," he said. ant / pur


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Re: Indonesia Curug village diarrhea 4 deaths 102 sick

Meanwhile, the Head of Pemberantasan zymotic Penyehatan and Environment (P2PL) Department of Health Pandeglang Asmani Renyanti claim, based on the method of epidemiology investigations, residents who fell ill due to diarrhea that consume river water Cikalong the terkontaminasi e-coli bacteria. "I think the river is not feasible as the MCK and consumed," he said. ant / pur


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E coli in the water will certainly do this. Just shows that the two flus are not the only health threat in Indonesia, and maybe not even the largest to the average Indonesian.