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Health Minister: Bird flu virus still exists in poultry
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 20:40 pm
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Minister of Health Sedyaningsih Endang Rahayu said the bird flu virus in poultry is still there and can move to humans so that the community is expected to take prevention measures.
"The bird flu virus it is still endemic in poultry. Now and again jumped into humans, we do not know when," Menkes said when met after the Conference on Drinking Water and Sanitation Agency (KSAN) 2011 here on Tuesday.
To avoid transmission, a few simple steps urged by the Minister of Health, among others, so that people stay away from poultry, if not essential, always wash hands with soap and especially for the children not to play with dead chickens.
Some time ago two sisters WA (10) and NRA (5) from Bangli District, Bali, died at Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar and confirmed both victims tested positive for bird flu (H5N1).
"Having examined in the laboratory, the second child was positive bird flu. But only two people that, in other places (in Bali) has not been found," said Minister of Health.
In the meantime, to avoid the occurrence of outbreaks of bird flu, Health Minister said it had coordinated with the local Animal Husbandry Department to promote healthy hygienic behavior (PHBs) for poultry farmers as well as a good way of handling the cage.
"We socialize, if you run out of harvest, given the pause was not directly raise poultry again and do not keep poultry in the house," said Minister of Health pointed out.
Minister also refused to be called "missed" cases of bird flu because it is always examining every patient with suspected bird flu and coordinate with the Department of Animal Husbandry every suspected case.
"Each suspect we checked into the lab. So far none, but two of these victims was found to be positive," he said.
The number of victims of bird flu in Indonesia as revealed by Minister of Health, has always declined, from a dozen people in 2010 to "only" nine people in 2011.
"Compared with malaria or other infectious disease, bird flu death toll was little. The problem we are in a high death rate, about 70-80 percent," said Minister of Health.
In addition, surveillance for avian influenza is also done to ensure transmission of the virus has not mutated from human to human.
"It's still from animals to humans, has not been found from human to human transmission," said Minister of Health.
(T.A043/I007)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/279317/menkes-virus-flu-burung-masih-ada-di-unggas
Health Minister: Bird flu virus still exists in poultry
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 20:40 pm
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Minister of Health Sedyaningsih Endang Rahayu said the bird flu virus in poultry is still there and can move to humans so that the community is expected to take prevention measures.
"The bird flu virus it is still endemic in poultry. Now and again jumped into humans, we do not know when," Menkes said when met after the Conference on Drinking Water and Sanitation Agency (KSAN) 2011 here on Tuesday.
To avoid transmission, a few simple steps urged by the Minister of Health, among others, so that people stay away from poultry, if not essential, always wash hands with soap and especially for the children not to play with dead chickens.
Some time ago two sisters WA (10) and NRA (5) from Bangli District, Bali, died at Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar and confirmed both victims tested positive for bird flu (H5N1).
"Having examined in the laboratory, the second child was positive bird flu. But only two people that, in other places (in Bali) has not been found," said Minister of Health.
In the meantime, to avoid the occurrence of outbreaks of bird flu, Health Minister said it had coordinated with the local Animal Husbandry Department to promote healthy hygienic behavior (PHBs) for poultry farmers as well as a good way of handling the cage.
"We socialize, if you run out of harvest, given the pause was not directly raise poultry again and do not keep poultry in the house," said Minister of Health pointed out.
Minister also refused to be called "missed" cases of bird flu because it is always examining every patient with suspected bird flu and coordinate with the Department of Animal Husbandry every suspected case.
"Each suspect we checked into the lab. So far none, but two of these victims was found to be positive," he said.
The number of victims of bird flu in Indonesia as revealed by Minister of Health, has always declined, from a dozen people in 2010 to "only" nine people in 2011.
"Compared with malaria or other infectious disease, bird flu death toll was little. The problem we are in a high death rate, about 70-80 percent," said Minister of Health.
In addition, surveillance for avian influenza is also done to ensure transmission of the virus has not mutated from human to human.
"It's still from animals to humans, has not been found from human to human transmission," said Minister of Health.
(T.A043/I007)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
http://www.antaranews.com/berita/279317/menkes-virus-flu-burung-masih-ada-di-unggas