Indonesia: Zoonosis Disease Threats Increasing

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Indonesia: Zoonosis Disease Threats Increasing

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:56 pm

The infection threat that spread from the animal to humankind or zoonosis increased in several last years consequently the government must give more attention in prevention efforts and the control of these infectious diseases. "More attention must be given in new illnesses that emerged resulting from the nearness" of "relations between the animal and humankind that could spread," said Henry Walke, Kepala of the Development of the Program in the Pengembangan Division of the Kesehatan Capacity of the Global Community in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the United States in Atlanta, on Wednesday.

CDC, said Walke ended spoke in the training of risk communication for the crisis period and kedaruratan, had special attention in control efforts zoonosis in various countries.

That, according to him, must be done remembered uptil now most plagues of new infectious diseases that happened as a result of by zoonosis including among them influenza of A H5N1 or bird flu and influenza of A H1N1 or pig flu.

"Indonesia as the country with the inhabitants's population and the high animal better give special attention to control efforts" of "this illness," he said. He said, countries with the risk of the spread zoonosis high must increase their capacity in detecting and responding to the incident zoonosis. The "infrastructure" of the "health" of the "community must be prepared to anticipate the possibility" of the "extraordinary incident emergence illnesses like this," he said.

The existence of the system of epidemic intelligence, he added, also very important to detect quickly the emergence zoonosis that had the potential to cause the plague of the illness and the pandemic.

The head of the Centre of Publik Kementerian Communication of the Tritarayati Health said, the Indonesian government had the control system of the illness zoonosis. The government, said he, also planned to form the special committee handled the control of the illness zoonosis. "But zoonosis indeed did not yet become prioitas main." The main priority in the government still in the control of infectious diseases that his prevalence was high and his impact was big like DBD, tuberculosis, malaria, and the HIV, he said. (M035/B010)

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That, according to him, must be given during most of the new infectious disease outbreaks that occur are caused by zoonoses including influenza A H5N1 or bird flu and H1N1 influenza A or swine flu.

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"Indonesia as a country with a population of high animal population and should give special attention to efforts to control this disease," he said.

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He said countries with a high risk of zoonotic transmission should enhance their capacity in detecting and responding to incidents of zoonoses.

"Public health infrastructure must be prepared to anticipate the possibility of extraordinary events diseases like this," he said.

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The existence of an epidemic intelligence system, he added, is also very important to quickly detect the emergence of a potentially zoonotic diseases and pandemic outbreaks.

 

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"Public health infrastructure must be prepared to anticipate the possibility of extraordinary events diseases like this," he said.

Keberadaan sistem intelijen epidemi, juga sangat penting untuk mendeteksi secara cepat kemunculan zoonosis yang berpotensi menimbulkan wabah penyakit dan pandemi.​

The existence of an epidemic intelligence system, is also very important to quickly detect the emergence of a potentially zoonotic diseases and pandemic outbreaks.

Kepala Pusat Komunikasi Publik Kementerian Kesehatan Indonesia, Tritarayati mengatakan, pemerintah Indonesia telah mempunyai sistem pengendalian penyakit zoonosis.​

Head of Public Communication Center of Health Ministry of Indonesia, Tritarayati said, the Indonesian government has had a zoonotic disease control system.

Pemerintah, kata dia, berencana membentuk komite yang khusus menangani pengendalian penyakit zoonosis.​

The government, he said, plans to form a special committee dealing with zoonotic disease control.

"Tapi zoonosis memang belum menjadi prioritas utama. Prioritas utama pemerintah masih pada pengendalian penyakit menular yang prevalensinya tinggi dan dampaknya besar seperti DBD, tuberkulosis, malaria, dan HIV," katanya.​

"But zoonoses are not a top priority. The main priority of government is still in control of infectious diseases and high prevalence of major impact such as dengue, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV," he said.

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Indonesia has tracked H5N1 outbreaks for years now. This article, and the preceeding article, must be talking about a combination strain of the both of them combining.

 

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Crisis Communication Determine Success
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 07:36 pm


ATLANTA, KOMPAS.com - Communication crisis in the health sector increasingly important as bermunculannya various infectious diseases that have the potential to be catastrophic, such as bird flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, and influenza A-H1N1. A good crisis communication in the health sector in determining the success of control issues, including holding the spread of the disease.

It was stated communication experts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) United States, Barbara Reynolds, in Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) Training, such as Indira Kompas reported Permanasari journalists from Atlanta, United States, Tuesday (9 / 3).

Reynolds says, crisis and risk communication in emergencies especially important when dealing with cases of disease that can cause death, easily transmitted, and unprecedented. In some studies, for example, cases of influenza A-H1N1 and avian influenza (H5N1), with a crisis communication strategy to the public good, at least not a large explosion in the case of fast time.

"With a good crisis communication, remains an increase in cases, but with a more sloping curve and then slowly down the number of cases. If there is no good public communication, cases tend to increase sharply in place quickly and then just come down after the treatment. However, the victim of spilled milk, "he said.

He said the health problems directly touches the lives of the people so that it appears a disease, let alone new infections, the public needs information related to the danger. In addition, steps can be done so that the disaster would not befall them, and how to care for themselves.

Responsibility in communicating to the public about the crisis, especially in the hands of government and related organizations concerned. Reynolds said, leaders at various levels to provide honest information with empathy about the situation to the public quickly. Information must also be constantly updated.

"Dishonesty in providing an explanation even backfire in the long run because people will lose faith," he said.

More dangerous, more Reynold, people then did not want to follow the medical recommendations given that control more difficult.

"People can see whether a leader who communicates honestly crisis or not," Reynolds said.

Failure to communicate a crisis to happen because so many comments from some experts that ended up confusing people.

Separately, a consultant Risk Communication World Health Organization, Jodi Lanard, said there are many dilemmas in crisis situations to communicate honestly to the public. It often happens because of various interests. However, the public interest to get honest information in the middle of crisis and uncertainty poor can not be ignored.

"The way to calm the people instead of saying that all the control on the first day, it was certainly hard to believe. Better to be truthful about the situation, "he said

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