JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (MoH) asked that the public be aware of the death of poultry in large numbers, as well as mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus into a new kind called clade 2.3.2. DirekturJenderalPengendalian Disease and Environmental Health (P2PL) MOH Tjandra Yoga Aditama said, a mutation in the virus Influenza can occur, as has occurred in several negara.Namun, the case now is the H5N1 bird flu virus mutated into a new form or type clade clade2.3.2.
"Regarding the news of the death of ducks and mutation of the bird flu virus in poultry. Mutations in influenza virus could have happened, "Tjandra said in Jakarta yesterday. According to him, other than in Indonesia, the H5N1 bird flu virus mutation into clade 2.3.2 belakanganinijugadilaporkanterjadi attacking poultry in Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. So far, said Tjandra, in Indonesia itself has not been found in the case of transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus is a new kind on manusia.Namun, it has asked to remain vigilant.
"So far none of the infected humans in Indonesia," he said. Tjandra explained, cases of transmission of the bird flu virus is a new kind of human ever found in China, Hong Kong, and Bangladesh. As a precaution related to the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus types 2.3.2, he claimed to have conducted a number of steps, one of which makes a circular letter addressed to all local health departments to be aware of the death of poultry in bulk, prevent, and supervise the possibility of human contact with the death of the birds. Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) Mukti Ali Ghufron said, so far there has been no new reports of the discovery of bird flu cases in manusia.Kendati Thus, it remains prepared to anticipate the handling procedures of bird flu in humans, including setting up rapid response teams, and hospitals for people with bird flu. He urged the public to avoid direct contact suspected of being infected with bird flu.
"We asked to avoid direct contact," he said. director of Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) Pujiatmoko said it was still investigating the likelihood of the spread of avian influenza through migratory birds from outside domestic or imported through itik.Namun, Ministry of Agriculture has banned the import of ducks from a country that has not been free of bird flu since 2005 ago, such as Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
"During this import from the duck area free of bird flu, "he said. As you know, hundreds of thousands of ducks in central Java duck died from the H5N1 bird flu virus types 2.3.2. In the last month, the H5N1 bird flu virus is a new kind of attack is said to have around 350,000 head itik.Kasus death on thousands of ducks occurred in West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta. In addition to including the largest category of deaths in ducks, bird flu attack time is considered more virulent than the attacks that happened before.
plant Bird Flu Vaccine Amid the resurgence of the bird flu virus, Commission IX are different opinions regarding the production of bird flu vaccines. Committee member of the Golkar Party faction Poempida Hidayatulloh said plant construction projects bird flu vaccine should not be charged to PT Bio Farma (Persero). According to him, if the project is not intended for business or profit-oriented projects should bird flu vaccine plant restored to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
One way could be to form a new company that deliberately created specifically to meet the needs of the community. "Let me set up a new company, for example, specifically to meet social needs, if the vaccine plant is not for business," he said. Committee Member of the PKS faction M Mantri Court affirmed, based on the information submitted by the Director of PT Bio Farma, the cost of engine maintenance plant needs approximately 50 billion per year. While on the other hand, vaccine manufacturers had no prospect bisnis.Karena recognized that, strictly it can not accept the continuation of the project if the investment cost is quite large but actually lose money. andi setiawan
