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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Beware Lampung Bird Flu Transmission to Humans


This usually means there are cases already,
 | Thursday, January 10, 2013 |

 LAMPUNG, KOMPAS.com- Lampung Provincial Health Department warning of the possibility of human transmission of bird flu following the death of widespread duck (duck) and chicken in recent weeks. Public advised not to touch dead birds suddenly without adequate protection tool.
This was disclosed PR Diskes Asih Hendrastuti Lampung Province, Thursday (01/10/2013).
"Case-fatality rate of bird flu transmission to humans is very high. Virus is very dangerous. We continue to beware," said Asih. He admitted that it was concerned with the emergence of a new kind of virus H5N1 (subclade) a lot of attacking ducks in various parts of Indonesia, including Lampung. In fact, previous ducks relatively more immune to bird flu.
Party Diskes Lampung ask the concierge for surveillance and rapid reaction alert to the emergence of bird flu to humans. In Lampung, the appearance of the last case of bird flu in humans occurred in 2010.