Have Not Know Dangers MoH Clade 2.3.2 Virus To Humans
Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 | 22:12 pm
Jakarta: Ministry of Health has not been able to infer the level of danger of bird flu virus to humans clade 2.3.2. The reason, in Indonesia has not been found in cases of human deaths from the new strain.
"So far the cases are found in ducks and pretty much spread in Indonesia. But so far no attack humans," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health Ministry of Health Chandra Yoga Aditama Port Health Office (KKP) Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday (2/1) night.
Nevertheless, Chandra said, it does not turn a blind eye that clade 2.3.2 has been killed in a number of countries, such as China , Hong Kong, and Bangladesh. MoH has requested an overview to the WHO, but no definitive answer.
"WHO can not provide specific analysis of what a difference this virus before. Due to a limited number of human cases. Handling still like H5N1 virus (bird flu virus type 2.1 or more first- Ed.)
In humans could not conclude whether it is dangerous or not, "said
Chandra. addition to passing the WHO, said Chandra, Ministry of Health monitor the development of clade 2.3.2 viruses through a number of international meetings, particularly with countries affected by the virus.
Chandra claims to optimize prevention by distributing warning letters to its ranks as Indonesia. "Once there was a circular from the Directorate General of Livestock Services, I also made a circular to all Chief Medical Officer in Indonesia to be aware of anything at all about a new clade, that no human infection , "said Chadra.
According to Chandra, who chaired the National Commission Zoononis Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare has called a meeting of relevant ministers clade 2.3.2. In the meeting, coordinated things to raise awareness of the virus transmitted to humans. past two months, hundreds of thousands of dead ducks in the provinces of clade 2.3.2 virus. The first case was found in Bradford, Central Java.
Average occurred in farms. About the origin of the virus and prophylactic vaccines, says Chandra, was a territory Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture."Because this occurs in birds, I guess more appropriately asked my friends in the Ministry of Agriculture. because they know the mobility of birds and so on," explains Chandra.
