Citizen Health in Cilandak Monitored Tightly
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Citizen health in RT 14/04, Cilandak Barat Urban Village, will be monitored by Cilandak Sub-district Puskesmas over two weeks. It is to follow up the died poultry some time ago due to bird flu.
We will monitor citizen health for two months
"We will monitor citizen health for two months. Poultries from Marine, Agriculture and Food Security Sub-dept have been burned and is in accordance with SOP. By so, bird flu is hoped able to be eliminated and not happen in future," said Head of South Jakarta Health Sub-dept, Henny Fachrudin, Thursday (3/24).
Despite there is not found transmission indications to the surrounding people, his side would remain conducting sweeping. He explained, 14 days is the incubation period of bird flu, in which the bacteria were still hanging around. Moreover, the air is also a medium for the spread of this virus.
15 Poultry Cages Controlled"Because, seven days, we have not found the flu, cough and fever disease. We focus on the nearest radius. We will do this up to 14 days ahead," he finished.
