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Indonesia, Sulawesi: Public health awareness needed to avoid bird flu (Upeks, August 23 2011, edited)
[Source: Ujungpandangekspres, full text: (LINK). Automatic translation to English, edited.]
Tuesday, 23-08-2011
Anticipation of Bird Flu, Health Office Guidance Increase
Majene, Upeks - Majene District Health Office, increasing awareness anticipating the spread of bird flu or avian influenza and other infectious diseases in the area.
??Need to increase public awareness in maintaining health in order to anticipate the spread of the virus to humans," said Dr. Aminuddin HR, Head of District Health P2 Majene, accompanied by the Head of Counseling and Health Office of Disease berantasan Majene, Hj Nurmawati, Saturday (20 / 8).
According to People must be able and continue to maintain a healthy environment so that the spread of the disease does not occur in humans. "Public awareness of hygiene should continue to be considered because it is one effective way to combat the deadly disease, "he said.
He added, hygiene and clean or PHBs in the family environment should be improved so that people in that area can be maintained from any attack disease. "Every weekend it continued to socialize on the prevention against the disease, either through the clinic as well as routine posyandu
often held by society, "he said.
Aminuddin expect, people are more aware of environmental hygiene and do not dispose of carcasses of dead chickens or poultry suspected of contracting the flu indiscriminate bird so it is not contagious to other birds.
"Poultry droppings and even dead birds that often exist in the home environment can also cause the spread of AI viruses into the community so that cleanliness must be maintained properly, "said R Aminuddin.
He added, it will not be bored to continue to remind the public about healthy behavior and clean so that people can avoid all diseases, especially diseases like the deadly bird flu.
"Majene District Health Department will continue to reduce the spread of infectious and noninfectious diseases and suppress the emergence of outbreaks in the community, "he concluded . ()
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Tuesday, 23-08-2011
Anticipation of Bird Flu, Health Office Guidance Increase
Majene, Upeks - Majene District Health Office, increasing awareness anticipating the spread of bird flu or avian influenza and other infectious diseases in the area.
??Need to increase public awareness in maintaining health in order to anticipate the spread of the virus to humans," said Dr. Aminuddin HR, Head of District Health P2 Majene, accompanied by the Head of Counseling and Health Office of Disease berantasan Majene, Hj Nurmawati, Saturday (20 / 8).
According to People must be able and continue to maintain a healthy environment so that the spread of the disease does not occur in humans. "Public awareness of hygiene should continue to be considered because it is one effective way to combat the deadly disease, "he said.
He added, hygiene and clean or PHBs in the family environment should be improved so that people in that area can be maintained from any attack disease. "Every weekend it continued to socialize on the prevention against the disease, either through the clinic as well as routine posyandu
often held by society, "he said.
Aminuddin expect, people are more aware of environmental hygiene and do not dispose of carcasses of dead chickens or poultry suspected of contracting the flu indiscriminate bird so it is not contagious to other birds.
"Poultry droppings and even dead birds that often exist in the home environment can also cause the spread of AI viruses into the community so that cleanliness must be maintained properly, "said R Aminuddin.
He added, it will not be bored to continue to remind the public about healthy behavior and clean so that people can avoid all diseases, especially diseases like the deadly bird flu.
"Majene District Health Department will continue to reduce the spread of infectious and noninfectious diseases and suppress the emergence of outbreaks in the community, "he concluded . ()
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