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  • Indonesia - Risk of the spread of H5N1 from cutting boards and knifes in markets

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    Cutting board and knife in the Market Risk Spread Disease

    Friday, July 27, 2012 | 16:35

    Ministry of Health study found the virus that causes bird flu on a cutting board and knife are used merchants.

    Wooden cutting boards and knives are used by traders in traditional markets is a risk of spreading disease from the remaining food.

    Ministry of Health study found a few moments ago, that some of the cutting board and knife used in the traditional market traders proved to contain the H5N1 virus that causes bird flu.

    Moving on from the findings that the Director of Environmental Health Ministry of Health, Wilfried Purba H, say, the 2012 Ministry of Health has distributed Rp994 million for healthy market development program that is given to eight markets in Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi and Papua.

    This pilot market to get funds to improve drainage, toilets and other facilities. In addition, traders were trained on ideal market conditions. In 2013, according to him, Ministry of Health will distribute Rp1, 5 billion for 10 markets.

    "It's a very small number, but we hope will become an example for other markets," said Wilfried.

    Authors: Dessy Sagita / Ririn Indriani

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