More news from Makassar

Here's a Google translation of a report from Berita Kota Makassar:

Following the dirawatnya 6 of suspect bird flu in hospital Wahidin Sudirhusodo, Makassar City Health Office to ask people to be vigilant. The main areas in which classified prone to the spread of the H5N1 virus that caused the bird flu or avian influenza (AI). Kadis Health Makassar, Naisya T Azikin mentioned, there are two districts in Makassar that the bird flu prone, namely Biringkanaya and Manggala. He requested that citizens do not maintain any type of poultry in the residential area to prevent the spread of this virus off.

"Two border areas are very vulnerable to bird flu, because it can not be monitored in detail the entry of poultry out of the various regions. Moreover, this area had the second patient, there are suspect bird flu," said Naisya, Thursday (13/11).

In addition to the second district, the traditional market, there are also very vulnerable to the bird flu virus. The place is a center for the sale of live chickens imported from various regions.

To minimize casualties as a result of this disease, Naisya ask residents to come directly to hospitals so there is to know the symptoms of bird flu. ''We provide drugs free of charge. But if the symptoms clear, must be referred to the hospital, "the blogosphere. [CK: The word "terangnya" must mean both "the blogosphere" and "he said." "The blogosphere" turns up at the end of the translation after another quotation.]

Symptoms of bird flu virus can be detected when the people berkontak directly with poultry, then cough, runny nose, high fever, difficult breathing, dizziness, feeling weak, grate, grate that occurred during the 1 to 2 weeks. To ensure the positive case of bird flu, can only with blood.

Until yesterday, Naisya pleaded not know whether the patients affected by bird flu suspect and treated in hospital Wahidin positive or not. For the RS Wahidin still examine the blood samples Sudiang the
Neighborhood residents. It is estimated, the results are out today.

However, Naisya have to coordinate the Subdistrict Biringkanaya and Manggala to standby. In Biringkanaya, the district has conducted the destruction of poultry in the village Sudiang.

Camat Biringkanaya, Yasir PM admitted to have cooperated with the police and the TNI poultry to destroy.
He also has to coordinate all lurahnya, for Monitoring the whole community that still maintain unggasnya.

"If anything happens, I hope proactive citizens to report to the ravine. Later we take direct action," he said. I Camat Manggala, Syamsul Alam. He called for residents not to keep poultry in the settlement. If there are poultry, must be maintained according to health standards issued by the government.

"Day after tomorrow (tomorrow, red) we undertake a simulation of the bird flu in the village Tamangapa. Simulations that will bring the entire community Manggala," the blogosphere.

Well, it's not a model of clear English prose, but we know a little more than we did about what may be a human cluster.