Ebola Mewabah, Pemerintah Rutin Pantau Kesehatan Hewan
Indonesian Govt Routinely Monitor Animal Health
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Kesehatan RI memastikan untuk terus memantau perkembangan virus Ebola meskipun kemungkinan penyakit mematikan tersebut masuk ke Indonesia tergolong kecil.
"Pemerintah terus melakukan pemantauan secara dini dan kesehatan hewan melakukan survei rutin, kita laporkan jika ada spesies baru terkait masalah Ebola," kata Pelaksana Tugas (Plt) Direktur Jenderal Pengendalian Penyakit dan Penyehatan Lingkungan Kementerian Kesehatan, Agus Purwadianto di Jakarta, Jumat.
Dia menambahkan, virus Ebola tengah menjadi perhatian dunia saat ini, karena sangat berbahaya terhadap manusia maupun hewan apalagi belum ditemukan vaksinnya hingga sekarang.
"Ebola memang menular tapi tidak melalui udara. Kalau lewat tangan mungkin dengan catatan kalau terkontaminasi," katanya.
Dia pun menganjurkan untuk mulai hidup sehat sebagai upaya pencegahan terhadap virus tersebut, termasuk konsumsi makanan khususnya penggunaan makanan olahan yang baik.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia´s health ministry to ensure monitoring of Ebola virus, although the entry of the deadly disease to Indonesia is less chance.
"The government anticipates through regular surveys on animal health, particularly related to the Ebola virus," said Acting (Acting) Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health in Indonesia´s Health Ministry, Agus Purwadianto on Friday.
He added that the Ebola virus to the attention of the world because it is very dangerous to humans and animals especially the vaccine has not been found until now.
"Ebola is a contagious disease but not through the air, which can be contagious through contaminated hands Ebola virus," he said.
He also recommends to start a healthy life to prevent an outbreak of the Ebola virus, such as eating foods appropriate health standards.
