Zika virus outbreak, Parliament: Government Not Be lazed

Jakarta, Aktual.com – Vice Chairman of Commission IX Saleh Partaonan Daulay called on the government to intensify measures zika virus handling, cause the spread of the virus has increased and spread in neighboring countries.

“Malaysia has confirmed found the virus in their country. In Singapore, there are 242 patients infected the virus zika. With these conditions, the government should not be ‘careless’, “Saleh said through short messages in Jakarta, Monday (5/9).

The Politician of the National Mandate Party (PAN) said House Commission IX had warned the Health Ministry to seriously through meetings with the Directorate of Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday (3/9).

So far, the spread virus zika more mosquito ‘Aedes aegypti’. In the bad season, Saleh worry mosquito breeding will facilitate the spread of the virus.House
Commission IX also asked the government to prepare a budget that is sufficient in the fight against zika. Due to new cases, the constraints placed on the Ministry of Health so far to tackle other infectious diseases.

“Budget does not include the Ministry of Health to deal with and overcome zika virus,” said a member of Parliament from the constituency of North Sumatra II.

Previously, the Singapore authorities on Sunday confirming there were 27 cases of Zika virus transmission again so that the total number reached 242 people.

The Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency of Singapore states that 25 new cases of transmission zika occurred in the first place zika infection in the country, the potential to spread in new places and other unknown with regard to the areas.

Zika disease experienced by pregnant women are known to cause birth defects microcephalus or small head and brain, as well as other abnormalities in the brain.
The relationship between Zika and mikrosepalus first known happen in Brazil case and since then has led to more than 1,800 cases mikrosepalus.

In adults, the disease Zika also known to be associated with a rare neurological disease called Gillian-Barre and other neurological disorders.(Musdi Anto)

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