Five Bogor residents die mysteriously<\/p>\n
BOGOR: Five residents of the same neighborhood in Kampung
\nParung Alen in Cikeas village, Sukaraja district, Bogor regency,
\ndied from a mysterious illness within 10 days of each other.<\/p>\n
The victims were Tiyah, 15, her mother Nayah, 60, her mother-
\nin-law Upi, 60, Aisyah, 35, and Herni, 13. They died between
\nApril 9 and April 19.<\/p>\n
Tiyah's father, Uci, said that on April 12, Tiyah had a high
\nfever, stomachache and headache. "I thought it was just a common
\nillness, so I bought drugs at a warung (street stall), but there
\nwas no improvement. I was about to call for a mantri (medical
\naide), but she died."<\/p>\n
Nayah died the following day. Before her death, her family
\ntook her to Salak Hospital in Bogor, but she could not be saved.<\/p>\n
Herni's mother, Hakin, was running a high fever the night
\nbefore she died on April 9.<\/p>\n
Aisyah died on April 18, followed by Upi the following day.<\/p>\n
The head of the local Epidemiology Surveillance and
\nImmunization Office, Eulis Wulantari, said the cause of death was
\na mystery.<\/p>\n
She suspected that Nayah and Aisyah died due to kidney
\nfailure, while Herni and Tiyah may have died from dengue
\nhemorrhagic fever, while Upi may have had typhoid.<\/p>\n
She said the Bogor health agency had checked 45 houses and
\nfound the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever,
\nin four houses.<\/p>\n
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is common in the densely populated
\nKampung Parung Alen. Sanitation in the area is poor and houses
\nare located close to dirty goat enclosures. --JP<\/p>",
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