Diarrhea kills three infants

Diarrhea kills three infants

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The diarrhea outbreak that has affected
Lampung province over the past month has so far claimed the lives
of three infants. The latest victim was Arbi, 1, an child from
South Lampung regency, who died of diarrhea and pneumonia on
Monday night, according to hospital data.

Health officials expressed concern that the number of
fatalities could increase as the number of children brought to
hospital for diarrhea had been on the rise over the past week.

In Abdoel Moeloek Hospital, 40 children were treated for
diarrhea last week, but now the number has climbed to 79.

In order to prevent more fatalities, Reliyani, the chief of
Abdoel Moeloek Hospital, called on local residents to bring
children with diarrheal symptoms to hospital as earliest possible
to receive intensive medical treatment. -- JP