Diarrhea outbreak in West Java

Diarrhea outbreak in West Java

INDRAMAYU, West Java: A child died and 57 other people were
hospitalized here last week as diarrhea hit the area.

The affected people, who included infants, came to a public
hospital for treatment. "Some of those who came on Friday were
already in a critical condition," the Antara news agency quoted
Dr. Eddy, the hospital director, as saying.

He said that, although one of the infants was dead, the
situation was under control.

A week earlier at least 70 people suffering from same disease
were treated at the same hospital. One of them later died while
receiving treatment, Antara reported.

The situation worsened when the hospital began to run out of
the fluid used to rehydrate the diarrhea patients.

The father of one child told Antara over the weekend: "I had
to buy 10 bottles of the medicinal liquid at a local drugstore
for Rp 25,000 ($11)."