UPAYA PENANGGULANGAN PENYAKIT FLU BURUNG BERBASIS SEKOLAH

Abstract

Abstract: Avian influenza is a threat to avian and human beings health. This disease is caused by avian influenza virus type A of Orthomyxoviridae family known as H5N1 virus. The death rate caused by this disease in Indonesia (82.07%) is the highest of all other countries. Education is predicted as an effective alternative for overcoming this problem. Since the majority of the cases were experienced by children, it is necessary that school-based program useful for building children’s awareness toward these disease be developed. One of the ways-out is to integrate avian influenza materials in certain course materials designed to attain certain basic competency.