Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 + April 6, 2009

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +

More confirmation on the positive testresult of the boy in Riau; a team from National Dep of Health is investigating the source of the infection. Samples are taken from direct contacts.

Preschooler in Pekanbaru Died Because of Bird Flu Positive

Wednesday, in April 01 2009

Pekanbaru -- MI: WIS, the baby was two years old that died in the room of RSUD Arifin Ahmad, Pekanbaru was some time before stated positive contaminated with the bird flu virus.

This assurance was received was based on results of the test test the liquid of mucus of casualties's throat by the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan Hall (Balitbangkes) the Department of the RI Health.

Chairman Tim of the Control of Bird Flu of RSUD Arifin Ahmad Pekanbaru Azizman Saad to the Indonesian Media, on Wednesday (1/4) said explained, results of this Balitbangkes test have been reported to the Kesehatan Service of the Riau Province.

With these results, then for the first time during 2009, the Riau Province again met positive casualties bird flu. These official results have been accepted by the Service of Health Riau last Saturday, he said.

It was further that Azizman said in accordance with the procedure continue to the handling of the case of bird flu then all the person who it was known had the story of contact with WIS will be supervised was full for one month more.

Moreover, the health special team will carry out investigation to look for the origin ot the infection of WIS by this deadly virus. Beforehand the Balitbangkes (National Dep of Health, ed) special team visited the family's WIS house in Street Kuantan VII RT 07/RW 04 Hru Cape districts, the Subdistrict of fifty, the Pekanbaru City, Riau.

Apart from taking the sample of the family's closest blood namely Haryono and Heni Rahayu that were the father and the mother from WIS, the Balitbangkes team that took part in being accompanied by several officials of the Health of the Service (Dinkes) Riau also took the sample from the closest neighbour who it was known had had the story of contact with casualties.

WIS, 2, died on Thursday (26/3) at dawn after receiving the maintenance for a week in the room of the bird flu isolation of RSUD Arifin Ahmad.

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2009/04/04/67474/126/101/Balita_di_Pekanbaru_Positif_Meninggal_Karena_Flu_Burung

[HenryN]

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[Laidback Al]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +

The most recent locally confirmed case is Wahyu Ibnu Saputra from Riau. He lived in the district (Kelurahan) of Tanjung Rhu on the outskirts of Pekanbaru.
Approximate centroid of Tanjung Rhu is 0.544136, 101.464085.

[AlaskaDenise]

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Fatal H5N1 Confirmed in Riau Indonesia Toddler

Recombinomics Commentary 14:39
April 1, 2009

Results of the laboratory test against the sample of blood and SWAP the deceased Wahyu Ibnu Saputra, was two years old nine months, the resident Street Kuantan VII, RT07, RW04, Kelurahan Tanjung Rhu, Kecamatan Lima Puluh positive contained the virus H5N1 or bird flu. These results were raised by Kesehatan Riau Section Head, Dr Mursal Amir through his cellular phone, on Tuesday (31/3)

The above comments cite lab confirmed on H5N1 in the fatal infection of a toddler in Riau, Indonesia (see updated map). This confirmation is cited in multiple local media reports, although it is unclear if the labs in Jakarta have acknowledged the confirmation.

Last year a number of confirmed cases in Riau were reported, but timely reports of cases by the MOH in Indonesia have ceased, and WHO has failed to issue situation updates on lab confirmed cases acknowledged by the Indonesian MOH.

This WHO reporting failure may stem from discrepancies in official reports in Indonesia. In February, a UNICEF report cited four confirmed cases, which was followed by MOH statements in early March, which also cited four cases. However, only three of the four cases matched in the two reports, indicating there were five confirmed cases. Clarification without citing five cases would be problematic for a WHO update, which may have led to the lack of reports by WHO. The last WHO update for Indonesia was January 22, which described cases from 2008. UN members strengthened reporting requirements for diseases that had the potential for spread beyond national borders and H5N1 was added as a notifiable disease that required reporting within 24-48 hours of confirmation.

The failure of WHO to issue updates on any 2009 cases, even after acknowledgement of lab confirmation by the Indonesian MOH, highlights extreme oversight failures, continues to be hazardous to the world’s health.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +

Source: http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/200...lar.flu.burung

Kematian Ibnu akibat Tertular Flu Burung

Google translation:
Ibn death due to contagious Avian Flu
Thursday, 2 April 2009 | 04:08 WIB

Pekanbaru, Kompas - Death Ibn Saputra (3) on Thursday (26 / 3) last week at the General Hospital Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru, a positive result with H5N1 virus or a virus known as bird flu. Certainty that the results obtained from the examination mucus Ibn Laboratory in the Department of Health in Jakarta received by the Public Health Riau.

"I get reports from the Public Health Riau laboratory examination results that ensure positive Ibn contagious bird flu virus," said dr Azizman Saad, Head Team Physician RSU Arifin Ahmad Pekanbaru, Wednesday (1 / 4).

Separately, Head of Health Office of Riau Mursal Amir, said his side will be fixed directly to the procedure to isolate the spread of disease in the home environment of the victim. Isolation akan focused on poultry that is suspected to be the source of disease.

Head of Health Office of Pekanbaru Rini Helmiyati, said his side ready to make observations in the field. "We will conduct intensive observations of the contact history with the victim," said Rini.

On March 23, the Ibn, Jalan Kuantan VII of Pekanbaru city, treated in isolation space bird flu RSU Arifin Ahmad, Pekanbaru. In general, the condition of Ibn time meet the criteria and characteristics as the suspect bird flu. In addition to high heat, Ibn also experience sore throat. Previously, treated at Ibn Sina Hospital Ibn Pekanbaru for three days, but the heat does not go down so kunjung then referred to the RSU Arifin Ahmad, who has special facilities for bird flu patients.

Since the patient is declared as suspect bird flu, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Pekanbaru Riau have conducted searches in the poultry house environment Ibn. In the search, the team members include laboratory veteriner of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.

Drilldown

According to M Firdaus, Section Head of Health and Human veteriner Animal Agriculture Pekanbaru, his team had conducted the search of the birds-poultry suspected of a disease. The team took samples of birds in the housing to cut the birds in the house to eat around the house Ibn.

Although not be killed due to bird flu, the death of Ibn cases start bring new worries for the public Riau. In the year 2008, cases of bird flu can be said very minimal when compared to the case in 2007. (Valid)

Toggletext translation:
The Ibnu death resulting from Tertular Flu Burung
on Thursday, April 2 2009 | 04:08 of WIB

Pekanbaru, Kompas - the Ibnu Saputra Death (3) on Thursday (26/3) last week in the Arifin Achmad Public Hospital, Pekanbaru, positive resulting from terjangkit the virus H5N1 or that more was known with the bird flu virus. The assurance was received from results of the Ibnu mucus inspection in the Departemen Laboratory of the Health in Jakarta that was accepted by the Service of Kesehatan Riau.

?Saya got the report from the Service of Kesehatan Riau that results of the decisive Ibnu laboratory inspection positive tertular the flu virus burung,? said Dr Azizman Saad, Kepala Tim Doctor RSU Arifin Ahmad Pekanbaru, on Wednesday (1/4).

Separately, Kesehatan Riau Section Head Dr Mursal Amir said, his side will at once carry out the procedure continued to isolate the spreading of the illness in the environment of casualties's house. The isolation will be focussed on the community's poultry that it was suspected became the source of the illness.

Kesehatan Pekanbaru Section Head Dr Rini Helmiyati said, his side was ready to carry out observation in the field. ?Kami will carry out intensive observation towards the story of contact with korban,? Rini words.

Last March 23, Ibnu, the resident Street Kuantan VII Kota Pekanbaru, was treated in space of the bird flu isolation of RSU Arifin Ahmad, Pekanbaru. Generally, the Ibnu condition at that time filled the criterion and the characteristics as the suspect in bird flu. Apart from hot high, Ibnu also experienced laryngitis. Beforehand, Ibnu was treated in RS Ibnu Sina Pekanbaru for three days, but hot him never descended so as afterwards was reconciled to RSU Arifin Ahmad, that had special facilities for the bird flu patient.

Since being stated as the suspect's patient in bird flu, the Service of Pertanian Pekanbaru and the Service Peternakan Riau has carried out investigation to the poultry in the Ibnu house environment. In the investigation, the team included the laboratory member veteriner from Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.

Penelusuran

According to M. Firdaus, Kepala Seksi the Health of the Animal and Humankind of Veteriner Dinas Pertanian Pekanbaru, his team carried out investigation against poultries that it was suspected became the illness. The team took the sample of the poultry in the resident's housing until the piece poultry that was in restaurants around the Ibnu house.

Although still could not be ascertained died resulting from bird flu, the case of the Ibnu death began to show the new concern for the Riau community. During 2008, the case of bird flu might be it was said very minimal to be compared by the case during 2007. (LEGAL)

[Laidback Al]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +

A human cluster in Riau? It appears that the father and grandparents of Wahyu (the confirmed child in Riau) showed symptoms of possible infection and were treated in the hospital. Apparently, Haryono is still being treated in the hospital.

credits to mojo for the translation and bolding . . .

Thursday, April 02, 2009, 07:25:00
Family Rev. fell ill Summer Fever
Neighbors worry contracting Bird Flu

Reports MASHURI KURNIAWAN, Pekanbaru
The death of Rev. Ibn Saputra (2.9) fell ill a positive bird flu virus caused the family and neighborhood residents living around the home place was fear. They fear the bird flu virus infecting the area and they will swallow the victim again. Moreover, the deceased parents at this time, Haryono (42) experience symptoms of heat illness with fever fell dizzy.

Jalan Kuantan worries residents VII, RT 07, RW 04, Kelurahan Tanjung Rhu, District Limapuluh this disclosed Kasi Observation and Disaster Management Health Department (Diskes) to the SKM Naviri Pekanbaru Riau Pos, Rabu (1 / 4) in between the activities and conduct of identification observations on the deceased's house.

He also said, Tumirah (59) and Kadiran (67) who is deceased grandfather and grandmother also experienced symptoms of high fever and fell dizzy heat. Both also have had intensive treatment in hospitals Arifin Achmad.

Three people''Rev. deceased family (father, grandfather, and grandmother, red) had the disease have a high fever heat. One of them parents of the deceased at this time Haryono still getting intensive treatment and have checked the blood in the hospitals,''Naviri clear.

Naviri add, Diskes still do identisifikasi and location data in a bird flu virus mewabahnya to Saturday (11 / 4) future. Results of blood checks, diakuinya not known because it is still in check.

Meanwhile, the Head of Department of Agriculture (Kadistan) Pekanbaru, Sentot Djoko Prayitno explain, his side are doing depopulasi poultry house in the location deceased. Distan also taking action disinfectant in the location of the house is 100 meters radius.

''We have been disseminating to the public, not to keep poultry in the housing around the deceased. Distan akan perform direct destruction of poultry, when there are people who still maintain housing in the vicinity of the deceased Revelation,''he said with a firm tone. Activity is conducted, according to him, a step back mewabahnya prevention bird flu virus around the housing deceased.''We do not want to have more infected bird flu virus to humans,''he added while end.


link to original text: http://www.riaupos.com/main/index.ph...detail&id=5739

Kamis, 02 April 2009 , 07:25:00
Keluarga Wahyu Terserang Demam Panas
Tetangga Cemas Tertular Flu Burung


Laporan MASHURI KURNIAWAN, Pekanbaru
Kematian Wahyu Ibnu Saputra (2,9) yang positif terserang virus flu burung menyebabkan keluarga dan warga tetangga sekitar rumah tempatnya tinggal dilanda kecemasan. Mereka takut virus flu burung masih mewabah di wilayah mereka dan akan kembali menelan korban. Apalagi saat ini orangtua almarhum, Haryono (42) mengalami gejala penyakit demam panas disertai meriang.

Kecemasan warga Jalan Kuantan VII, RT 07, RW 04, Kelurahan Tanjung Rhu, Kecamatan Limapuluh ini diungkapkan Kasi Pengamatan dan Bencana Dinas Kesehatan (Diskes) Pekanbaru Naviri SKM kepada Riau Pos, Rabu (1/4) di sela-sela kegiatannya melakukan identifikasi dan observasi di rumah almarhum.

Ia juga mengatakan, Tumirah (59) dan Kadiran (67) yang merupakan kakek dan nenek almarhum juga mengalami gejala demam panas tinggi dan meriang. Keduanya pun sempat mendapatkan perawatan intensif di RSUD Arifin Achmad.

??Tiga orang keluarga almarhum Wahyu (ayah, kakek, dan nenek, red) pernah mengidap penyakit demam panas tinggi. Satu di antaranya yakni orangtua almarhum Haryono saat ini masih mendapatkan perawatan intensif dan sudah dicek darahnya di RSUD,?? jelas Naviri.

Naviri menambahkan, Diskes masih melakukan identisifikasi dan pendataan di lokasi mewabahnya virus flu burung hingga Sabtu (11/4) mendatang. Hasil pengecekan darah, diakuinya belum bisa diketahui karena masih dalam pengecekan.

Sementara itu Kepala Dinas Pertanian (Kadistan) Pekanbaru, Sentot Djoko Prayitno menjelaskan, pihaknya sedang melakukan depopulasi unggas di lokasi rumah almarhum. Distan juga melakukan tindakan desinfektan di lokasi rumah warga yang berjarak radius 100 meter.

??Kita sudah mensosialisasikan kepada masyarakat, agar tidak memelihara unggas di sekitar perumahan almarhum. Distan akan langsung melakukan pemusnahan unggas, bila ada warga yang masih memeliharanya di sekitar perumahan almarhum Wahyu,?? ujarnya dengan nada tegas. Kegiatan itu dilakukan, menurut dia, sebuah langkah pencegahan mewabahnya kembali virus flu burung disekitar perumahan almarhum.??Kita tidak ingin ada lagi virus flu burung terjangkit kepada manusia,?? tambahnya seraya mengakhiri.(yls)

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +

From Bird Flu Information Corner

Pekanbaru, Riau update

April 2, 2009

Wahyu’s family are suffering for fever.

Fatality of Wahyu Ibnu Saputra (2,9) due to bird flu virus causes wary to family and neighbor. They afraid that virus is still circulating and taking lives. Particularly, victim’s parent, Haryono (42) is developing high fever.

This phenomena is mentioned by head of Monitoring and Disaster Section Health Service Pekanbaru, Naviri (Wednesday, 1/4) while her team was doing identification and observation in victim’s house.

She also mentioned, Tumirah (59) and Kadiran (67), victim’s grandparents were also developing high fever. They both had been treated intensively at Arifin Ahmad regional hospital. Meanwhile, victim’s father, haryono is still under intensive treatment. Hopsital have collected their blood samples for further test.

Naviri said health service is now doing data recording and identification around outbreak are is still ongoing. Agriculture service officers of Pekanbaru, Sentot Djoko Prayitno have done depopulation measures to chickens and disinfection to area within 100 meter from victim’s house.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Riaupos.

http://www.riaupos.com/main/index.php?mib=berita.detail&id=5739

PEKANBARU – After the fatality of Wahyu Ibnu Saputra (2.5), resident of Jalan Kuantan VII RT 07/ RW 04 Kelurahan Tanjung Hru, Kecamatan Limapuluh because of bird flu virus infection, now Haryono, Victim’s father is reported having fever.

Haryono is having fever since last Tuesday, and family has brought him for medical check up. Fortunately, the test resulted Haryono was only developing common flu, said Azizman Saad, coordinator of Bird Flu eradication of Arifin Ahmad hospital, Pekan baru.

Post fatality follow up action are done by Health Service by collecting samples from 20 people who had close contact with Wahyu during hospitalisation before his death. They are including family and health workers of RS Ibnu Sina and RSUS Arifin Achmad.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Riauterkini.

http://www.riauterkini.com/sosial.php?arr=23622

===AvianInfluenzaIndonesia===

http://birdflucorner.wordpress.com/

[Giuseppe]

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Indonesia, Riau. Toddler confirmed to have died of bird flu | The Jakarta Post

Toddler confirmed to have died of bird flu

Rizal Harahap , The Jakarta Post , Pekanbaru | Thu, 04/02/2009 3:17 PM | The Archipelago

Blood samples taken from two-and-a-half-year-old Wahyu Ibnu Saputra, who died last week in Pekanbaru, Riau, have tested positive for the bird flu virus, an official said on Wednesday.


Azizman Saad, coordinator of the bird flu prevention team at the Arifin Ahmad hospital in Pekanbaru, said confirmation that Wahyu died from bird flu had been received by the Riau Health Office several days ago.

"The victim is believed to have contracted the virus from dead chickens in his surrounding areas," Azizman told The Jakarta Post.

Indonesia's bird flu death reached 119 as of early this month, according to data from the national bird flu commission. Blood samples of patients believed to have been infected with the virus are usually sent to the Health Research Agency of the Ministry of Health in Jakarta.

Following the confirmation, Azizman urged Wahyu's family members and neighbors in Tanjung Rhu village, Pekanbaru to go to the nearest community health center to have a check-up.

"There has not been any evidence that the bird flu infection can be transmitted from human to human, but the case shows the bird flu outbreak took place in the victim's area. It's better for those who had made contact with the victim to go to the health center even though they do not have any health problems," he said.

Azizman explained that Wahyu was intensively treated for high fever and coughing and breathing difficulties in an isolated room at Arifin Achmad hospital.

"One day before he died, his condition was improving but, finally, his condition dropped and he fell unconscious. Six doctors tried to save his life, but to no avail," he said.

Azizman explained that before the disclosure of the laboratory tests Wahyu was believed to have died from multi-organ failure.

Rini Hermiyati of the Pekanbaru Health Office said she had assigned a team to observe the health condition of the victim's family members and at the same time make an inventory of neighbors who were in contact with the victim.

"No one has been found with symptoms of bird flu, but those having contact with the victims will be closely watched out for 21 days," Rini said.


The Pekanbaru Livestock Husbandry Office made the decision to cull chickens in the victim's surrounding areas to help curb the spread of the virus. "The number of chickens raised here is small," she said.

Meanwhile, Susi Herlinda, a member of the Pekanbaru Legislative Council, criticized the administration for its failure to anticipate the bird flu infection. The death of the victim showed the administration was not aggressive enough in campaign about the danger of bird flu, she said.

"It has become a habit of our people, everybody acts only after somebody falls victim to a certain diseases. The death of Wahyu should have been used as momentum to improve," she said."

Related institutions have to create awareness among the public about the danger of the bird flu," Susi added.
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<cite cite="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/02/toddler-confirmed-have-died-bird-flu.html">Toddler confirmed to have died of bird flu | The Jakarta Post</cite>

[HenryN]

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Google translation:

Thursday, April 02, 2009, 07:25:00
Family Rev. fell ill Summer Fever
Neighbors worry contracting Bird Flu

Reports MASHURI KURNIAWAN, Pekanbaru
The death of Rev. Ibn Saputra (2.9) fell ill a positive bird flu virus caused the family and neighborhood residents living around the home place was fear. They fear the bird flu virus infecting the area and they will swallow the victim again. Moreover, the deceased parents at this time, Haryono (42) experience symptoms of heat illness with fever fell dizzy.

Jalan Kuantan worries residents VII, RT 07, RW 04, Kelurahan Tanjung Rhu, District Limapuluh this disclosed Kasi Observation and Disaster Management Health Department (Diskes) to the SKM Naviri Pekanbaru Riau Pos, Rabu (1 / 4) in between the activities and conduct of identification observations on the deceased's house.

He also said, Tumirah (59) and Kadiran (67) who is deceased grandfather and grandmother also experienced symptoms of high fever and fell dizzy heat. Both also have had intensive treatment in hospitals Arifin Achmad.

Three people''Rev. deceased family (father, grandfather, and grandmother, red) had the disease have a high fever heat. One of them parents of the deceased at this time Haryono still getting intensive treatment and have checked the blood in the hospitals,''Naviri clear.

Naviri add, Diskes still do identisifikasi and location data in a bird flu virus mewabahnya to Saturday (11 / 4) future. Results of blood checks, diakuinya not known because it is still in check.

Meanwhile, the Head of Department of Agriculture (Kadistan) Pekanbaru, Sentot Djoko Prayitno explain, his side are doing depopulasi poultry house in the location deceased. Distan also taking action disinfectant in the location of the house is 100 meters radius.

''We have been disseminating to the public, not to keep poultry in the housing around the deceased. Distan akan perform direct destruction of poultry, when there are people who still maintain housing in the vicinity of the deceased Revelation,''he said with a firm tone. Activity is conducted, according to him, a step back mewabahnya prevention bird flu virus around the housing deceased.''We do not want to have more infected bird flu virus to humans,''he added while end. (Yls)

http://www.riaupos.com/main/index.php?mib=berita.detail&id=5739

[HenryN]

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Map updated

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&ll=0.569906,101.486893&spn=0.291123,0.4422&z=11&msid=106484775090296685271.00045e858a4aeaf7a1f24

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Google translation:

Thursday, April 02, 2009, 07:25:00

Family Rev. fell ill Summer Fever

Neighbors worry contracting Bird Flu

"Summer Fever " should be : "(very) hot fever" or "high fever".

[HenryN]

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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The family members who fell ill are monitored and treated; how many have flu-like symptoms is not clear. At least one parent of the deceased boy is treated in hospital, it is not clear if the grandparents are in hospital too.
Testresults are pending.


Wahyu Was Positive for Bird Flu, His Neighbours Are Worried

on April 02 2009

Pekanbaru (RiauInfo) - the Issuing produced by the laboratory test from Department of Health RI against the sample of blood of Wahyu Ms Saputra that said positive bird flu made his neighbours concerned.

Moreover at this time several of his family's members were attacked by the hot and breathless fever. The resident's concern Street Kuantan VII, Kelurahan Tanjung Rhu, of Kecamatan Limapuluh, Pekanbaru happened because they were frightened to be contaminated with the very deadly illness. "We were really concerned, moreover after seeing many members of the deceased's family currently have high fever," said Wisnu, one of the neighbours.

At this time Haryono (42) parent of the victim experienced high fever was accompanied felt feverish. So also Tmirah (59) and Kadiran (67) that are the grandfather and the deceased's grandmother also experienced high fever. Both of them could get the treatment in RSUD Arifin Achmad Pekanbaru.

The section head Observation and the Disaster of Dinas Kesehatan Pekanbaru Naviri SKM justified the existence of the family's member ari Wahyu Ms Saputra suffered from high fever. "One among them namely parents" of the "deceased Haryono at this time still was receiving the treatment in RSUD," he said.

At this time the Health Service was still carrying out the identification and data collection in the location became an epidemic him the bird flu virus untill Saturday (11/4).

Results of the checking of his blood until this was still not known. In the meantime the Service side of Pertanian Pekanbaru at this time carried out culling of the poultry in the location of Wahyu's house. Moreover the Animal Health Service also desinfecated the location of the residents house at a distance of the radius 1000 metre. (

http://www.riauinfo.com/main/news.php?c=6&id=8988

[AlaskaDenise]

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Suspect H5N1 Cluster in Riau Indonesia

Recombinomics Commentary 12:54
April 2, 2009

The death of Rev. Ibn Saputra (2.9) fell ill a positive bird flu virus caused the family and neighborhood residents living around the home place was fear.

the deceased parents at this time, Haryono (42) experience symptoms of heat illness with fever fell dizzy.

Tumirah (59) and Kadiran (67) who is deceased grandfather and grandmother also experienced symptoms of high fever and fell dizzy heat. Both also have had intensive treatment in hospitals Arifin Achmad.

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Rini Hermiyati of the Pekanbaru Health Office said she had assigned a team to observe the health condition of the victim's family members and at the same time make an inventory of neighbors who were in contact with the victim.

"No one has been found with symptoms of bird flu, but those having contact with the victims will be closely watched out for 21 days," Rini said.

The above translation and comments present two very different views of the relatives of the lab confirmed fatal H5N1 infection of a toddler (3M) in Riau (see updated map). The local media notes that the father and two grandparents have had symptoms and have been hospitalized, and the father remains hospitalized. In contrast, the Jakarta Post states that no one has been found with "symptoms of bird flu", suggesting a very narrow definition is being use to make the claim.

This cluster is very similar to other clusters in Indonesia which involve lab confirmed fatal cases. In several instances relatives of the confirmed case died earlier, but were never tested. In other cases, relatives developed symptoms but recovered after treatment with Tamiflu, and were said to be H5N1 negative. In other instances, the earlier contacts were said to have died of other diseases that are associated with bird flu symptoms, such as lung inflammation, thyphus, or dengue fever.

These clusters in Indonesia continue to cause concern. Reporting of confirmed cases by WHO has ceased, as has the flow of sequence data from poultry or patients, even though Indonesia has reported the highest number of fatalities and the case fatality rate remains at 80&#37;.

The inability of WHO to exercise oversight remains a hazard to the world's health.

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[Readymom]

Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected &amp; Confirmed Cases January 29 +

Can I ask a question?

In the past, hasn't there been a question of family transmission? Usually, it seemed to be mother-child or child-mother, with the occasional sibling. (Am I remembering incorrectly?)

This possible child and now father & grandparents is falling out of that pattern, right? Do we know if the grandparents are maternal or paternal? That's something else to know, in considering family transmission, correct?

Sorry, if this is too basic and I'm showing my ignorance in the science part of this ... but it came to mind, this afternoon.

Prepping ... yup, I'm decent at that. Science ... . -k