Indonesia - Sulawesi April 6 to April 27, 2007

[Gert van der Hoek]

Metrotvnews.com, Makassar: A male child have the initials "Mt" that was one years old it was suspected was infected by bird flu.

Since last April 2, Mt underwent the intensive maintenance in the Hospital (RS) Doctor Wahidin Sudiro Husodo, Makassar.

Initially, Mt experienced the fever with the temperature of the body 38 levels celsius, the cough and breathless.

To confirm Mt infected by bird flu or not, the medical team of the Hospital Doctor Wahidin Sudiro Husodo took the sample of mucus and blood. The sample of this blood was sent to Jakarta.

MT had the story of contact with the poultry.

Last December, dozens of chickens around his house in the Bangkala District, the Manggala Subdistrict, Makassar, was found died suddenly.
(DOR)

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=36501

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=75678&postcount=6

[Niko]

Re: Indonesia - Java - Apr 1st +

Here is the translation of the article posted by Richard McC
Three pre-schoolers were in South Sulawesi expected by Bird Flu
Three children were treated in RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo isolation space.
The three pre-schoolers from Makassar and Gowa this had the history of direct contact with the poultry that died suddenly. The medical RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo team took the sample of blood the three of them to be sent to Jakarta.

Liputan6.com, Makassar: Three children were below five years old from the Gowa Regency and Makassar, South Sulawesi was treated in Wahidin Sudirohusodo space of the Hospital isolation, on Saturday (14/4), because of experiencing the sign similar to bird flu. The medical team took the sample of blood the three of them to be sent to Jakarta.

The suspicion of the three pre-schoolers terjangkit the virus Avian influenza Reinforced by the family's information. In their place was gotten dozens of tails of the chicken died suddenly and were stated positive terjangkit the virus H5N1 by the local health service.

Beforehand Guidance Divine Guidance, the baby was one year in Makassar old was forced to be treated intensive in RS Wahidin because of experiencing the sign of bird flu. Moreover after hundreds of chickens around his house also died suddenly and were proven to be positive bird flu Flu Burung Mewabah di Sumbar ].(JUM/Tim Liputan 6 SCTV)

[Theresa42]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+

10 young children suspected bf cases in Sulawesi. BF not found in local poultry. Hat-tip, treyfish!

toggletext-ed from Indonesian:

Sepuluh Pre-schoolers Suspect Flu Burung
April 14, 2007

Takalar -- There were 10 pre-schoolers in the Mannongkoki Village, the Subdistrict Polongbangkeng North, the Takalar Regency was it was suspected attacked by the virus avian infulensa (bird flu). The ten under age children five years the breathing difficulty was accompanied by the high fever after carrying out contact with the chicken died. Unfortunately, the Official of the Field Livestock Breeding Takalar that descended to the field of the Service of the People's Agriculture did not come across signs of the occurrence of bird flu.

"There were no signs of the occurrence of bird flu to the chicken died here. The sample that was taken from the chicken anus did not show this chicken died because of bird flu. Suspected the chicken died was affected by ND (Newcastle disease)," said one of the officials of the Livestock Breeding Field, Abd Haris.

The Livestock Breeding field also regretted the slow attitude the resident who immediately did not report the incident. "Was difficult to learn all the causes of chickens died this. Because early of his incident in the last three days," continued Haris.

The acknowledgment of the resident around, the report was done after children who were sick were reconciled to the Pattalassang community health centre. "We were asked for reported to the Livestock Breeding Field by the official in the Community Health Centre," he said.

In the place was separated, the Section Head the Takalar Health, Dr Grace VD, said, these signs indicated the occurrence of bird flu. If being checked in the Community Health Centre and the high fever that were suffered by them still not descended, then the big possibility happened bird flu.

"I did not yet receive the news from the Community Health Centre Office," said Grace.

As for these pre-schoolers in part, Mita, 4 years, Sadda Husein, 4 years, and Srihayu, 1.7 years.

Pre-schoolers Suspect Bird Flu

No. the Name of the Age
1. Mita, 4 years
2. Sadda Husein 4 years
3. Srihayu 1.7 years
4. Erni 4 years
5. Sulhaidir 1 year
6. Amir 6 months
7. Ali 5 years
8. Wawan 5 months
9. Faisal 1 year
10. Ratna 5 years

http://www.fajar.co.id/news.php?newsid=34720

[Theresa42]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+

Takalar Regency is in South Sulawesi province (capital Makassar):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regencies_of_Indonesia#South_Sulawesi.2C_20_regencies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi

[Richard McC]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+

This story was mistakenly posted in the Java thread.


Three pre-schoolers were in South Sulawesi expected by Bird Flu
Three children were treated in RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo isolation space.
The three pre-schoolers from Makassar and Gowa this had the history of direct contact with the poultry that died suddenly. The medical RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo team took the sample of blood the three of them to be sent to Jakarta.

Liputan6.com, Makassar: Three children were below five years old from the Gowa Regency and Makassar, South Sulawesi was treated in Wahidin Sudirohusodo space of the Hospital isolation, on Saturday (14/4), because of experiencing the sign similar to bird flu. The medical team took the sample of blood the three of them to be sent to Jakarta.

The suspicion of the three pre-schoolers terjangkit the virus Avian influenza Reinforced by the family's information. In their place was gotten dozens of tails of the chicken died suddenly and were stated positive terjangkit the virus H5N1 by the local health service.

Beforehand Guidance Divine Guidance, the baby was one year in Makassar old was forced to be treated intensive in RS Wahidin because of experiencing the sign of bird flu. Moreover after hundreds of chickens around his house also died suddenly and were proven to be positive bird flu Flu Burung Mewabah di Sumbar ].(JUM/Tim Liputan 6 SCTV)
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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+

In MAKASSAR, four SUSPECT BIRD FLU was STILL being treated

18 April 2007 16:08 WIB

The hospital Doctor Wahidin Sudiro Husodo Makassar, South Sulawesi, at this time still was treating the patient's four children who were expected flattest bird flu.

One including being the child have the initials Y. till Wednesday (16/4), the child six years were still undergoing the intensive maintenance in Space of the Isolation of ferns Space.

Apart from Y, the patient's three children suspect bird flu before underwent the maintenance in the same room, that is F (four months), R (four years) and A. At This Time the three of them have shown the sign improved.

However, the hospital side did not yet permit the three children to come home because still was waiting for results of the sample test of blood and the patient's mucus.

The four children experienced the sign that was similar to the bird flu sufferer, namely the temperature of the high body 38.6 Celcius levels were accompanied by the cough and breathless.

The four of them also had the story of contact with the poultry.

Had been based on the data from ferns Space of RS Doctor Wahidin, since the bird flu virus became an epidemic in South Sulawesi, his side has treated at least 42 suspect bird flu.

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=37205

[scottmcpherson]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+

In MAKASSAR, four SUSPECT BIRD FLU was STILL being treated

Had been based on the data from ferns Space of RS Doctor Wahidin, since the bird flu virus became an epidemic in South Sulawesi, his side has treated at least 42 suspect bird flu.

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=37205

Interesting use of the word epidemic as opposed to epizootic. Also interewsting is his treatment of 42 potential bird flu victims.

[hawkeye]

Re: Indonesia - Sulawesi april 6+