Bird Flu patients test negative in Karo, Indonesia

[Theresa42]

Three Indonesians in hospital, bird flu suspected

Three Indonesians in hospital, bird flu suspected

Three Indonesians in hospital, bird flu suspected
02 Aug 2006 04:39:57 GMT
Source: Reuters

JAKARTA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Three Indonesian children have been hospitalised with suspected bird flu in a North Sumatran district where seven members of an extended family died from the disease in May, officials said on Wednesday.

The three -- two siblings aged 10 and six and their 18-month-old neighbour -- were admitted to the state-run Adam Malik hospital on Tuesday after showing symptoms of bird flu, said hospital director Luhur Suroso.

"We are testing samples taken from them," Suroso told Reuters. He declined to give further details.

Hariadi Wibisono, the health ministry's director-general of control of animal-borne diseases, said the patients lived in Karo district in North Sumatra province where bird flu killed as many as seven people in an extended family in May.

The deaths in Karo were the biggest cluster of the disease the country has recorded and sparked fears of a global pandemic of bird flu infections in humans.

The World Health Organisation said in May that two members of the cluster, an Indonesian man and his son, might have caught the virus in a case of direct human-to-human transmission, but the virus did not spread very far if this did happen.

"They are from the same district but a different village," Wibisono said, referring to the three new suspected cases.

Indonesia has recorded 42 deaths from the H5N1 bird flu virus, equalling Vietnam, where no one is known to have died of the disease this year.

Human cases of bird flu have been rising steadily in Indonesia since its first known outbreak in poultry in late 2003.

Worldwide, the disease has killed at least 134 people since it re-emerged in east Asia in 2003.

Indonesia has been criticised for not doing enough to stamp out H5N1, which still remains essentially an animal disease but experts fear could spark a pandemic if it mutates into a form that can pass easily among people.

The government has so far shied away from mass culling of poultry, citing lack of funds and impracticality in a country with millions of backyard fowl.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK115024.htm

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Here's what I've got so far:

All 6 are related.

These 3 (all siblings? Dedek & Elvi definitely are) admitted to RSU Kabanjahe on Monday night, July 31. Transferred to RSUP Adam Malik in Medan on Tues (Aug 1) afternoon:

Moses Valentino Sitepu/Moses Perangin-angin [Mvs] (1.5)
Elvi Febrianti Sitepu/Evi Br Sitepu [Efs] (10)
Dedek Sitepu [Des] (6) - most sick according to paternal aunt Lina - Dedek has had a cough for a week - the other two just got fevers yesterday (July 31) - one of the docs said they've all had a fever since Saturday (July 29)

The condition of the 3 below is reportedly not as serious as the other 3. And, they are still in Kabanjahe Public Hospital, Karo?

Julham Sitepu [Js] (15)
Reni/Reni boru Tarigan [Ren] (32) - mother to Alpian - some of her chickens reportedly died of, as yet, unknown causes.
Alpian/Alvian Ginting [Alp] (10) - Reni's child

Is Ginting a common name, or is there a blood relationship with the earlier Karo cluster?

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/08020601/H5N1_Karo_H2H.html

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Liputan6.com, Medan:

Three from five citizens of the Sumbul Subdistrict, the Karo Land Regency, North Sumatra was it was suspected infected by bird flu.

At this time they were treated in the Pilgrim's Public Hospital Adam the Owner, Medan.

As for the assurance about positive not him they were attacked by the virus avian sub-type influenza H5N1 still was waiting for results of the laboratory inspection.

The three patients that was expected terjangkit bird flu and currently were treated in Longing Space of A RSU Adam the Owner was Etty Boru Sitepu, 10 years and his brother, Dedek Boru Sitepu, six years.

The third patient was still being counted by their relatives, that is Moses Perangin-wind, one half of the year.

Now their mother, Reny Boru Ginting, 33 years and one of his sons that other, Alvian Sitepu was still being treated in RSU Kabanjahe because of refusing to be brought to RSU Adam the Owner.

Although being treated in the hospital was different, the sample of blood has from the five patients been taken to ascertain the illness that was suffered.

The sample of their blood was sent to the laboratory in Jakarta, today.

The five Sumbul citizens were expected terjangkit bird flu after experiencing the high fever was accompanied breathless.

Moreover had the report that five kept chickens around their residence suddenly died.

The cause of the death of the chickens was researched by the Livestock Breeding Service and results are it was hoped announced today.

(DNP/Tim Coverage 6 SCTV)


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http://www.liputan6.com/view/7,126794,1,0,1154510906.html


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[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Metrotvnews.com, Medan:

Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, Siti Fadil -lah Supari Health Minister and Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono visited three patients suspect bird flu that was treated in Adam's central Public Hospital the Owner, Medan, North Sumatra, on Wednesday (2/8).

In this visit of the three ministers often held a dialogue with the family and the three patients from the Sumbul Village, the Subdistrict Kaban Ginger, the Karo Land, North Sumatra, that.

The three patients were Moses Valentino Parangin-wind, Dede Boru Sitepu and Evita Boru Sitepu.

According to Menkes, the condition the three patients increasingly improved.

Till today the impact of the virus H5N1 was not yet seen clear.

In fact, usually the impact of bird flu emerges in the fourth day.

The example of blood of the three patients has been sent to the laboratory of the World of the Health Body in Hong Kong.

Results can be known in the near future.

While Aburizal Bakrie said, the government has carried out all the efforts to handle the brightness of bird flu in Kaban Ginger.
(DEN)
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http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=21537
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[AlaskaDenise]

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Seven Indonesians being treated for suspect bird flu on Sumatra


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MEDAN, Indonesia Seven Indonesians from the same village on Sumatra are being treated for bird flu symptoms in what doctors and officials fear could be two new clusters of the virus.

The patients are believed to have been infected by chickens. Among those believed to be infected this time are two sisters, ages ten and six, and an 18-month-old boy from the house next door.


Blood tests still have to confirm H-Five-N-One virus infections.


Indonesia has recorded 42 deaths from bird flu over the past year, including seven members of one family in the same district as the latest suspected cases.

Indonesia is tied with Vietnam as the world's hardest-hit country.

Experts fear the virus will mutate into a form that spreads easily among people, potentially sparking a global pandemic.

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[Commonground]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Posted by Theresa42 @ CurEvents:

Quote:
Originally Posted by SoccerMom
Is Ginting a very common name? This is the name associated with the last cluster.

Yes -- very common, I think.

Here's a page about the people of the Karo region:
http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/te...le=Karo Batak

The Karo Batak

The Batak are organized socio-politically into clans - large family groups, called margas. There are five main clans: Ginting, Karo-Karo, Perangin-Angin, Sembiring and Tarigan.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Posted by Theresa42 @ CurEvents:

Quote:
Originally Posted by SoccerMom
Is Ginting a very common name? This is the name associated with the last cluster.

Yes -- very common, I think.

Here's a page about the people of the Karo region:
http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/te...le=Karo%20Batak

The Karo Batak

The Batak are organized socio-politically into clans - large family groups, called margas. There are five main clans: Ginting, Karo-Karo, Perangin-Angin, Sembiring and Tarigan.

Looks like H5N1 has three down and two to go (in the order listed).

 

[Theresa42]

2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

Wednesday August 2, 2:13 PM
2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

(Kyodo) - Two siblings and their seven neighbors in a regency in Indonesia's North Sumatra Province are suspected of being infected with bird flu and are receiving treatment at hospitals, health officials said Wednesday.

An official at the Jakarta-based Bird Flu Coordinating Post told Kyodo News the siblings, aged 6 and 10, and their 18-month-old neighbor from the village of Sumbul in Karo Regency have been treated at the Adam Malik General Hospital in the provincial capital Medan since Tuesday.

"Six other neighbors aged between 10 and 32 are being treated at the Kabanjahe General Hospital in Karo," the official said, adding a team from the Health Ministry has been dispatched to the village.

"Preliminary indications show they are suspected of being infected with the H5N1 virus and their samples are being examined," she added.

The daily Kompas quoted Sumbul Sembiring, chief of the bird flu management team in the regency, as saying that before the new suspected cases were found 19 chickens had been found dead, probably because of bird flu.

In Karo, seven people from one family contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu earlier this year. The seven family members -- six of them died -- were confirmed having contracted the virus in April and May. Another family member also died, but she was only suspected of being infected with the disease.

In June, the World Health Organization confirmed that human-to-human transmission of bird flu had occurred in the regency.

According to the WHO, the number of human bird flu cases in Indonesia is 54, including 42 deaths. The Health Ministry insists that human cases total 56, including 43 deaths.

The disease has killed at least 134 people around the world since December 2003, according to the WHO.

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060802/kyodo/d8j845jg0.html

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

http://www.mediaindo.co.id/berita.asp?id=107687

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SUSPECT BIRD FLU: three children from the Sumbul Village, the Kabanjahe Subdistrict, the Karo Land, North Sumatra, got the maintenance in RSU Adam the Medan Owner, on Wednesday.
The three of them were the patient suspect bird flu and was not yet stated was infected by the virus H5N1.
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Medan -- MIOL: Fadil -lah Supari Health Minister said the three patients suspect bird flu from the Sumbul Village, the Kabanjahe Subdistrict, the Karo Land Regency, North Sumatra, was not yet detected terjangkit the virus H5N1.

Two patients that is Evi Sitepu, 10, and Moses Perangin-wind, 1,5, in the good situation, whereas Dede Sitepu, 6, headed to suspect bird flu because of having signs of pneumonia to his lungs after being done by the verification twice against the photograph toraks him.

"From my observation, two healthy situation inpatients, whereas one patient suspect pneumonia."

This pneumonia usually emerges in the fourth day, Prominent words, on Wednesday, when visiting the three patients in RSU Adam the Medan Owner with Kesejahteraan Sosial Breakingprep Abu Rizal Bakrie Minister and Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono.

According to him, the three patients still could not be ascertained positive was infected or not H5N1 because still was waiting for results of the testing of the sample that has been taken.

"As soon as possible will have results," he said.

The case was solved, more Prominent, because of the discovery of the chicken that died in this area.

Then, the Health Service descended to search whether having humankind that experienced coughs and deman high.

"Evidently was found by the case, they then was reconciled to RS Kabanjahe and RSU Adam the Owner," he said.

In the meantime, from the three patients who were treated in space of the Longing isolation of A RSU Adam the Medan Owner, only Evi Sitepu that diinfus, whereas two other not diinfus.

Parents Evi Sitepu and Dede Sitepu regarded their child in the healthy condition.

"Children I am well," said Megawti Tarigan, 34.

The same thing was also said by Roymarlina, 22, the mother from Moses Perangin-wind, that said his child was healthy and agile.

The family could refuse his child's lungs was x-rayed by the hospital side, but finally was crushed when the three ministers came and persuaded them to x-ray his child.

The Pengawasan command post

Agriculture Minister Anton Aprintono said his side co-operated with the regional government will open the supervision command post of the route went out entered the poultry to the Karo Regency pascadikeluarkan him the decision concerning the ban brought and issued the poultry from the area.

This command post will be opened in several parts of the road all along the road towards the Karo Regency.

"This command post will be opened for six months in the future, that his implementation will co-operate with the local government," said Anton.
Moreover, his side will also carry out the socialisation with the regional government to make the community concerning the prevention of bird flu aware.

In the meantime, Kesejahteraan Sosial Breakingprep Abu Rizal Bakrie Minister said his side will take steps to overcome bird flu, as ascertaining all the patients that terjangkit got Tamiflu medicine.
Afterwards, for the prevention of the further spreading, will be done by several actions that were needed for the prevention that was done by regional apparatus.

"One of them the extermination of the poultry."
For this extermination, the government has prepared the replacement fund of the poultry that was destroyed.

We also ask for to not put the poultry and fertiliser.
For fertiliser still was permitted but must have permission from the Health Service and the agricultural Service, he said.
(YN/OL-03)

 

[Theresa42]

Human bird flu cluster fears in Sumatra

Human bird flu cluster fears in Sumatra

August 02, 2006

Human bird flu cluster fears in Sumatra
By Times Online and agencies

Seven Indonesians, including three children all from the same village in Sumatra are being treated for bird flu symptoms in what doctors fear could be two new clusters of the virus.

While blood tests are still to confirm H5N1strain infections, the patients are believed to have been infected by chickens in the Karo district which have died and tested positive for the virus.

The three children, two siblings aged 10, and six and their 18-month-old neighbour were admitted to the Adam Malik hospital in Medan on Tuesday after showing signs of the disease.

Medical officials have said that their condition is stable, and they are suffering from the usual fever, flu and cough associated with bird flu.

"Their lungs have not shown signs of pneumonia but we have to keep monitoring them because in one or two days things could change," Luhur Suroso, the hospital director said.

Seven members of the one extended family who lived in the same North Sumatran district as those involved in the new outbreak, died from bird flu in May.

This was the largest recorded cluster of the virus so far known.

At the time, the World Health Organisation said that two members of the cluster - an Indonesian man who cared for his ailing son, might have caught the virus in a case of direct human-to-human transmission, but that the virus did not spread very far if this did happen.

There have been 42 deaths from the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Indonesia since July 2005. The country has been criticised for not doing enough to prevent H5N1, with the government so far hesitating to launch into a mass cull of poultry.

Bayu Krisnamurthi, an official at the anti-bird flu task force said of this latest case: "If it is feasible as far as the procedure is concerned, we will start culling poultry in the area today."

With the recent outbreak, the World Health Organisation concluded that while limited human-to-human transmission probably had occurred - the scenario it is feared will lead to a human pandemic - the virus did not spread beyond blood family members.

Nyoman Kandun, an Indonesian Health Ministry official told Associated Press news agency: "In fact there are two clusters, one with two sisters, the other with three family members, and another two of their neighbours."

Bird flu clusters, or groupings of infections, are watched closely because they can help determine if the illness is changing or becoming more easily transferable between people.

Siti Fadilah Supari, the Health minister, Anton Apriyantono, the Agriculture minister and Aburizal Bakrie, the Welfare minister travelled to Karo today to assess the situation. Siti Fadila Supari said after meeting with hospital officials, that "their condition for the time being is good."

To date, 134 people have died from bird flu worldwide. The disease, which first began spreading in Asia in late 2003, is contracted mostly through contact with infected poultry.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2295897,00.html

 

[HenryN]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Bird flu spread, Three Minister visited the Land Karo
the Report: Nian Poloan

Medan-RoL -- three cabinet ministers SBY visited the Karo Land Regency in North Sumatra (North Sumatra), followed the discovery suspect bird flu against three villagers Sumbul.

These findings at the same time mementahkan the assumption beforehand, that mentioned the area of the mountains has been clean from the virus H5N1.
Beforehand, totalling 6 from 7 bird flu casualties in the Karo Land died after being ascertained terkenavirus deadly this.
The three ministers - the Co-ordinating Minister Kesra Aburizal Bakrie, Menkes Siti Fadila Supari and the Minister For Agriculture Anton Apriantono at once came to the Sumbul Village in the Kabanjahe Subdistrict around 65 km from Medan after beforehand visited three patients suspect bird flu in RSUP Adam the Owner in Medan, on Wednesday (2/8).

This visit was meant to see directly the truth of the re-emergence the bird flu virus and the precaution that will be carried out.
After peering three suspect Dedek Sitepu bird flu (6), Moses Valentino Sitepu (1,5) and Elvi Febrianti Sitepu (10) in RSUP Adam the Owner, Aburizal Bakrie said the government wanted to ascertain the truth of the re-outbreak bird flu in the Karo Land.
From here 'just will be determined by steps in the further action', he said to the reporter.

For the assurance, sample third blood suspect this bird flu has diperiksakan to the laboratory in Hong Kong.
Despite this Aburizal justified the extermination action of the poultry that was done of the Karo Land Regional Government and carried out the isolation against the Sumbul Village at this time, as the exact action.
So the 'poultry traffic and pemakain fertiliser from and e the village was restricted', he said.

Manure that it was suspected as the disseminator of this virus, for the time being was forbidden to be used.

Whereas all the poultry in a radius of certain also must be destroyed.
The government will 'replace the poultry that was destroyed by Rp 10.'
000/ekor, he explained.

http://www.republika.co.id/online_detail.asp?id=259171&kat_id=23
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[Jeremy]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

So we are now looking at a total of 9 people suspected of being infected in this latest cluster in Karo, Indonesia.

 

[Commonground]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

I lost you Jeremy - I still got 7. Who are the last 2?

 

[Dark Horse]

2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060802/kyodo/d8j845jg0.html

Wednesday August 2, 2:13 PM

2 Sumatra siblings, 7 neighbors may have bird flu

(Kyodo) _ Two siblings and their seven neighbors in a regency in Indonesia's North Sumatra Province are suspected of being infected with bird flu and are receiving treatment at hospitals, health officials said Wednesday.
An official at the Jakarta-based Bird Flu Coordinating Post told Kyodo News the siblings, aged 6 and 10, and their 18-month-old neighbor from the village of Sumbul in Karo Regency have been treated at the Adam Malik General Hospital in the provincial capital Medan since Tuesday.

"Six other neighbors aged between 10 and 32 are being treated at the Kabanjahe General Hospital in Karo," the official said, adding a team from the Health Ministry has been dispatched to the village.

"Preliminary indications show they are suspected of being infected with the H5N1 virus and their samples are being examined," she added.

The daily Kompas quoted Sumbul Sembiring, chief of the bird flu management team in the regency, as saying that before the new suspected cases were found 19 chickens had been found dead, probably because of bird flu.

In Karo, seven people from one family contracted the H5N1 strain of bird flu earlier this year. The seven family members -- six of them died -- were confirmed having contracted the virus in April and May. Another family member also died, but she was only suspected of being infected with the disease.

In June, the World Health Organization confirmed that human-to-human transmission of bird flu had occurred in the regency.

According to the WHO, the number of human bird flu cases in Indonesia is 54, including 42 deaths. The Health Ministry insists that human cases total 56, including 43 deaths.

The disease has killed at least 134 people around the world since December 2003, according to the WHO.

 

[Jeremy]

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Re: Six people was expected Terjangkit Bird Flu in Karo

Thank you Dark Horse!

 

[hawkeye]

Indonesia: Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised...

Indonesia: Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised...

Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised in Indonesia with suspected bird flu, officials say.

The group is from Karo district in Northern Sumatra province, where seven members of one family died of the deadly H5N1 virus in May.

Their deaths sparked fears that the virus was mutating into a form which could pass easily from human to human, but experts later ruled this out.

Indonesia has seen more bird flu deaths this year than any other country.

A health ministry official, Runizar Ruesin, said experts were still waiting for test results from the group and any cluster "must be scientifically proved".

But any new cluster of bird flu sufferers would cause alarm, especially since foreign health experts say Indonesia has not managed to control the disease's spread among birds.

"There are two clusters, one with two sisters, the other with three family members, and another two of their neighbours," Health Ministry official Nyoman Kandun told The Associated Press news agency.

Chickens in the area where the suspected victims live had tested positive for the bird flu virus, another official said.

Indonesian ministers have travelled to the region to assess the situation.
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[Lyro]

Seven people from the same village suspected with bird flu

Seven people from the same village suspected with bird flu

This article mentions 7 people also... and "There are two clusters, one with two sisters, the other with three family members, and another two of their neighbours"

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NEW BIRD FLU FEARS IN INDONESIA
Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised in Indonesia with suspected bird flu, officials say
August 2nd, 2006 (News BBC)

The group is from Karo district in Northern Sumatra province, where seven members of one family died of the deadly H5N1 virus in May.




Their deaths sparked fears that the virus was mutating into a form which could pass easily from human to human, but experts later ruled this out.
Indonesia has seen more bird flu deaths this year than any other country.

A health ministry official, Runizar Ruesin, said experts were still waiting for test results from the group and any cluster "must be scientifically proved".

But any new cluster of bird flu sufferers would cause alarm, especially since foreign health experts say Indonesia has not managed to control the disease's spread among birds.

"There are two clusters, one with two sisters, the other with three family members, and another two of their neighbours," Health Ministry official Nyoman Kandun told The Associated Press news agency.

Chickens in the area where the suspected victims live had tested positive for the bird flu virus, another official said.

Indonesian ministers have travelled to the region to assess the situation.

May case
Experts fear that the virus could mutate to a form which could be easily passed from human to human, triggering a pandemic and potentially putting millions of lives at risk.

The World Health Organization said that limited human-to-human transmission had taken place in the case in May, but emphasised that this did not signal a major change in the spread of the disease.

Indonesia recorded its 42nd human bird flu death at the end of July, the same total as in Vietnam.

But while Vietnam has been praised for controlling the disease's spread among birds, Indonesia's government has been criticised for its reluctance to cull fowl in infected areas and for the fact that many Indonesians still do not understand the danger of living in close proximity to chickens and ducks.

Globally, more than 130 people have died of bird flu since late 2003. Most of the deaths have been in East Asia, but the virus has also spread to Europe, Africa and South and Central Asia.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5238576.stm

Original article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5238576.stm

 

[hawkeye]

Re: Indonesia: Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised...

Re: Indonesia: Seven people from the same village have been hospitalised...

Bird-Flu Outbreak Suspected in Northern Sumatra
By VOA News
02 August 2006


Indonesian health officials say seven people from a village in northern Sumatra are being treated for what doctors suspect may be bird flu.

The villagers come from the same district where bird flu killed seven members of an extended family in May.

Officials say the suspected new cases include two young siblings and a neighbor's baby. They have been admitted to a hospital in the city of Medan.

Local authorities are carrying out tests on the seven villagers to determine whether they have the dangerous H5N1 strain of the virus.

The previous cluster of bird flu deaths in northern Sumatra was the largest of its kind since the global outbreak began, and raised concerns about human-to-human transmission of the virus.

Indonesia has confirmed 42 deaths from bird flu, tying Vietnam for the world's highest number of fatalities.

 

[HenryN]

Re: 9 suspected bf patients in Karo, Indonesia

Re: 9 suspected bf patients in Karo, Indonesia

3 children Suspect Bird Flu was treated in RSU ADam the Owner was written by editorial staff on Wednesday, on August 02 2006 Medan (SIB) three children from the Village of Sumbul Mufakat the Kabanjahe Subdistrict, the Karo Land, suspect bird flu was reconciled by RSU Kabanjahe to RSUP H Adam the Medan Owner, on Tuesday (1/8).

The three children that is, Evi Sitepu (10), Dedek Sitepu (6) and Moses (1,5).

Evi and Dedek were the older brother was siblings whereas Moses was their neighbour.

The three of them with the family arrived in RSP H Adam the Owner approximately struck 15.
40 WIB by travelling by the RSU Kabanjahe ambulance.

By using the infusion the three of them were at once treated in Longing space A. Information was received, the three children suspect bird flu began with the death of the chicken belonging to their neighbour several previous days.

The family brought him to RSU Kabanjahe, on Monday night (31/7).
After being researched, the three children terindikasi contracted the illness similar to bird flu.

The RSU Kabanjahe side afterwards reconciled the three of them to RSP H Adam the Owner.

When arriving in the hospital belonging to this government the temperature of the child's body on 38 levels celsius.
Director RSP H Adam the Owner when it was confirmed through Kahumas the Ginting rays justified the existence of three patients suspect bird flu from the Karo Land.

Said the rays, was based on information that acceptance, the three children suspect bird flu began with the discovery of their neighbouring chicken that died.

The area of the Spreading of the Indication of the bird flu Virus spread in karo Beforehand was named, the spreading of the location or the area terindikasi was attacked by the bird flu virus in the Karo Regency got wide to the Village Sumbul the Kabanjahe Subdistrict followed the discovery 6 chickens belonging to the citizen died, on Monday night (31/7) as well as were increased again by six local citizens, that same evening was brought to RSU Kabanjahe.

Three citizens, Zulham Sitepu (12), Alfian (10) and Reiny (30) was permitted to come home on Tuesday, (1/8) days.
Now three other citizens that is, Evi br Sitepu (10), Dedek Sitepu (6) and Moses (1,5), the same day, on Tuesday

That, was explained Kadis the Karo Health, Dr Diana in the hall of the regent's office, on Monday night (31/7) in being in a meeting suddenly in the regent's office with around the 20 's the village head of more than one Kabanjahe Subdistrict and Berastagi was led by the Regent Karo Drs Good Fortune Daniel Sinulingga.

According to Dr Diana, he not yet dared to decisive whether the three children were positive terjangkit Afian influenza (AI).
?Saya not want to too much advanced.

However that clear, the sign of the affected patient of the beginning the birds virus like hot the body reached 36,50C through to 370C, the cough, pilek, crowded and broncho pnuemonia was found on the body pasien,? he stated.

In the meantime, in the place was separated, Kadis Agriculture, Livestock Breeding, fisheries and the Karo Plantation, Ir Sidharta Pinem to the reporter, on Tuesday (1/8) explained that, the 6 chickens were expected terjangkit H5N1.

This temporary analysis was reinforced by results revites of the sample of chicken blood.

Observation of the reporter, before being reconciled to RS Adam the Owner, the three children were placed in the special room of the child RSU Kabanjahe for 14 hours.

Was not isolated with other children who were undergoing the maintenance and medical treatment resulting from the other illness.
Director RSU Dr the Ginting Voice when being asked for by his response reporter, said, in RS that was led by him was not yet available isolation space.

?Besok (Wednesday-red) the side of the Public Works Service (DPU) the Karo Regional Government just did survey for the development in the increase in special space the isolation along with equipment.
His fund already tersedia,? said Dr Ginting without mentioning the cost size was meant.

In the meantime, the Secretary of the Area Drs Sumbul Depari to the reporter, on Tuesday (1/8) said, his side sent the sample of chicken blood to the Perternakan Service in Medan.

?Kita did not want careless, twice 24 results hours labolatorium of Medan definitely has we ketahui,? he said.

If positive the chicken died terjangkit AI, his side wanted to not want to have to take the firm action of destroying the radius chicken 1 km from the Sumbul? Village.

Beforehand, on the awareness of the citizen totalling 200-tail of the chicken was destroyed the night itu,? he said added.

Considering the verification in results of investigation about the plague of bird flu in Karo still in the process of the side's related research, the Faction of PDI P DPR RI asked the Karo Regional Government to stop actions that his characteristics were arrogant and the anarchist in the extermination of the chicken in Karo.

Moreover was very damaging the wider community and discredited all the lines of the wheel of the economy in Karo, the Karo Regional Government must immediately make the statement to the public that, the bird flu virus was not in Karo.

That it was stressed Dr H Idham SH MKn, the member DPR RI and, the Commission 4 Legislation bodies (Baleg) the PDI P Faction from Dapem North Sumatra 3 to SIB, on Monday night (31/7) in Kabanjahe.
?Kita saw the actual example.

From rumours of the bird flu virus in Karo, to currently the citrus fruit not the behaviour.

Including all of his products of the agricultural cultivation not the behaviour in the market.

Correctly-not him, saw in the market and could be asked about to the farmer's community sendiri,? firm Dr Idham after doing the individual's recess to Karo, Dairi and Papkak Bharat.

Must be admitted, the hesitant consumer bought all the Karo agricultural products because of worrying this product was again contaminated by the bird flu virus, he added had a disappointed tone.

In the extermination of this chicken poultry, Idham also saw the Karo Regional Government was not gave the educational example the community.

For example, the insignificance of information to the community and the nonexistence of the co-ordination with the government partner personally.
Like with DPRD and the other agency openly.

?Saya asked, rumours of the bird flu virus should be not made the object of the foundation of the issuing of money for the people that unclear for the plague research of this bird flu.

His impact was very big for the wider community, not the impact to the government that was worried by us.

But the impact to the life of the community itu,? said Idham again.
Because, the validity produced by the inspection still in the process and was questioned.

Even suddenly had the decision, the Karo area was affected by the bird flu virus.

Because of this, DPR RI will immediately ask for responsibility of the Karo Regional Government in appointing the Karo area to be affected by the plague of the bird flu virus.

?Fraksi PDI P DPR RI will bring this problem in a meeting DPR RI,? firm Idham.
(MSt/AG/D5/C6/i)

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