Indonesia: Human Cases 20 June 2008 to 8 October 2008

[Commonground]

Re: Indonesia Human Cases 20th June 2008 +

Re: Indonesia Human Cases 20th June 2008 +

I don't see:
Joki (19) - Sym: (Clinic 7/27) Died: 7/31 I will remove this person as a confirmed positive.

 

[KBD]

Re: General Indonesian News - 23 June 2008 +

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Indonesian Authorities Report First Bird Flu Case Since June

By Leony Aurora and Jason Gale
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed a truck driver on
Indonesia's Java island in July, the health ministry said in its first reported case of the illness in almost three months.
The 38-year-old man from Banten province became ill on July 4, was hospitalized in Tangerang city five days later and died the next day, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on its Web site yesterday. Tests confirmed on July 11 he had the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Test results from samples taken from poultry in the man's neighborhood are pending, the ministry said.
Prior to this case, the most recent avian flu cases in
Indonesia were reported by the World Health Organization on June 19, when the Geneva-based agency recorded 135 infections, including 110 fatalities, in the nation. Indonesia accounts for more than a third of the global cases of H5N1, the virus strain world health officials say may mutate into a more contagious form capable of touching off a lethal pandemic.
Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said on June 6 that the government would delay reporting new avian flu-deaths by six months. She didn't give a reason for the decision.
Calls and a text message to a spokeswoman at the Indonesian health ministry seeking comment weren't immediately returned.
The H5N1 flu strain is known to have infected 385 people in 15 countries since 2003, according to the WHO. Almost two of every three cases were fatal. Most infections were caused by contact with infected poultry, such as children playing with them or adults butchering them or plucking feathers, according to the WHO.
Laboratory tests conducted by the Indonesian health
ministry's research center and the Eijkman Institute have found no evidence of human-to-human transmission in samples from five provinces, the ministry said in yesterday's statement.
Twelve Indonesian provinces have recorded human H5N1 infections, though cases haven't been reported in at least 10 months in seven of them, the ministry said.

--Editor: Tony Jordan

 

[Laidback Al]

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I don't see:
Joki (19) - Sym: (Clinic 7/27) Died: 7/31 I will remove this person as a confirmed positive.

No - see news post from MOH at: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=178695&postcount=87

 

[Sally Furniss]

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Indonesia Reports First Avian Flu Cases Since June (Update1)
By Leony Aurora and Jason Gale
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bird flu killed two men on Indonesia's Java island in July, the health ministry said, in its first reports of cases in almost three months.
Both fatalities occurred in Tangerang city in Banten province, according to the Ministry of Health. No cases of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza were reported in August, the ministry in Jakarta said in a statement on its Web site today...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aK5yxYYHzpfE&refer=healthcare

 

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/09/09/17242535/flu.burung.tak.lagi.ditemukan.di.tujuh.provinsi
Flu Burung tak Lagi Ditemukan di Tujuh Provinsi

Machine translation:
Bird flu Still is not found in seven Provinsi
On Tuesday, September 9 2008 | 17:24 of WIB

Jakarta, on Tuesday - the Flu Burung Departemen Command Post of the Health recorded the case of the bird flu illness in humankind already was not found again in seven from 12 provinces that became the area of the spread of the bird flu illness uptil now.

The press release from the Centre of Publik Departemen Communication of the Jakarta Health, on Tuesday (9/9), named the case of bird flu already did not emerge in the Lampung Province since September 22 2005, in the South Sulawesi Province since June 18 2006 and in the South Sumatra Province since March 10 2007.

The case of the virus infection of Avian Influenza (H5N1) to humankind, also no longer was reported happened in the Riau Province since October 31 2007, in the East Java Province since March 19 2007, in the North Sumatran Province since May 3 2007 and in the Balinese Province since August 14 2007.

The infection that especially spreads through the poultry currently only it was reported happened in the Central Javan province territory, the Special Capital District of Jakarta, West Java, Banten, North Sumatra.

The positive case of the virus infection Avian influenza H5N1 finally was reported happened in Tangerang, the Banten Province, to casualties had the initials JK (20) that died on July 31 2008.

Now in August 2008 did not have the case of the new bird flu illness that was reported, results of the inspection of 12 people who it was suspected were infected by Avian Influenza in the Asahan Regency, North Sumatra, early last August then all of them the negative.

The number of cases of bird flu to humankind also it was reported tended to descend. Results surveilans the Department's epidemiology of the Health showed, the number of cases of bird flu to same period humankind in January - in August in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were endless that is 45 cases, 31 cases and 20 cases.

Now the cumulative number the case of bird flu to humankind that was recorded by the Organisation of the Health of the World (WHO) since 2005 till June 19 2008 totalling 135 cases and 110 among them resulted in the death.

In order to deals with the spread of this deadly illness the government carried out counselling, the free maintenance in the hospital for the person who was infected and suspected of being infected by bird flu as well as providing medicine antivirus in the Community Health Centre, the reconciliation hospital, and the Kesehatan Service in the area.

The government also compiled the Rencana Kontingensi Penanggulangan Episenter Pandemi Influenza Module for the regency/the city and the province as well as carried out the simulation of the handling of the extraordinary incident the spread of the bird flu illness.
AC
Sumber: Antara

 

[HenryN]

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AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (67): INDONESIA
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A ProMED-mail post
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ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Date: Tue 9 Sep 2008
From: Bloomberg News Agenct bloomberg.com [edited]
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=aK5yxYYHzpfE&refer=healthcare>


Indonesia Reports 1st Avian Flu Cases Since June (Update1)
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Bird flu killed 2 men on Indonesia's Java island in July [2008], the
health ministry said, in its 1st reports of cases in almost 3 months.
Both fatalities occurred in Tangerang city in Banten province,
according to the Ministry of Health. No cases of the H5N1 strain of
avian influenza were reported in August [2008], the ministry in
Jakarta said in a statement on its Web site today [9 Sep 2008].

Prior to these, Indonesia's most recent avian flu cases were reported
by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 19 Jun 2008, when the
Geneva-based agency recorded 135 infections, including 110
fatalities. Indonesia accounts for more than a third of the global
cases of H5N1, the strain world health officials say may mutate into
a contagious form capable of touching off a pandemic. Indonesia's
Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said on 6 Jun 2008 that the
government would delay reporting new avian flu-deaths by 6 months.
She didn't give a reason for the decision. Calls and a text message
to a spokeswoman at the Indonesian health ministry seeking comment
weren't immediately returned.

The H5N1 flu strain is known to have infected 385 people in 15
countries since 2003, according to the WHO. [The full WHO table can
be accessed at:
<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2008_06_19/en/index.html>.
- Mod.CP] Almost 2 of every 3 cases were fatal. Most infections were
caused by contact with infected poultry, such as children playing
with them or adults butchering them or plucking feathers, according
to the WHO.

Indonesia's most recent avian flu case occurred in a 20-year-old man
who died on 31 Jul 2008, according to today's statement. The health
ministry said in a statement yesterday [8 Sep 2008] that a
38-year-old truck driver from Banten province became ill on 4 Jul
2008, was hospitalized in Tangerang 5 days later and died the next
day. Tests confirmed on 11 Jul 2008 that he had the H5N1 strain of
avian influenza. Test results from samples taken from poultry in the
man's neighborhood are pending, the ministry said.

Laboratory tests conducted by the Indonesian health ministry's
research center and the Eijkman Institute have found no evidence of
human-to-human transmission in samples from 5 provinces, the ministry
said in yesterday's statement. A total of 12 Indonesian provinces
have recorded human H5N1 infections, though cases haven't been
reported in at least 10 months in 7 of them, the ministry said.

[Byline: Leony Aurora and Jason Gale]

Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall

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Date: Wed 10 Sep 2008
Source: zeenews.com [edited]
<http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=467858&sid=WOR>


Indonesia's bird flu death toll rises to 112
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The worst-hit country by the deadly bird flu disease, on Tuesday [9
Sep 2008] reported another death, taking the toll to 112, the Health
Ministry said. According to the ministry, a 38-year-old cargo truck
driver from Tangerang in Banten Province, near Jakarta, developed
bird flu symptoms of fever, coughing and respiratory problems on 4
Jul 2008 but was not hospitalised until 4 days later. He died 10 Jul
2008. The ministry said chickens and ducks around the man's house are
being tested.

Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari has said the number of bird flu
cases surfacing in Indonesia is on the decline, according to the Indo
Pos newspaper, based in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya.
"The number of bird flu cases tends to decrease because the patients
infected by the virus have received appropriate and quick medical
treatment," she was quoted as saying Monday [8 Sep 2008].

Avian influenza has infected at least 385 people in 15 countries
since its reemergence in December 2003, with at least 243 of them
having died, according to the World Health Organisation figures
released in mid-June [2008]. Indonesia leads the table with 110
deaths, not including the last 2 cases announced on 3 Aug 2008 and
Tuesday [9 Sep 2008], followed by Viet Nam with 52 deaths, Egypt with
22 and China with 20.

The other affected countries are Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia,
Djibouti, Iraq, Laos, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>

[These reports bring the Indonesian total of cases and fatalities
into line with the the WHO tally of 135 cases and 110 fatalities as
of 19 Jun 2008; see:
<http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=467858&sid=WOR>. Since that
date according to the Indonesia ministry of health there have been 2
additional fatal cases, a 20-year-old man who died on 31 Jul 2008 and
the case reported above also in the city of Tangerang. The delay in
reporting these cases is unexplained.

The city of Tangerang is located close to the Indonesian capital
Jakarta on the island of Java; see the HealthMap/ProMED-mail
interactive map of Indonesia at:
<http://healthmap.org/promed?v=-2.6,120.9,5>. - Mod.CP]

[see also:
Avian influenza, human (66): Indonesia (West Java) 20080830.2721
Avian influenza, human (65): Indonesia, reporting 20080818.2560
Avian influenza, human (64): Indonesia, CFR decline 20080813.2506
Avian influenza, human (63): Indonesia, reporting 20080812.2497
Avian influenza, human (62): Indonesia, NOT 20080810.2465
Avian influenza, human (61): Indonesia 20080806.2417
Avian influenza, human (59): Indonesia 20080803.2372
Avian influenza, human (56): Indonesia, susp 20080719.2196
Avian influenza, human (55): Indonesia, WHO 20080620.1918
Avian influenza, human (54): Indonesia 20080619.1912
Avian influenza, human (51): Indonesia, new policy 20080606.1811]
..............................cp/ejp/lm

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/09100801/H5N1_Indonesia_July.html

 

[kent nickell]

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The Indonesian health minister is presenting very confusing information....

""Laboratory tests conducted by the Indonesian health ministry's research center and the Eijkman Institute have found no evidence of human-to-human transmission in samples from 5 provinces, the ministry said in yesterday's statement. ""

I doubt if anyone knows what to really look for as evidence of human-to-human transmission by looking at the samples but if the international community could look at these samples it would help in understanding the evolution of the virus as well as in developing newer diagositics and vaccines... ((minor changes around the receptor binding domain and other areas could be very significant but this would take more detailed analysis as well as correlation with the presumed increase in transmission rates implied by an increase in the number of confimed cases as alluded to below))

"""The number of bird flu cases tends to decrease because the patients infected by the virus have received appropriate and quick medical treatment," she was quoted as saying Monday.""

What?? Is she talking about the number of 'fatal' bird flu cases... I don't think we've heard of many cases that have been treated quickly and successfully. This definitely seems to imply that Indonesia has seen other cases that have been positive for H5N1. It seems very irresponsible to put out information such as this without further details.. How many patients?, how bad were the symptoms?, what treatment proved useful? If correct this information could point to a significantly lower case fatality rate in Indonesia which would be of much interest. But, let's see the details...

 

[sharon sanders]

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I agree the information is confusing and deflects from the health minister's valid concerns about "big pharma" profits and global revenue sharing.

 

[Commonground]

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Tuesday, 16-09-2008
Four Residents Lutra Suspek Flu Burung
Two Chickens Were Found Positif Avian Influenza

Masamba, Tribun - totalling four villagers Desa Karya Mekar, Kecamatan Mappedeceng, Kabupaten Luwu Utara (Lutra), was stated suspek bird flu. The four of them till yesterday still were treated in the Sakir Umum House the Area (RSUD) Andi Djemma, Masamba, Lutra. The four residents who were treated in this ward of the internal disease public were their respective, Komang Yuliani (22), Jesica (3 bulan), Kade Kurniati (24), dan Yudi Astawan (4). Yuliani and Jesica were the mother and the child, in spite of that with Kurniati and Astawan. The plan is, the four patients suspek this bird flu will be reconciled to RSUD A Makassau, Kota Parepare. His article, RSUD A Djemma did not yet have equipment and isolation space to treat the bird flu sufferer. One of the residents, Ketut Suliha stated, the four mothers and this child began to be attacked by the high fever since the last three days that was accompanied by dying the suddenness of several poultries in this area.

Poultry Positive
The Positif Karena poultry hot that was suffered never recovered, finally the family brought the two mothers and this child to the hospital. Felt curious with the death of several poultries in the area of their settlement, the resident had finally reported this incident to the livestock breeding service and fisheries. Was based on results of the inspection in the Besar Veteriner Hall (BB-Vet) Maros, two from five tails of the poultry that was taken his sample was stated positive was attacked by the virus of Avian Influenza. "After being carried out by the inspection in the laboratory, there were two poultries that were stated positive bird flu, the" Peternakan" Service headword and Lutra fisheries, Kasim Alwi, to the reporter, on Monday (15/9). Castrated said, to anticipate expanded him the territory that was attacked by the bird flu virus, his side carried out spraying in a radius of three kilometre from the location of the discovery of several poultries died suddenly. Moreover, the house belonging to Yuliani and Kurniati for the time being was given the fence of restraint so that the resident does not enter the yard of the house that it was suspected as the place became an epidemic him the bird flu virus.

The Rawan area of the REPRESENTATIVE Regent Lutra, Arifin Djunaidi, that visited the location asked that the related agency made a kind of plan or the map of the sign that said that the Mappedeceng area the bird flu danger. The local government also distributed basic commodities [rice, sugar, cooking oil, etc.] to the resident who settled around the location of bird flu of the danger to avoid the sufferer's increase suspek bird flu. Apart from giving of the sign of bird flu of the danger, the government with the resident also carried out the extermination of the poultry that it was suspected was infected by the bird flu virus, till yesterday, at least 1,000 tails of the poultry were destroyed in the Karya Mekar Village. The case suspek damaged bird flu made the resident concerned. Increased again by the spreading of this virus really was difficult was determined. "That we explained is now frightened outside the house and ate available food uptil now," said one of the residents, Ketut Suliha. He hoped the government immediately distributed the mask to the resident as prevention efforts of early.

http://www.tribun-timur.com/viewrss.php?id=97192

 

[Giuseppe]

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Are the cases in Sulawesi?

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[Farmer]

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I think they are in South Sulawesi.

Searching on "South Sulawesi, MASAMBA" I got a location just north of the one on your map.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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The local government also distributed basic commodities [rice, sugar, cooking oil, etc.] to the resident who settled around the location of bird flu of the danger to avoid the sufferer's increase suspek bird flu.

Looks like a way to make sure local people do not leave the village?

 

[Commonground]

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I think the whole village has been quarantined. And that the Gov't has brought in the "commodities".

 

[Commonground]

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[I'm just posting this again, because it was the first thing I thought of. I printed up these messages as soon as I posted this back in August. The bold is what I believe has been done already]

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=174715&postcount=104

The NASIONAL MESSAGE:
The Ban to go on a trip to the other area. Might not enter the area that terinfeksi Decisive public not panic and stayed calm with did:

 Restriction on the mobilisation for all the community members.
 Hereafter accessed Tamiflu for the official of the health and or that had authority.
 Hereafter got the Perlindungan Diri Implement for the authorised official.
 Distribusi Antibiotika for the secondary infection for the authorised official.
 Prepare the special hospital.

The PADA REGION THAT CONRACTED PLAGUE MESSAGE:
Don't leave the house.
Immediately reported to the official if there are those that was sick.
The restriction on the mobilisation resident
Closing of the place public like the market, the school, the office, mall etc.. The extermination of the poultry in a mass fashion by the official.
The distribution of the mask in a mass fashion.
Carried out quarantine to the area that was infected.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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I can´t remember another occasion, where authorities used this strategy.

My feeling is, this is related to the local culture or local ´hands-on´ mentality, doesn´t mean the situation is more serious than before.

 

[Commonground]

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I remember one village, but it was isolated, and there was just one mention of it. The article said that the one road leading into the isolated village was blocked. Can't remember the specifics though.
The article I just re-posted, is the only time I have seen any strategy put out on the web. And this is from a blog. But at the bottom of the blog, it mentions that the information was "gathered from various sources".

 

[Laidback Al]

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Desa Karya Mekar, Kecamatan Mappedeceng, Kabupaten Luwu Utara (Lutra)

Map 1. General location map of South Sulawesi. Box shows the enlarged view in Map 2.
Maps 2. Green box shows the approximate location of Kecamatan Mappedeceng (Administrative Level 3) where the village, Karya Mekar, is located.

 

[Giuseppe]

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[Toggletext machine translation - MetroTV]

Four residents LUWU NORTH was expected by BURUNG FLU

Metrotvnews.com, Luwu Utara:

As Many As four patients were expected by bird flu from Luwu Utara was reconciled to the Public Hospital of Daerah Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi.

They were Komang Yuliani and his child, Jesika, as well as and two other residents, Yudi Astawan and Kadek Kurnias.

They were still allied.

The four of them came from the Mekar Sari Village, Kecamatan Mapadeceng, Luwu Utara.

Their assumption was flattest bird flu after the Peternakan Service local took three chickens that died suddenly around their house.

From results of the research of Laboratoruim Observasi of the Penelitian Maros Hall was stated these chickens were infected by the virus H5N1.

They were reconciled to the Hospital of Pare-Pare because in the Hospital of Andi Jemma did not have equipment for the bird flu patient. (the SHOT)
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http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=66710
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[Commonground]

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I don't know what "transmigration" is]

September 16,2008
Four patients Suspect Bird Flu was treated in Makassar

The public hospital of Andi Makkasau, Parepare, South Sulawesi, treated four patients suspect bird flu. The four patients were reconciled from the Hospital of Andi Jemma Masamba, Kabupaten Luwu Utara, South Sulawesi. The four patients that didagnosa suspect bird flu by the Hospital of Andi Jemma Masamba was reconciled to the Hospital of Andi Makkasau, because this hospital had isolation space for the bird flu sufferer. The four patients were the resident of transmigration in Masamba, Luwu Utara. According to Dr. Jamal Sahil, the patient's four bloods were immediately taken and sent to Jakarta. From the laboratory test in Jakarta, will be known whether the four patients were quite true suffered bird flu or not. According to Komang Ngurah, one of the patient's families, the child and his wife suddenly was attacked by the cough and hot. Beforehand, several tails of the chicken belonging to their neighbour suddenly died. According to him, the chicken sidah was checked, and positive terjangkit bird flu. Nevertheless, he hoped the child and his wife not terjangkit bird flu.

http://www.tvone.co.id/index.php/cp/newsdetail/2588