Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 - January 28, 2009

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Indonesia to test 17 for bird flu in Sulawesi
(11-13 21:47)

Seventeen people from the same neighborhood in the Indonesian city of Makassar in South Sulawesi are due to be tested for bird flu after falling sick, a health ministry official said on Thursday.

Chandra Yoga Adhitama, acting director-general of communicable disease control, said the group had been hospitalized after chickens in the surrounding area suddenly died.

He described the general health condition of the 17 as good and said that blood samples had been taken and would be sent to the health ministry laboratory in Jakarta for testing.

REUTERS

 

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Source: http://suaramerdeka.com/smcetak/ind...acetak.detailberitacetak&id_beritacetak=39189

SEMARANG & SEKITARNYA

14 November 2008
Waspadai Gejala Influenza

machine translation:
Semarang & SEKITARNYA
On November 14 2008
Waspadai Gejala Influenza

Semarang-Jangan had underestimated the sign of influenza. Could be not common flu, but the sign of early avian influenza (AI). Because of that when someone was attacked by the cough, was sick the throat and was sick the appropriate muscle to be guarded against.

Moreover this sign will never improve in several days and the sufferer had the story of contact with the poultry. ?Lebih good immediately was brought to the house sakit,?? said Vice Chairman Emerging Infectious Desease (EID) RSUP Dr Kariadi the doctor Agus Suryanto MPd.

The similarity of the sign between AI and common influenza this became one of the delay factors of the handling of bird flu.

Only in bird flu, this sign will develop by pneumonia that could end by failing breathing. ?Pendeteksian early really was difficult to be carried out to membedakannya,?? Agus's words.

This bird flu virus could be found in feces and the secretion and the poultry of birds breathing. Most cases of humankind tertular resulting from direct contact with birds or the poultry that were sick.

Despite this contamination of the environment by the virus also could become the source of the spread. ?Saat this was not yet gotten the human vaccine for flu burung,?? added Agus.

Be on duty at Kebersihan

Various efforts could be carried out to prevent humankind terjangkit bird flu. His method that is by maintaining the cleanliness of his devout environment the poultry pen and birds. Also kept away the animal pen from the residence, cleaned livestock food that lagged behind on the floor to not invite wild birds to come.

?Kebersihan himself must also be taken care of as washing the hands with sabun,?? firm Agus.

The case of bird flu was personally distinguished on three that is suspect, probable and confirm. Agus explained was stated suspect when the patient experienced the fever on 38 levels celcius and had visited to livestock breeding. The level of the case probable just could be ascertained after being carried out by the test.

From the test was learnt culture of the virus and the inspection of RT-PCR was stated positive. Moreover the increase happened titer antibodies H5 bigger four fold times. As for the case was stated was confirmed when results of the test rapid H5NI also was stated positive. Moreover happened failed the breath that could make the patient die and be not alternative to the other cause.

?Pada DS entered in the category of the case of confirmation although only results of the virus inspection H5 still was stated positif,?? obviously him. (H31-41)

 

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General location map for the 17 suspected human H5N1 cases in Sulawesi.

The first map below shows the location of Kota Makassar on Sulawesi. The second map shows the location of the Subdistrict of Biringkanaya on the northern end of the city. Note that this subdistrict is near the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport.

 

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17 Warga Sudiang Suspect Flu Burung
Friday, 14 November 2008

Totalling 17 patients from Street Pattene, the Village of Tangkejangang RT 5/2, the Sudiang District, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict was expected terjangkit the virus avian influenza (AI) or suspect bird flu. MAKASSAR (SINDO) ? totalling 17 patients suspect bird flu was isolated in RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo,kemarin. These patients came from the Village of Tangkejangang,Kel Sudiang,Kec Biringkanaya. They who were expected terjangkit the virus avian influenza (AI) this underwent pengisolasian in two rooms namely the Pakis Building and Gawat Darurat Installation space (IRD) RS property of the government. As many as 10 from 17 patients who were treated in RS Wahidin, were pre-schoolers, respectively Nurul Awaliah; 3 years 6 months; Nurfadilah, 4 months; Salman, 4 years; Fauzi, 3 years.

All of them were treated intensive in the special room of the ferns building. Whereas five other was the Ilham 2 years; Alif,3 months; Desi, 5 years, Eki Desriani, 5 months, Rahmawati,2 years was isolated in IRD RS Wahidin space.

Apart from to 10 pre-schoolers, RS Wahidin also isolated and observed the condition for seven patients child and adult. All seven him that is Irwan,6; Saleha 12, Ny Johani,60, Firdaus,6, Nartati,26, Nuraeni,31, Hasnawati,34, along with Annisa,6. All this patient was reconciled by the Sudiang Community Health Centre to RS Wahidin since last Wednesday (12/11) after experiencing the high fever around 39.5 Celsius levels. Moreover, they also experienced breathless and the cough continually. ?Dugaan this bird flu to strengthen with respect towards 17 pasients here after hundreds of poultries in and around his environment died suddenly since a week of last,? expressed Kepala IRD RS Wahidin that also the team's member of the handling of bird flu Dr Wasis Udaya yesterday. Moreover, said Wasis, from results of the research that was carried out by the Kesehatan Service of the Makassar City of finding several poultries that died positive terjangkit the virus H5N1 that spread.
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Moreover, the increase, in and around the community's environment was received the poultry that died suddenly. Information that was received by SINDO, it was known if since last Saturday (9/11) was gotten by 27 chickens that died suddenly

At the time of that simultaneously, the chicken that was gotten in the Salman house also suddenly died. ?Pada on November 10 (on Sunday) a patient named Salman began the cough and the fever were still being run off with to RS Wahidin. In the afternoon him, an amount tetanga him also experienced the sign of the same illness so as on that day also as many as seven patients were reconciled here (RS Wahidin) ,? more RS Wahidin public relations Dr the gift yesterday. The gift claimed, the sample of temporary blood was still being checked in the medical Unhas laboratory. From results rapid, found six patients who experienced A kind influenza that and headed terjangkit H5N1. Only, he still merahasian [merahasiakan = conceal] the identity from the six patients who were expected infected this. Jufri, 30, Sir from Fausi, 3 months, said, the eldest child from two related this experienced the fever was accompanied breathless since last Tuesday night (11/11). He was personally surprised his article his child had not carried out direct contact with the poultry that was around his residence. ?Pada late last week my kept chicken will also die totalling seven tails, but I at once destroyed him by means of being burnt. Because of being frightened of the bird flu illness, finally we carried him to RS,?tutur him when being met in front of the ferns Building.

The husband from Fitriah this said, since last week hundreds of tails of the chicken in his territory suddenly meninggal. On at that time also, several officials of the community health centre and the Service of Kesehatan Makassar entered directly to destroy these chickens as well as check the health of the resident. He hoped his child who was new three months the bird flu negative. From SINDO observation in RS Wahidin,ke 17 patients suspect the bird flu underwent observation and the isolation in the special room. The RS side restricted the patient to carry out direct contact with his family and oblige each visitor to wear clothes steris to peer pasien. Daya accommodated isolation space personally could accommodate as far as 20 patients and if improving, the RS side prepared the special room to pengisolasian.

http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/content/view/186818/

 

[Commonground]

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Here's the others that are in isolation:

Admitted 11/13:
Ilham (2), Isolation RS Wahidin
firdaus (6),
Alif (3 months) Isolation RS Wahidin
Desi (5), Isolation RS Wahidin
Eki Desviani (5 months) Isolation RS Wahidin
Rahmawati (2) Isolation RS Wahidin
Hartati (26),
Nuraine (31) ,
Hasnawati (34)
Annisa (6).

 

[HenryN]

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Source: http://suaramerdeka.com/smcetak/ind...acetak.detailberitacetak&id_beritacetak=39189

From the test was learnt culture of the virus and the inspection of RT-PCR was stated positive. Moreover the increase happened titer antibodies H5 bigger four fold times. As for the case was stated was confirmed when results of the test rapid H5NI also was stated positive. Moreover happened failed the breath that could make the patient die and be not alternative to the other cause.

Clearly someone is LYING.

 

[Treyfish]

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So this area will soon be KLB status, and looks to be a pretty big case of negatives

 

[HenryN]

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11140801/H5N1_Indo_Lab_Confirmation.html

 

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The resident was asked to not maintain the Poultry in the Settlement
On Friday, 14-11-2008
MAKASSAR, BKM -- Following was treated by him 6 people that suspect bird flu in the Wahidin Sudirhusodo Hospital, Dinas Kesehatan of the Makassar City asked the community to be on the alert. Especially in the territory that was classified as serious the spreading of the virus H5N1 that caused the occurrence of bird flu or avian influenza (AI). Kadis Kesehatan of the Makassar City, Naisya T Azikin mentioned, there were two subdistricts in Makassar that was susceptible was attacked by bird flu, that is Biringkanaya and Manggala. He asked that the resident did not maintain the kind poultry anything in the settlement environment to prevent the spread of this deadly virus. "Two border territories were very serious bird flu, because of could not be supervised in a manner details" of the "movement in and out" of the "poultry from various areas." Moreover, the two territories had been gotten by the patient suspect bird flu, said Naisya, on Thursday (13/11). Apart from the two subdistricts, the traditional market also very serious was gotten by the bird flu virus.

His article, this place became sale centres of the living chicken that was brought in from various areas. To minimise the fall of casualties resulting from this illness, Naisya asked for the resident to immediately came to the community health centre like that knew had the sign of bird flu. We provided medicine free. But if his sign clear, must be reconciled to the hospital, obviously him. The sign of the bird flu virus could be known if the person made directly contact with the poultry, afterwards the cough, pilek, the high fever, was difficult to breathe, had a headache, the weak feeling, hurt-hurt that happened for 1 to 2 week.
To confirm positive not him was attacked by bird flu, only could with the blood inspection.
Up until yesterday, Naisya claimed did not yet know whether the affected patient suspect bird flu and was treated in RS Wahidin positive or not. Because, the RS Wahidin side was still researching the sample of the resident's blood of this Sudiang District. Estimated, results of the inspection have gone out today. Nevertheless, Naisya coordinated to the Biringkanaya Subdistrict side and Manggala to alert.

In Biringkanaya, the subdistrict side carried out the extermination of the poultry in the Sudiang District. The sub-district head Biringkanaya, AM Yasir admitted to co-operating with the police and the TNI to destroy the poultry. He also coordinated to all of his village head, to memonitoring all the community that still was maintaining his poultry. "If anything happening, I hoped the proaktif resident reported to the village head."
Later we will at once take the action, he stressed. In spite of that the Sub-district Head Manggala, Syamsul Nature. He always made a plea so that his resident does not maintain the poultry in the settlement. Although having the poultry, must be maintained in accordance with the standard of the health that was dismissed by the government.
"The day after tomorrow (besok,red) we spread out the simulation overcame bird flu in the Tamangapa district." The simulation would produce all the Manggala community, obviously him. (PR4/rus) :tiphat:http://www.beritakotamakassar.com/view.php?id=21301

 

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:tiphat:Moreover, the two territories had been gotten by the patient suspect bird flu, said Naisya, on Thursday (13/11). Apart from the two subdistricts, the traditional market also very serious was gotten by the bird flu virus...
Asking for anybody sick please report for free tamiflu.
A community simulation to overcome the bird flu, is that a "pandemic simulation party?".. sounds serious to me

 

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The sub-district head Biringkanaya, AM Yasir admitted to co-operating with the police and the TNI to destroy the poultry.

They are getting help from their Army (TNI)

 

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AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (73) INDONESIA, CONFIRMED, CLUSTER SUSPECTED

[1] Case confirmed
[2] Cluster suspected

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[1] Case confirmed
Date: Wed 12 Nov 2008
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK418339.htm>


Indonesian teenager dies of bird flu
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A 15-year-old Indonesian girl has died of bird flu in Central Java, a
health official said on Wednesday [12 Nov 2008], bringing the
country's death toll from the disease to 113. The girl died last week
[7 Nov 2008] after being treated at the Doctor Karyadi hospital in
Semarang. "It has been confirmed by the Health Ministry labs," said
Agus Suryanto, the head of the medical team treating the girl.

Including the latest death, the virus has now infected 388 people in
15 countries, killing 246 of them, according to data from the World
Health Organisation (WHO). Indonesia has the highest toll of any
nation. Although bird flu remains an animal disease, experts fear
that the virus might mutate into a form easily passed from human to
human, sparking a pandemic in which case millions could die.

[Byline: Olivia Rondonuwu, Ed Davies)

--
Communicated by:
Mike Nunn
<Mike.Nunn@biosecurity.gov.au>

[The circumstances of the teenager's death and the degree of her
exposure to domestic poultry remain to be revealed. This report
brings the WHO and the Indonesian tally of human avian influenza
deaths into agreement.

Semarang is located on the northern coast of Central Java and can be
found using the HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Indonesia at
<http://healthmap.org/promed/en?g=1627896&v=-6.913,107.621,6>. - Mod.CP]

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[2] Cluster suspected
Date: Thu 13 Nov 2008
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation AlertNet [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK57510.htm>


Indonesia to test 17 for bird flu in Sulawesi
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A health ministry official said on Thursday [13 Nov 2008] that 17
people from the same neighbourhood in the Indonesian city of Makassar
in South Sulawesi are due to be tested for bird flu after falling
sick. Chandra Yoga Adhitama, acting director-general of communicable
disease control, said the group had been hospitalised after chickens
in the surrounding area suddenly died. "Some were hospitalised
yesterday [12 Nov 2008] and some today [13 Nov 2008]. I think it is a
precaution by our officials after chickens died there," Adhitama
said. He described the general health condition of the 17 as good and
said that blood samples had been taken and would be sent to the
health ministry laboratory in Jakarta for testing. "We are continuing
to monitor their condition," he said, adding that only 4 of the group
were adults.

Suspected cluster cases can raise concerns about rare human-to-human
transmission or that the virus might have mutated into a form that
can pass easily among people.

The country's largest known cluster of bird flu cases in humans
occurred in May 2006 in the Karo district of North Sumatra province,
where as many as 7 people in an extended family died. The World
Health Organisation (WHO) said at the time that limited
human-to-human transmission could not be ruled out but that the virus
samples from the scene did not show any significant genetic mutations.

Indonesia has the highest toll of any nation and a health official
said on Wednesday [12 Nov 2008] that a 15-year-old Indonesian girl
has died of bird flu in central Java, bringing the country's death
toll from the disease to 113.

[Byline: Telly Nathalia, Ed Davies, Valerie Lee]

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

[The island of Sulawesi can be located on the map of Indonesia at
<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/indonesia/>.
The city of Makassar can be located using the HealthMap/ProMED-mail
interactive map at <http://healthmap.org/promed?g=1622786&&v=-6.913,107.621,6>.:tiphat:http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,74744

 

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Is it possible to estimate (or place upper/lower limits on) how much of this cluster is due to H2H transmission using the information we have?

 

[sharon sanders]

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Welcome 1000 Bluebirds!

We are still collecting information.

 

[HenryN]

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Is it possible to estimate (or place upper/lower limits on) how much of this cluster is due to H2H transmission using the information we have?

H2H is determined by disease onset dates.

 

[HenryN]

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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial]17 in hospital with suspected bird flu[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, Semarang
A South Sulawesi hospital was overwhelmed as it admitted in two days 17 patients believed to have bird flu, an official said Thursday.

The patients, mostly children, presented with symptoms of the disease, such as a high fever, cough and respiratory problems, spokesman for Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital in Makassar, Andi Kurnia Bintang, said.
Kurnia said the first patient, 5-year-old Salman, was hospitalized Wednesday morning, followed in the evening by his siblings Nurul Awaliah, 3, and Nur Fadillah, four months old, and four neighbors.
He said the patients, all residents of Sudiang subdistrict in Biringkanaya district, Makassar, were brought to the hospital after suffering a high fever for about two days.
"According to Salman's parents, 27 chickens belonging to their neighbors died on Nov. 7. In the two days after that, their four chickens also died," he said.
Kurnia said the hospital had conducted urgent tests for the first seven patients, with the results indicating the presence of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The hospital is waiting for confirmation of the results from blood tests conducted by the Micro Laboratory of the Hasanuddin University Medical School and the Visual Conversion Reaction, he said.
He said the hospital had the other 10 patients admitted Thursday under observation while waiting for their test results.
"They showed symptoms of bird flu, such as a high fever and respiratory problems, but we are still waiting for the results of the rapid tests, thorax photos and blood tests," the hospital's emergency unit officer in charge Wasis Udaya said.
The hospital's bird flu team held a meeting Thursday to help deal with the situation, as this is the first time they have received such a large number of bird flu patients.
The hospital, which had set aside 11 beds for bird flu patients, had to expand its facilities following the outbreak.
Head of the husbandry division of the Makassar Marine and Agriculture Office, Sulistiawati, said the results of tests conducted on the dead chickens in the area showed the birds were infected by the avian influenza virus.
"We have conducted rapid tests on the chickens and the results showed some of the chickens were positive (infected by the virus)," Sulistiawati said.
She said her office had culled 20 chickens and disinfected the birds' cages in the subdistrict on Wednesday.
Her team plans to gather all chickens in the area, hoping residents will voluntarily hand over their birds for culling.
Meanwhile, dozens of birds in the neighborhood of DS, 15, who died of bird flu in Semarang, Central Java, last week were culled Thursday.
The culling was conducted in a field in the Medoho area in Gayamsari district. Central Java has had 14 cases of bird flu in humans with 11 deaths since 2003.

http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20081114.A05&irec=4[/FONT]

 

[Laidback Al]

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Preliminary timeline for possible human H5N1 cluster, Sudiang, Makassar (17 individuals)
Note: There is some uncertainly of the family relationships of these suspected individuals.

Date: Nov 12

Family 1
Salman (6 years 10 months), sib. Isolation. Symptoms Nov 10 - index case?
Nurul Awaliyah/Awaliah/Andia/ (3 years 6 months), sib. Isolation
Nur Fadillah/Nur Matan (4 months, F), sib. Isolation.
Saleha/Saleha (10/11/12 years 3 months), sib?. Isolation.

Family 2 {Jefri (30) father}
Irwan (5/6/8), Isolation. sib.
Fauzi (Rajab) (3 months), Isolation. sib. Symptoms: Nov 11

Individual
Johani/Yohani(50/60), Isolation.

Date: Nov 13

Ilham (2)
Firdaus (6)
Alif (3 months)
Desi (5)
Eki Desviani (5 months)
Rahmawati (2)
Hartati (26)
Nuraine (31)
Hasnawati (34)
Annisa (6)

credits to Commonground for compiling this list

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Update from Sulawesi

Friday, 14 2008

17 Patients Suspect Bird Flu are still being treated


MAKASSAR - MI: 17 patients with suspected bird flu suspect still intensively treated in isolation rooms, Room fern, the Regional Hospital Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Friday (14/11).

According to spokesman Tim Handling Bird Flu Regional Hospital Dr. Wahidin Dr Khalid Salih, the condition of the 17 suspect bird flu patients are currently treated the condition is quite good, except Firdaus, 6, which is still a high fever.

"We are still awaiting the results of a sample of blood and mucus that have been sent to Balitbang Health in Jakarta. So to this day, we can not determine whether the 17 patients infected with the H5N1 virus, "said Khalid.

It said the same Head Makassar City Health Office Naisyah Azikin. According to Naisyah, a team from the Office of Health is still awaiting the results of blood tests for about a week longer, because the blood sample sent 10 patients, a new Friday (14/11) morning.

On the other hand Makassar Mayor Andi Herry Iskandar in the information persnya after seeing the condition of the patient suspect bird flu and coordinate with the team of doctors who handle patients suspect bird flu said, to anticipate the number of additional patients, then appointed seeking Faisk Islam as a reference for other hospitals handling patient suspected to be infected with the Avian Influenza (AI). (LN/O

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/index.php?ar_id=NDM4Njg=

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Some confirmation on the patients in Makassar Hospital: the 17 are a family of 6 (1 adult and 5 children) and 10 or 11 neighbours (mostly children).


Suspected to be infected with Bird Flu

One family stayed in Room Isolation Hospital Wahidin

indosiar.com, Makassar - Waspadalah against the bird flu virus, because until now the virus is still potential to turn infect people. In Makassar, South Sulawesi, a family must undergo intensive treatment in hospital isolation room Wahidin Sudiro Husodo because the virus is suspected to have bird flu this.

Six members from one family in Kampung Tangkijangan origin, Neighborhood Sudiang, she is now treated in isolation rooms in the building fern Hospital Wahidin Sudiro Husodo, Makassar.

Six patients, consisting of five children and one adult of these diseases with symptoms similar to bird flu, such as high fever and difficulty breathing. The suspicion is strengthened by the tens of dead chickens around the house victims.

Head of Unit Emergency Hospital Wahidin, Wasis Udaya, will review a sample of blood for the patients examined.

In addition to the six patients treated in isolation rooms, as many as ten neighbors also examined the victims themselves to the hospital because Wahidin experienced symptoms similar to bird flu patients.

If symptoms of bird flu increasingly stronger, will be entirely diisolasi fern in the building.

http://www.indosiar.com/news/fokus/76821/satu-keluarga-dirawat-di-ruang-isolasi-rs-wahidin

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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RS WAHIDIN MAKASSAR treated 17 Bird FLU Patients

Metrotvnews.com, Makassar: totalling 17 flattest patients bird flu up to now still is treated in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, Makassar, South Sulawesi.

At this time space of the place isolation of the patients was treated was guarded tight by the official of the security.

From 17 patients 13 including being children. They were the resident of the Sudiang District, Kecamatan Biringkanaya.

Casualties's family said, in their residence territory was found by several chickens died suddenly. Not long after this incident of several residents was known began to suffer the fever that was accompanied breathless.

Mayor of Makassar Andi Herry Iskandar with the party came to visit the flattest patients this bird flu. The mayor also spoke to the hospital side concerning the illness that was suffered by 17 patients.

Up to now the sample of blood of the patients is still being researched in the laboratory. It was not yet known definitely whether they positive suffered bird flu or not.

As far as this is concerned the extermination against the poultry animal in the patient's residence was carried out to prevent the spreading of the spread of the virus from chickens that died suddenly. (

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=70693

TT