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

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Jakarta: A woman Na, 43 years old, residents Pendongkelan Rear, East Cengkareng, West Jakarta, died Saturday (17 / 1) morning, General Hospital in Tangerang, Banten, was suspected to be infected as bird flu virus.

"One hospital doctor said my son died because of bird flu," said Wastiah General Hospital in Tangerang, Saturday (17 / 1).

Wastiah explains, originally Na experience high fever, shortness of breath and coughing heavily since four days ago or on Tuesday (13 / 1), then one day the victim was brought to health Cengkareng.

After treatment to the nearest health clinic, the condition of the victim does not also significantly worsened even more with a heavy throttle. "But my child does not have a history of disease related asthma or respiratory tract," said Wastiah.

After three days treatment to health or Saturday (17 / 1) at around 03.00 WIB, family initiative to bring the victims to RSU Tangerang to get through the diagnosis and treatment.

Because of severe conditions and experienced shortness of breath, high fever and coughing heavily, eventually Marni in the treatment room in the bird flu isolation RSU Tangerang start at 05.00 WIB.

However, after treatment about four hours, or approximately at 09.00 WIB, Marni against last breath and the doctor says patients have died.

Meanwhile, the hospitals have not provided official information concerning the suspected bird flu. Director RSU Tangerang, Makentur JN Mamahit can not be confirmed, was not selulernya phone. Short message disampaikanpun not dibalas.

Deputy Director of the Service Supporting hospitals Tangerang Desi Riana Dinardianti not claim to know the problem. "I do not know, coincidence is being holiday," he said. According to Desi, Monday the upcoming new hospital to provide information.

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/layanan_publik/2009/01/17/brk,20090117-155696,id.html
 
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On January 17 2009 16:47 WIB

Resident Died It Was Suspected Infected By Bird Flu

Tangerang -- MI: A resident had the initials Na (43) from Pendongkelan behind RT 01/14, Cengkareng East, Jakarta West, died in the Public Hospital (RSU) Tangerang, Banten, because of being suspected of being infected by the bird flu virus or avian influenza (AI) the kind H5N1, on Saturday morning (17/1).

"Information that was accepted by the family from one of the doctors in RSU Tangerang, mentioned Na died because of being expected tertular the bird flu virus," said the mother of casualties, Wastiah (65) in Tangerang. However Wastiah did not learn, the identity of the doctor who gave assumption information of his child was infected by this deadly virus.

Wastiah explained, initially Na experienced the high fever, breathless and the difficult cough since the last four days or on Tuesday (13/1), a day later casualties were carried to the Cengkareng Community Health Centre.

After taking medicine to the closest Community Health Centre, the condition for casualties also did not improve in fact increasingly worsened with experienced breathless difficult, in fact Na did not have the story of the illness that had the respiratory tract or asthma relationship.

After three days took medicine to the Community Health Centre or on Saturday (17/1) around struck 03,00 WIB, the initiating family brought Na to RSU Tangerang got the maintenance and underwent the diagnosis.

Because his condition was serious and experienced breathless, the high fever and the difficult cough as well as was diagnosed it was suspected to be infected by the bird flu virus, finally Na underwent the maintenance in space of the bird flu isolation in RSU Tangerang began to strike 05,00 WIB.

However after undergoing the maintenance around four hours or around struck 09,00 WIB, Na blew out the last breath and the doctor stated the mother of four children has died.

While RSU Tangerang Director, Makentur JN Mamahit could not be it was confirmed related the existence of the assumption of the patient who died because of being infected by bird flu.

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/index.php?ar_id=NTY1MzA=

Same report at Kompas :http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/01/17/16405881/Warga.DKI.Meninggal.Diduga.Flu.Burung
 
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Indication for more (suspect) bird flu patients: 3 children of the deceased mother.

Resident Cengkareng died It Was Suspected Infected By Bird Flu Virus

Tangerang- Nafisah (43) the resident Street Pentogelan, the Javanese Alley of RT 01/04, the Cengkareng District, of Jakarta West died it was suspected resulting from infection by the bird flu virus. Dadi (22) casualties's child said his mother already four days had a temperature, breathless and the cough.

Further, Nafisah was with his family carried to the Community Health Centre in this area. But also did not have the change, even Nafisah cramps. The mother already in brought to the Community Health Centre but a little recovered, he said.

Saw the Nafisah condition that was increasingly critical, finally Nafisah was run off with to RSU Tangerang in the morning and immediately entered IGD space the isolation to receive the intensive maintenance. However around struck 10,00 WIB, on Saturday (17/1), Nafisah died.

The doctor in this hospital said the mother was positive bird flu, he said sadly.
In the meantime Lily (47) the husband of casualty said his wife was sick along with the child the three of them. However his child recovered after being brought to the Community Health Centre.

Before being brought to RSU my wife cramps, he said while saying Nafisah will be carried to his house and immediately will be buried in TPU Kober, Jakarta West.

http://www.tangerangonline.com/beri..._meninggal_diduga_terjangkit_virus_flu_burung
 
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Source: http://news.okezone.com/index.php/R...3691/korban-tewas-akibat-flu-burung-bertambah

Google translation:
Because of the victims died Bird Flu increase
Saturday, 17 January 2009 - 20:09 wib

TANGERANG - The victim died due to bird flu grow again. Nafisah (43), residents Pentogelan Road, Gang Java RT 01/04, Kelurahan Cengkareng, West Jakarta died due to suspected avian influenza virus infected aka bird flu.

Dadi (22), son of the victim said her mother has been four days fever, shortness of breath and coughing.
Next Nafisah with his family brought to the health of the region. But there also does not change, even Nafisah strain-strain. "Mother has been to bring in health-round but I recovered," he said at the General Hospital Regional Tangerang, Saturday (17/1/2009).

See the condition of the critical Nafisah, Nafisah was finally RSU Tangerang morning and go directly to the IGD isolation for intensive treatment. But as much 10:00 WIB, Nafisah against last breath. "Doctors at the hospital said the mother of positive bird flu," he said sad.

Meanwhile, Lili (47), the victim's husband said his wife, sick with the same three children. But after her son was brought to recover health. "Before being taken to my wife RSU strain-strain," he said.


According to Lili, his wife will be brought to the house and dimakamkan be directly in the public cemetery not far away from home.

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Source: http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/01/17/16405881/Warga.DKI.Meninggal.Diduga.Flu.Burung

DKI Died citizens suspected of Bird Flu

Saturday, 17 January 2009 | 16:40 WIB

TANGERANG, a citizen-SATURDAY berinisial Na (43) Back home Pendongkelan RT 01/14, East Cengkareng, West Jakarta, died at the General Hospital (RSU) Tangerang, Banten, was suspected to be infected as bird flu virus or avian influenza (AI) type H5N1, on Saturday (17 / 1) morning.

"Information received from a family doctor in the RSU Tangerang, Na allegedly died because of contagious bird flu virus," said the mother of the victim, Wastiah (65) in Tangerang.

However Wastiah not know the identity of doctors who provide the information their children infected with the virus suspected in death. Wastiah explains, originally Na experience high fever, shortness of breath, coughing and weight since four days ago, or on Tuesday (13 / 1). A day later the victim was brought to health Cengkareng.


After treatment to the nearest health clinic, the condition of the victim does not also improved, even worsened with the experience shortness of breath, and Na have no history of disease related asthma or respiratory tract.

After three days treatment to health, Saturday (17 / 1) at around 03.00 WIB, family initiative to bring Na RSU Tangerang to get through the diagnosis and treatment.

Because of severe conditions and experienced shortness of breath, high fever and heavy cough and diagnosed a virus suspected of contracting bird flu, the Na in the treatment room in the bird flu isolation RSU Tangerang start at 05.00 WIB.


However, after treatment about four hours, or approximately at 09.00 WIB, the mother of four children against the last breath.

Director RSU Tangerang Makentur JN Mamahit could not confirmed the allegations related to the patient who died because of bird flu infection.
 
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http://www.radar-bogor.co.id/?ar_id=MjUxMTM=&click=MTY=

17-01-2009 07:49 WIB

Residents Cimanggu Barata Suspect Bird Flu

SUMERU - The City of Bogor be more cautious bird flu virus. Yesterday, residents Cilendek West Nurul Hikmah (27) who lived in Cimanggu Barata terindikasi suspect bird flu after treated for two days in the hospital's work Bhakti.

Nurul Hikmah treated in hospital Bhakti paper since January 14, but with suspected bird flu since the doctor began to suspect the results to see rays find The speck in the lungs to the left.

In addition, when the first entrance to the hospital's work Bhakti, Nurul experienced respiratory failure, Broncopnemoni, high fever, headache, nausea and coughing, so that should be in the rays to see it clearly. From the results of the laboratory examination, Nurul lekosit kadar still the normal 6400.

Bogor City Health Office through Distric Surveillans Officer (DSO) bird flu Dwi Sutanto said, the patient suspect bird flu yesterday afternoon immediately moved to the Persahabatan Hospital Rawamangun Jakarta to get a more intensive handling.

Radar Bogor when contacted last night, bringing the Dwi Nurul directly to the Persahabatan Hospital, Nurul langusng entered Isolation and space to undergo various tests including that will be done by Balitbangkes and test H5N1.

"Tomorrow (today) we will immediately undertake to locations with the Department of Agribusiness Bogor, because according to the patient's husband, where the neighbors have kept the birds," he said.

Since 2005, there were already 7 people including Nurul be patient suspect bird flu from the City of Bogor, but the results of tests of H5N1, all six patients previously negative. Moderate to Nurul, the result is not yet known because it is still in the process of research.

credits bgw in MT
 
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with a few exceptions, all of our latest suspected patients have been in their 20's, 30's & 40's. The recent confirmed have been children, except Sutinah (24).
 
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Indonesia Cases 2009

West Java

Jakarta West

Napsiah (43) Adm: 1/17. From: Street Pentogelan, Javanese Alley of RT 01/14, East Cengkareng, West Jakarta. Mother: Wastiah (65). Child, Dadi (22). Onset sym: 1/13, coughing, fever, shortness of breath. Recon: 1/14: Cengkareng Comm. Hlth. Ctr. 1/17: RSU Tangerang. 4 hours later, at 09.00 WB she passed away. Mother of 4 children. One or three of her children were also sick but recovered at the Comm. Hlth. Ctr.



Bogor

Nurul Hikmah (27) Adm: 1/14 From: Cilendek West, Cimanggu. Respiratory failure upon entrance to RS Karya Bhakti. Immediately transferred to Persahabatan Hospital Rawamangun Jakarta.



Central Java

Wonogiri

RP (5) Adm: 1/11. From: RT 2/RW 10, Gunung Mas, Pagutan, Manyaran, Wonogiri. Neighbors chickens died on 1/7, positive. Recon: local Comm. Hlth. Ctr. on 1/11 and transferred directly to hospital. Took samples of residents blood. Will monitor residents until 1/24. Residents warned not to touch any poultry - even if healthy.


Kendal

DN (6) Adm: 1/12 From: Ngesrep, Desa Jurang Agung, Kec. Plantungan, Kendal. Recon: Plantungan Comm. Hlth. Ctr by midwife for 3 days. Neighbors chickens died, threw in garden, DN walked in garden. Improving. Using oxygen & heartbeat monitor. Poultry were positive.


Riau

Batam

AR (27) Adm: 1/13 From: Kavling Mangsang Permai, Tanjungpiayu, Batam. Recon: RS Budi Kemulian (RSBK) on 1/11. Took his history down; no connections to birds, people. Condition upon entering very critical. Unconscious, deviation of lung, lecosit increased, trombosit increased, heart rate increased, spleen grew, decline in level of lymphocytes. Had a meeting w/15 specialists, and concluded he is negative, because no other bf patients had ever coughed blood. Patient is currently conscious. Medical team used protective clothing to assist.
2 other bf suspects recently - were not known to the media. One handled in RS Elizabeth and the other in RS Awal Bros. All 3 negative.
 
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More from Bogor

The Bird Flu virus again became an epidemic

>Today Thousands Of Poultry vaccinated in Bogor

Bogor-Virus bird flu again became an epidemic in the Bogor City. Yesterday, the resident Cilendek Barat Nurul Hikmah (27) terindikasi suspect bird flu after being treated for two days in RS Karya Bhakti. Since 2005, was recorded already 7 people including Nurul became the patient suspect bird flu from the Bogor City.

Nurul Hikmah was treated in RS the pro bono work since January 14, but the assumption contaminated by bird flu had begun to be suspected since the doctor saw results x-rayed found spotty on the lungs on the side left him.

During first entered RS Karya Bhakti, Nurul experienced failed breathing, Broncopnemoni, hot high, had a headache, nausea and the cough, so as must in x-rayed to know his illness clearly. From results of the laboratory inspection, the level of Nurul leucocyte was still being normal namely 6400.

Officially Kesehatan of the Bogor City went through Distric Surveillans Officer (DSO) Dwi Sutanto Bird Flu mentioned, the patient suspect bird flu yesterday afternoon at once was moved to RS Persahabatan Rawamangun Jakarta Timur to get the more intensive handling. Dwi that delivered direct nurul to RS Persahabatan mentioned, Nurul was at once put into isolation space and underwent various tests including that will be carried out by Balitbangkes and the test H5N1.

The head of the Usaha Peternakan Field in the Service of Pertanian Kota Bogor drh Herlin Krisnaningsih said immediately will carry out spraying disinfectant (the virus charm H5N1) and carried out the vaccination of thousands of poultries in Bogor.

Although his characteristics still the assumption, but we must anticipation. On Monday (today) we will carry out spraying and carried out the vaccination, said Herlien.

http://www.bogoronline.com/index.php?ar_id=1487&catid=5
 
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The resident Cengkareng died It Was Suspected Terjangkit the Bird Flu Virus
excerpt:

google translation
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But after her son was brought to recover health.

Toggletext:
however his child recovered after being brought to the Community Health Centre.

Original:
Namun anaknya sembuh setelah dibawa ke Puskesmas.


http://tangerangonline.com/berita/m...rev=_t&usg=ALkJrhhY6fdYsRPXsY_VKjwe3yF2HSDWew
 
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19-01-2009

Suspect Bird Flu Patient Died

Bogor - the Patient suspect bird flu, Nurul Hikmah (27), blew out the last breath on Friday night (16/1). The resident Cilendek Barat this died only several hours after entering isolation space, to be precise struck 20:25.

Nurul Hikmah was sent to RS Persahabatan Jakarta on Friday (16/1) because of having the sign similar to the bird flu patient. Beforehand he was treated two days in RS Karya Bhakti. Nurul died because of experiencing the failure of breathing and perburukan the function of the lungs because of being gotten spotty black on his lungs.

Nevertheless, still could not be ascertained if she was contaminated by bird flu because of results of the laboratory test H5N1 from the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan Body (Balitbangkes) did not yet go out.
Distric Surveillans Officer (DSO) Dinas Kesehatan Bird Flu of the City Bogor Dwi Sutanto said, casualties were at once buried that same evening.

"While being waiting for results" of the "laboratory test, we gave Tamiflu to all the person that contact with the patient." Including the official RS Karya Bhakti and RS Persahabatan, also all of the patient's family, he revealed. Officially Agribisnis also checked around the last residence casualties, that is in the Cimanggu Barata Region. However was not found by the existence of the poultry died, both suddenly and not.

Dwi admitted to not yet getting the clear report when and where the occurrence of the spread if later results of the laboratory test showed positive bird flu. The matter is, from the husband's information of casualties Alexander Jeffri, last January 4 casualties could visit the Ragunan Zoo. During so Alex suspected contact between casualties happened to the poultry.

However when seeing the length of the reaction that it was demonstrated, there was the possibility of the illness that was suffered by casualties not bird flu. Before dying, casualties could be treated two days in RS Karya Bhakti. However his condition increasingly worsened and was suspected to be infected by bird flu because of having the same sign, so as immediately was brought to RS Persahabatan.

"To determine the further action, depended results" of the "inspection in the laboratory." That was certain, we continued to increase vigilance and to continue to coordinate with each centre of the official also health service related, he explained.

http://www.radar-bogor.co.id/?ar_id=MjUxNDc=&click=MzA=
 
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Today a press release from Department of Health, mentioning two human avian flu cases: SUT and NAD.

SUT we know as Sutinah, the servant from Central Java, who lived in Tangerang.

NAD was not reported before, as far as I know. Not unusual: hardly any bird flu news comes out of Sulianti Saroso Hospital.

Nad (F, 5.9 yo) from Bekasi, West Java.

NAD (the Bekasi resident) began to be sick 23/12/2008, with the sign of the high fever, the cough, breathless. Before being sick, Na was asked by his parents to go to the market bought the chicken. Her cat died after eating the chicken that was bought by her.

On December 27 2008 entered RS Hermina Bekasi. On January 2 2009 was reconciled to RSPI-Sulianti Saroso and finally died. Was based on results of the Lab inspection. The Litbangkes body on January 5 2009 and the Lab. Eijkman NAD was stated positive bird flu.


press release is posted here:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=203539&postcount=94
 
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Note:

the latest report from Dep of Health ends at "the middle of January"; after that time several suspects were reported.
 
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A new suspect, from Central Java

On Wednesday, January 21 2009

RSUD Banyumas Is Treating a Suspect Bird Flu Patient

Reporter: Liliek Dharmawan

Purwokerto -- MI: the Regional Public Hospital (RSUD) Banyumas, Central Java (Central Java), treated the patient suspect bird flu was named Rupinah, 54, villagers Wiramastra, Kecamatan Bawang, The Banjarnegara regency. He was treated after could contact with the chicken that died and was expected strong was affected by the virus avian influenza (AI).

According to Pelayanan RSUD Banyumas Dian Isworo Deputy Director this patient came to RS last Monday (19/1) with the clinical sign of bird flu. "His indication the patient experienced the breathless sign, the cough, the temperature" of the "high body, as well as pain to the heart upstream." We at once carried out the maintenance like the handling of the bird flu patient. Now still was treated in isolation space, he explained, on Wednesday (21/1).

His side, said the Lamp, took the sample of blood to be checked to the laboratory for decisive whether this patient suffered bird flu Or not. The "Sample" of "blood was sent by us to Jakarta." Results of the laboratory were just known on several days, he said.

Moreover, RSUD Banyumas also coordinated Officially Kesehatan (Dinkes) Banjarnegara and the Bawang Community Health Centre to monitor the condition for the patient's family suspect bird flu.

"We ask for to the community health centre and local Health Service to monitor the family that it was suspected contracted bird flu," he said. The child Rupinah, Rumizah, 33, said every day, his mother was quite selling the poultry.

The symptoms was sick was felt by the mother since last Thursday (15/1)." Afterwards on Sunday (19/1) and on Monday his (20/1) chickens died suddenly.

After that, he experienced the breathless sign. During team from the Livestock Service came and checked with the fast test, evidently positively bird flu, he explained.

http://www.mediaindo.co.id/berita.asp?id=171277

Same story here:

http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/index.php?mib=news.detail&id=54708
 
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Health Ministry: 2 Indonesians died of bird flu

The Associated Press

Posted: 01/21/2009 ST

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Two Indonesians have died of bird flu, apparently after contact with sick chickens, raising the country's death toll to 115, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.

A ministry statement said a 6-year-old girl in Bekasi, West Java, died on Jan. 2. She got sick after buying a chicken with her parents at a market and was hospitalized for a week.

A 29-year-old woman died on Dec. 16 in Tangerang just outside the capital, Jakarta. She developed flu-like symptoms after visiting a market and died in a hospital five days later.


Double laboratory testing confirmed they had the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the statement said.

Indonesia has regularly recorded human deaths from bird flu since the virus began ravaging poultry stocks across Asia in 2003. It first reported deaths from the disease in 2005.

The World Health Organization—which bases its tally on national figures—put the country's dead toll at 113 out of 249 recorded fatalities worldwide, including three Chinese victims this year.

Bird flu remains hard for people to catch, but health experts worry it could mutate into a form that passes easily between humans, possibly triggering a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.

Indonesia is considered a potential hotspot for such a mutation, but the country's health minister has refused to share virus samples with the WHO for more than two years.

She argues that pharmaceutical companies will use the samples to make vaccines that are ultimately unaffordable to her own people. Critics say Indonesia's policy is making it harder to see if the virus is morphing into a more dangerous form.

http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_11510456

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/01/21/health-ministry-2-indonesians-died-bird-flu.html
 
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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSJAK50163

Indonesia confirms two more bird flu deaths
Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:54am EST


JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Two Indonesians living close to the capital Jakarta have died of bird flu, the health ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 115.

A 5-year-old girl from Bekasi east of Jakarta died in January, while a 29-year-old woman from Tangerang, west of Jakarta, died in December last year, the health ministry said on its website.

The girl from Bekasi got sick after her parents had bought a chicken in a market.

"The cat died after it ate the chicken they bought," the statement said.

The 29-year-old fell ill after visiting a market close to her house, the statement said, without elaborating.

Samples from the two women tested positive in two local laboratories, it said.

Indonesia, which has stopped updating bird flu deaths immediately after they occur, has the highest toll from the disease of any nation.

Including the latest two deaths, Indonesia has had 115 deaths confirmed from the deadly H5N1 virus, according to data compiled since 2003 by the World Health Organisation.

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.

(Reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Sugita Katyal)
 
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