Indonesia HUMAN Cases - March 26, 2008 to April 9, 2008

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New Case

The resident Melong Suspect Flu Burung
26/03/2008

Flamboyan Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin space (RSHS) Bandung again treated the patient suspect bird flu.
The patient had the initials Ssd (73) this, the resident xxxxxx Kel. Melong, Kec. Cimahi South, the Cimahi City.
He entered Flamboyan Space, on Tuesday (25/3) approximately struck 14,30 of WIB. Tim of the handling doctor of RSHS bird flu saw, Ssd experienced the sign resembled bird flu.

Moreover, the patient Ssd also admitted to having contact with the chicken that died suddenly in his residence environment.
Was based on information that was received "GM" from Flamboyan RSHS Space, the Ssd patient began to be treated approximately struck 14,30 of WIB. Saat arrived, the condition for the quite good patient, although having few disturbances in his breathing as well as the temperature of the high body.
The patient at once received the intensive maintenance from the team of the handling doctor of the bird flu illness.

However till yesterday afternoon, did not yet have official information from RSHS related the condition for the patient Ssd.
The managing director RSHS Bandung, Prof. Cissy R.s. Prawira via his cellular phone, was difficult to be contacted.
Although in the active situation, but was not appointed.
Even so with Tim Doctor Penanganan Chairman of the Case of Bird Flu in RSHS, Dr. Hadi Yusuf.
In the meantime, Kasi Pengawasan of the Hasil Pertanian Dinas Perekonomian Quality and the Co-operative (Disperekop) Cimahi, drh.
Suyoto said, the patient SSd began to experience the sign like the bird flu illness after 10 chickens belonging to his child, Dudung, died suddenly.

"Apart from the 10 chickens belonging to Dudung, the official has checked several chickens belonging to the neighbour Dudung, evidently positive results of bird flu.
So, tomorrow (today, red), we will carry out depopulation" Revealed Suyoto to "GM", overnight

http://www.klik-galamedia.com/indexcari.php?edisikode=20080326&kolomkode=20080326081524

 

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The spreading of the illness: Kherlani asked the service to overcome DBD and AI

BANDAR LAMPUNG - The representative of the Guardian of the City Banda Lampung Kherlani asked for the service/the related agency carried out the fast handling anticipated expanded him the illness of dengue fever dengue fever (DBD) and bird flu (AI).

Despite the DBD case and bird flu in 2008 smaller than the year beforehand, continued to have to be guarded against.
"We hoped in time several months in the future did not happen the jump" of the "case."
However, to more technical, please contacted the service/the authorised agency handled him, said Kherlani, on Tuesday (25-3).
The fast handling, exact, and accurate was ascertained reduced the risk was bigger resulting from DBD and bird flu, that currently begin to observe Banda Lampung.
Section Head Pertanian, Peternakan, and the Plantation Kota Banda Lampung Eddi Heryanto admitted his side received the report on the death 17 property chickens of six residents of the Batu Putu, Telukbetung Utara.

"We have descended the field and immediately destroyed the poultry that was stated positive bird flu.
Whereas the resident who it was suspected experienced the virus attack H5N1, immediately has been brought to the hospital by the Kesehatan Service," Eddi Heryanto words, yesterday.

The handling that was carried out was the poultry vaccination that still was healthy, spraying disinfektan, until the socialisation of the handling of bird flu.
"Tapi, we saw the community has been more proaktif helped the official in the handling of bird flu and immediately reported if having the chicken that died suddenly," said he.
In the place was separated, the Co-ordinator the Team of the Volunteer Pemenangan Sjachroedin, Hayun Idris, said for three days, 22 till last March 24 2008, his side did fogging focus free in the Keteguhan District, Telubetung Barat.
The aim of the activity, said Hayun, to pressure DBD that currently begins to be bright.

"Penyemprotan was done by us for 1,204 head of household that was in 24 RT and 3 available environments in the Keteguhan District.
We only helped the Municipal Government in handling the problem of the spreading of the based illness the environment like DBD and chikungu him that was worried by the resident at this time," Hayun
words

http://www.lampungpost.com/cetak/berita.php?id=2008032601485721

 

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UNDIAGNOSED RESPIRATORY DISEASE - INDONESIA (PAPUA): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

A ProMED-mail post - <http://www.promedmail.org> - ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org>

Date: 26 Mar 2008 - Source: The Jakarta Post [edited]
<http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/25/dozens-die-respiratory-disease-papua-highlands.html>

At least 23 people from 4 villages in Pegunungan Bintang regency, Papua have died from acute respiratory infection since January [2008], a local health official says.

"This is not an extraordinary situation, and health workers have been providing medical care in the 4 villages," Pegunungan Bintang Health Office head Darius Salamuk told The Jakarta Post by cell phone Monday [24 Mar 2008].

The affected villages are Okteneng, Kaeb, Kokiabakon and Bakonaib, all in Kiwirok district.

Salamuk said respiratory diseases were a major problem in Papua's central mountain areas. One reason for this, he said, is that people sleep near the fire in their "honai" homes due to the cold weather, exposing them to smoke [A honai is a hut made of sticks and thatch.].

"This is a common health condition suffered by most of the people in
remote villages. Sufferers could be cured if they sought medical treatment immediately, but because they're beyond the reach of medical services, some of them cannot be saved," said Salamuk.

Medical workers must walk for days or use small planes to reach the
remote villages.

Salamuk said the team dispatched by the regency administration to provide medical attention to villagers had found a number of rudimentary problems. "The villagers lack clean water and good sanitation. Their housing conditions are poor, and they sleep by the fire in their honai to warm themselves at night. They also lack food that meets nutritional standards," said Salamuk.

These problems are compounded by the lack of medical care. "The villages are only served by an auxiliary community health clinic in Mipol village, which takes at least 6 hours to reach on land from the 4 villages," he said.

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ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall

[The interactive HealthMap of Indonesia can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/promed?v=-2.6,120.9,5>.

The location of the Indonesian province of Papua and a description of
the province can be found at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IndonesiaPapua.pngPapua>.

Without a more detailed description of the condition of the patients
and an indication of their ages, it is difficult to infer the possible identity of the acute respiratory disease afflicting these villagers. Their poor standard of living, exposure to cold night temperatures and smoke inhalation, as well as their poor nutritional status make them vulnerable to a wide range of respiratory pathogens, H5N1 avian influenza not excluded. Further information is awaited. - Mod.CP]
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Salamuk said respiratory diseases were a major problem in Papua's central mountain areas.

One reason for this, he said, is that people sleep near the fire in their "honai" homes due to the cold weather, exposing them to smoke [A honai is a hut made of sticks and thatch.].

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This explanation seems very plausible.

 

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UNDIAGNOSED RESPIRATORY DISEASE - INDONESIA (PAPUA): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
H5N1 avian influenza not excluded. Further information is awaited. - Mod.CP]
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CP seems to be getting a bit concerned.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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More from Bandung, condition suspect patient improves:

Officially the Economy and the Co-operative (Disperekop) the Cimahi City burnt 60 poultries that were infected by bird flu in the Melong District, the Subdistrict CimahiSelatan, KotaCimahi, yesterday.

Beforehand, on Tuesday (25/3) were found by 12 chickens died suddenly there.

The section head the Supervision of the Quality produced by Agriculture Disperekop the Cimahi Suyoto City said, the 60 poultries were gotten in RW 03 and 04,Kelurahan Melong.Puluhan this poultry had been stockpiled and checked medically with positive results of bird flu.

From however many poultries that died, just this time the inspection of the poultry was in the Cimahi City stated positive terjangkit bird flu, explained Suyoto in the depopulation gap (the extermination).

In the meantime, the condition for Syamsudin,73, resident from Kelurahan Melong, the patient suspect bird flu that were reconciled to RSHS Bandung gradually improved.

This matter, was sent by the team's member of the handling of bird flu, Dr Bakti Alisjahbana in RSHS Poinciana Tree space, Street Pasteur, Kota Bandung, yesterday.

http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/jawa-barat/60-unggas-dibakar-suspect-membaik.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Bandung Hospital; boy 15 yo, died today, suspect bird flu

27 Maret 2008

Again, the bird flu illness claimed fatalities.

Casualties were named Agus Yuhadi.

The patient suspect bird flu in the Hasan Sadikin Hospital (RSHS), Bandung, West Java, this died, on Wednesday (26/3) around struck 17,00 of WIB. Se- Jam beforehand, villagers Cimerta, Kecamatan Bulan Sari, of Subang, West Java, could undergo the maintenance in Flamboyan Space, the special installation for the maintenance of bird flu in RSHS.

Before being brought to the morgue installation to pemulasaran, Agus's body was taken the sample of his blood to be tested in the Department's laboratory of the Health in Jakarta.

Agus was the reconciliation patient from the Ciireng Hospital, Subang.
The adolescent was 15 years old this experienced the hot sign high and breathless after contact with the chicken belonging to the neighbour.

Now the patient suspect other bird flu had the initials S that entered RSHS, on Tuesday late afternoon, still underwent the intensive maintenance in Flamboyan Space.

The condition for the grandfather was 73 years old this was not too bad.
However, he continued to be handled as the bird flu patient.

The sample of this patient was also sent to Jakarta.

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=56109

 

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UN issues bird flu warning


by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio
March 26, 2008
Listen to feature audio
Bird flu is no longer dominating the headlines. But that doesn't mean we've beaten it into submission.

St. Paul, Minn. ? Avian influenza is still alive and well. Just ask officials in Indonesia.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says efforts to control Indonesia's bird flu outbreaks in poultry are failing. And it warns that "the high level of virus circulation in birds in the country could create conditions for the virus to mutate and to finally cause a human influenza pandemic."
Current host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss the latest bird flu news.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/26/birdflu/

 

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Indonesian boy dies of suspected bird flu
(AFP)

27 March 2008

JAKARTA - A 15-year-old Indonesian boy has died of suspected bird flu, a doctor said Thursday.
The boy, identified only as AY, was being transferred to a hospital in West Java when he died late Wednesday, said Hadi Yusuf, head of the facility’s bird flu team.<o></o>
‘He has a history of contact with poultry on the family’s own backyard farm,’ Yusuf said.<o></o>
Tissue samples have been set away to be tested for the H5N1 virus, he added.<o></o>
Two positive results are needed before Indonesian authorities confirm a human bird flu infection.<o></o>
Indonesia has the world’s highest number of human bird flu victims, with 105 known fatal cases.<o></o>
Experts fear the virus, which is usually spread directly from birds to humans, could mutate into a form easily transmissible between people, sparking a deadly global pandemic.
Eleven people have died of bird flu in Indonesia this year, 10 of them from Jakarta and its surrounding areas.


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[Gert van der Hoek]

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At least 23 people from 4 villages in Pegunungan Bintang regency, Papua have died from acute respiratory infection since January [2008], a local health official says.

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Salamuk said respiratory diseases were a major problem in Papua's central mountain areas. One reason for this, he said, is that people sleep near the fire in their "honai" homes due to the cold weather, exposing them to smoke [A honai is a hut made of sticks and thatch.].

"This is a common health condition suffered by most of the people in
remote villages.

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From a friend:

a snip from a tourist story:

The thatched huts are very primitive. The dirt floor is covered with straw and the low ceiling has a trap door leading up to the 3 ft. high straw covered sleeping loft. Sounds cozy but the smoldering fire down below, without a chimney, virtually turns everyone into smoked jerky. This may ward off mosquitoes and keep them warm on cold nights but eye problems are common.

http://www.worldglobetrotters.com/Travelogues/46 October 2007/October07.htm

links shows some pictures. including a hut. You can imagine when a fire burns inside you get smoked.

 

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New Case

RS M. Djamil Padang Rawat Anak pre-schoolers Suspect Flu Burung

The hospital M. Djamil Kota Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) again treated one patient suspect bird flu.
The patient had the initials A was treated since last Monday (24/3).
Pre-schoolers were 2.5 years old this was the reconciliation patient from the hospital in the Bukittinggi City.
The pre-school child was treated intensive in installation space treated inap C the internal disease RS M. Djamil.
The condition for the patient from Nagari (the village) Sianok, Kecamatan IV Koto, Kabupaten Agam did not yet improve.
His body was installed respiratory aids and the infusion.
"He was treated in RS M. Djamil Padang since last Monday (24/3)."
He suffered the sign similar to bird flu like the high fever, the cough and breathless, the Medik Service headword RS M. Djamil Padang Irayanti, on Thursday (27/3).
According to him, RS M. Djamil did not yet ascertain A terjangkit the virus H5N1.
At this time the hospital side was still being waiting for results of the blood test that was sent to the Kesehatan Laboratory of the Department of the Health in Jakarta, last Tuesday (25/3).
Results of the blood test will it was estimated be received a week afterwards.

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/berita.asp?Id=164279

 

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The PATIENT SUSPECK BIRD FLU in Padang CRITICAL

Anisa Chamsah, the patient suspeck bird flu that was treated in the Public Hospital of Daerah Muhammad Djamil Kota Padang, West Sumatra, his condition was increasingly critical.
The patient who just was 22 months old that currently still was isolated in internal disease space on the floor of three hospitals.
The reconciliation patient from RSUD Kota Bukittinggi this entered RSUD Muhammad Djamil since Monday set.
However, till today, his condition did not often change and must be helped with respiratory aids.
The head of the Service of Medis RSUD Muhammad Djamil Irayanti said, the patient did not have the story of contact with the poultry.
However, the sign that was experienced by the patient similar to bird flu, like the high fever, the cough and breathless.
According to Irayanti, the sample of the patient's blood has been sent to the Kesehatan Laboratory in Jakarta to ascertain the positive patient bird flu or not.
Last week, the patient's older brother died in RSUD Kota Bukittinggi because of experiencing the inflammation of the lungs.

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One Suspek Bird Flu was treated in Padang

Alisa, pre-schoolers were 1 years and 11 months old, it was suspected suffered bird flu.
At this time, the child was treated in RSUP Dr M. Djamil was after beforehand reconciled from RSUD Bukittinggi, West Sumatra to get results true or not the patient suffered bird flu.
The Alisa condition at this time was still critical and was given respiratory aids as well as food through the infusion.
His body heat occasionally was very high, but afterwards descended again.
The condition for the body that was experienced by Alisa this not the specific sign of the bird flu sufferer.
Currently, he was treated intensive in space of the installation isolation treated inap (Irna) C the internal disease because of his condition that was critical.
The head of the Field of Pelayanan Medis RSUP Dr M. Djamil Padang, Irayanti, on Thursday (27/3), said the team of the doctor was still waiting for results of the laboratory inspection to ascertain the cause of the fever illness that was suffered by Alisa.

Rather was difficult to confirm casualties were infected by the bird flu virus because he did not have direct contact with the poultry.
However, indeed had the sign that headed to the affected possibility of bird flu.
He mentioned, the sample of the patient's blood has been sent to the special laboratory in Jakarta on Tuesday (25/3).
If from the Labor Party inspection was proven to be positive bird flu, then slowest five results days have been sent, conversely if the negative, could be sent older, he added.
"Therefore, results" of the "laboratory was decisive true or not Alisa was affected by bird flu," said Irayanti.
Results of the laboratory it was estimated needed time five to six days more.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Pre-schooler presumed to be infected by Bird Flu in Padang Critical

on Thursday, March 27 2008

Anisa (33 months), the patient was suspected of by bird flu being lain alongside in isolation space RSU M. Jamil Padang, in Street Perintis of Independence, Kota Padang, West Sumatra.

He was treated since last Monday, although being not yet it was known certain whether the child postif or the negative was affected by the virus.

The Teknik head of the Medis RSU Service M. Djamil Padang Irayanti to okezone said, Anise was the reconciliation patient from RSUD Bukittinggi.
Her condition at this time was critical. She got respiratory aids and the infusion.

"Up to now still was treated in space of the installation isolation treated inap (Irna) C the III floor internal disease in the critical condition, also experienced the cough, breathless, the high fever, and cramps," he said, on Thursday (27/3/2008).

The sample of Anisa blood, said Irayanti, has been sent to the laboratory in Jakarta on last Tuesday. If positive results of bird flu, then slowest five results days have been sent. However if the negative, results could be sent older.

Beforehand, the Anisa full sibling was named Edi Satria (21 years) died in RSUD Bukittinggi on Wednesday March 19 because of experiencing the inflammation of the lungs. And he could not be reconciled to RSU M. Djamil Padang.

According to Eva (40), Bibi Anisa, his nephew has been feverish and coughs since Saturday last March 13. At that time the older brother Anisa, Edi Satria, was just carried to RSUD Bukittinggi. "But his older brother died when being treated," said Eva.

Anisa was the resident Nagari Lambah Ngarai Sianok, Kecamatan IV Koto, of Kabupaten Agam, West Sumatra.

For the maintenance, he was taken care of by his mother, Fatma, and Eva.
In isolation space, apparently also a nurse with mask guarded the unfortunate pre-schoolers.

He was seen slapped-clap the Anisa chest and gave the compress in the head of the child.

http://news.okezone.com/index.php/R...57/balita-terduga-flu-burung-di-padang-kritis

 

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/28/content_7874708.htm

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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> JAKARTA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A 15-year-old boy from Indonesia's West Java province died just after he was admitted to the Hasan Sadikin Hospital to receive intensive medical treatment for alleged bird flu symptoms, local press said Friday.
Hadi Jusuf, head of the hospital's bird flu mitigation team, said the condition of the patient was very poor upon arrival at the hospital on Wednesday evening.
"He had breathing difficulties and was unconscious. Moreover he had acute lung wounds," Hadi was quoted by national newspaper The Jakarta Post as saying.
The boy from the town of Subang, identified with initials AY, had been treated at a smaller hospital four days earlier with doctors diagnosing him of dengue fever.
A week earlier, his younger brother died because, according to the same hospital doctors, of dengue fever.
AY's blood samples had been sent to a laboratory of the Ministry of Health in Jakarta to ascertain whether AY was infected with the H5N1 virus or not, Hadi said.
Bird flu has infected 129 Indonesians so far, killing 105 of them, which is the highest death toll in the world.

 

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More effective medication needed in fighting bird flu
Dicky Christanto , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar - Fri, 03/28/2008 1:28 PM - Bali

More effective medication is needed to fight the H5N1 virus that causes Avian Influenza, as symptoms of resistance toward Osetamivir, the current medicine, had appeared in bird flu patients in some regions, an official at an Avian Influenza Summit said.

"We have learnt some bird flu patients in Hong Kong and Vietnam have shown resistance to old medicines," head of the National Working Group on Avian Influenza Eradication Amin Subandrio told reporters at the summit held at Nusa Dua resort Thursday. [Old medicines? Adamantanes? Or seasonal human influenza A/H1N1 resistant to oseltamivir? I.O.H.]

"That's why we gather here, to find out whether or not we are ready to tackle the possibility that people are becoming immune to bird flu medication," Amin said.

Representatives from 25 countries attended the two-day summit, including from the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Kenya, who discussed the need for new medication to fight the AI virus

An exhibition demonstrating medical breakthroughs in treating bird flu by pharmaceutical companies from participating countries was also held.

Many countries are currently using Osetamivir, locally known as Tamiflu, to treat patients diagnosed with bird flu.

Tamiflu must be given to bird flu patients early as it reacts with the virus while it is still in the patient's blood. Once the virus enters the patient's lungs, the tablet is not much use, Amin said.

"We must then mix it with other medication to avoid further damage," he said.

The disease has killed 105 of the 129 people who have contracted the disease in Indonesia.

Amin said Tamiflu was still needed to treat patients suffering from bird flu.

"But we must be very careful not to give this medication to people who haven't been officially diagnosed with bird flu. If we do, they could become resistant to the medication in future," he said.

With new bird flu medication expected to be available in five to ten years time, campaigns on the necessary precautions to take were essential to avoid the disease, Amin said.

Head of the Surveillance and Epidemiology division of the Agriculture Ministry, Muster Any Ragman Nor, said the campaign has generated promising results in some regions but had failed in some others.

"The campaign failed in slum areas where poultry breeders put their poultry cages near their houses. It is not that they are unaware of the new rule that prohibits this, but they lack the funds to build new cages outside the housing area," he said.

Separately, a group of activists from the Asia-Pacific's People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) held a rally in front of the summit venue. Two of them wore giant chicken costumes and held a banner calling for people to stop eating meat and become vegetarian.

Ashley Fruno of PETA said people should really stop eating meat as it had long been known to be a source of human illness.

"Besides killing an animal just to get its meat is just another way of justifying slaughter. We should be more caring towards other creatures," Fruno, who has been a vegetarian for 12 years, said Wednesday.

She said the vegetarian lifestyle had been proven to prevent degenerative diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure.

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Suspected bird flu patient dies
Fri, 03/28/2008 11:27 AM

BANDUNG: A 15-year-old boy from Subang, West Java, suspected of suffering from bird flu died Wednesday evening just one hour after being admitted to Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung to receive intensive medical treatment.

Hadi Jusuf, head of the hospital's bird flu mitigation team, said the condition of the patient, identified only as AY, was very poor upon arrival at the hospital at 4:30 p.m.

"He had breathing difficulties and was unconscious. Moreover he had acute lung wounds," Hadi explained Thursday.

AY had been treated at Cieereng Hospital four days earlier, his high body temperature leading doctors to believe he suffered from dengue fever.

A week earlier AY's younger brother died at the same hospital due, according to the hospital doctors, to dengue fever, Hadi said.

AY's blood samples had been sent to a laboratory at the Ministry of Health in Jakarta to ascertain whether AY was infected by the H5N1 virus or not, Hadi said. -- JP

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More from Padang

Warga Sianok Suspect Flu Burung

Jumat, 28 Maret 2008

JATI, METRO-- Rumah Sakit Dr M Jamil Padang merawat pasien suspect flu burung. Seorang balita bernama Alifah Qasya berusia 1 tahun 11 bulan, warga Ngarai Sianok Kota Bukiktinggi, dirawat intensif di ruang isolasi IRNA Penyakit Dalam RS Dr M DJamil Padang. Alifah tiba di rumah sakit Senin (24/3) sore.
Pasien yang mengalami demam tinggi disertai sesak nafas berat langsung dirawat di ruang isolasi.

Menurut Kepala Bagian Medik RSUP M Djamil Kamis (27/3), kondisi pasien memperlihatkan gejala seperti terserang flu burung - meskipun pasien tidak ada riwayat kontak dengan unggas. Kondisi tubuh dengan demam tinggi, batuk dan flu. ?Berdasarkan surat rujukan dari puskesmas dan keterangan keluarga, pasien langsung dirawat di ruang isolasi. Melalui prosedur tetap (protab) flu burung, dilakukan rapid tes terhadap daerah pasien,? ujar Irayanti.

Menurutnya, dari hasil rapid tes yang dilakukan tim medis penanganan flu burung, sampel darah pasien menunjukkan hasil negatif. Tapi karena protab yang ada, sampel darah pasien tetap dikirim ke Laboratorium Pengembangan Kesehatan (Litbangkes) Departeman Kesehatan RI di Jakarta - untuk memperoleh hasil yang lebih akurat. Hasil dari Litbangkes akan keluar lima hari. Namun, Irayanti mengungkapkan, biasanya kalau hasil rapid tes menunjukkan negatif, kemungkinan hasil laboratorium juga negatif.

Apalagi, pasien tidak ada riwayat kontak dengan unggas.Tapi, karena prosedur untuk penanganan pasien suspect flu burung, maka untuk kepastian rumah sakit tetap menunggu hasil sampel darah Litbangkes. Dari informasi yang didapat oleh keluarga pasien, Alifah mengalami demam tinggi sekitar 1 minggu. Sebelumnya, kakak Alifah meninggal dunia seminggu sebelumnya dengan gejala yang sama dengan adiknya yaitu, panas tinggi, batuk dan sesak nafas berat.

?Informasi dari ibu pasien, Alifah panas tinggi setelah kakaknya meninggal seminggu sebelumnya. Karena kuatir pihak keluarga dan dokter yang merawatnya d Bukiktinggi merujuk ke M Jamil,? kata Irayanti. Hingga hari ketiga di rawat intensif di ruang isolasi Irna Penyakit Dalam, Alifah kondisinya belum stabil. Panasnya masih tinggi, sesak nafas dan batuk. Pasien tidak bisa dikunjungi oleh orang lain kecuali dokter yang merwat dan ibu pasien yang mendampinginya. (ren)

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Suspected bird flu died

A person was expected (suspect) bird flu had the initials AY (15) that just arrived in RSHS Bandung struck 16,30 WIB, blew out the last breath after underwent two observation hours in Flamboyan Space, on Wednesday (26/3). Villagers Cimerta Kec. Bulansari Kab.
Bulansari Kab. Subang were recorded as the patient was expected 114 in RSHS and died struck 17,40 WIB.
According to the mother AY, Tuti Supriani (36), their family indeed maintained the poultry.
"Before being brought to RSHS, could be treated in RSUD Subang."
But, because the illness was increasingly serious, therefore was reconciled here, he said.
After being carried out by the operational standard of the procedure (SOUP) for the patient was expected by bird flu, the AY body was immediately brought by his family was buried in Subang.

In the meantime, followed the death belasan the poultry in the RT region 2 RW 3 Kel. Melong Kec. Cimahi Selatan, was carried out by the limited extermination activity (depopulation) against 54 tails of the poultry in this region, on Wednesday (26/3).
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The poultry that died it was known belonging to S (73), the local resident.
The death of the poultry was known since Sunday (23/3) till Wednesday (26/3), totally 20 tails.
From results rapid test, one of the chickens that died positive terjangkit the bird flu virus.
While S that could carry out contact with the poultry died was undergoing the maintenance in Flamboyan Space especially the bird flu isolation of RS Hasan Sadikin (RSHS) since Tuesday (25/3).
He was the patient was expected 113 in RSHS since the bird flu illness spread in West Java.
According to the child S, Dudung (37), his father experienced the fever, the cough, and pilek in the night after himself held the kept chicken that died.

Was based on observation in the field, the condition for the kept chicken coop property of the S family indeed was not treated and dirty.
"for the duration this never vacinnated.
Therefore, if indeed was destroyed also not anything that was important for our health," said Dudung.
Not only the poultry belonging to Dudung that was burnt, the kept poultry property of the local resident must be also destroyed.
However, the local resident was named Amung (62), denied his poultry was destroyed and stated the objection in the letter written. This moment, remained at five chickens that were maintained by him.
Usually, these chickens were sold costing Rp 30.000,00-Rp.
40.000,00/ekor.
"On the condition destroyed, later I could food money and paid electricity from where," he said.
If several days were in the future found by the case of the death of his property poultry, Amung gave the incident willingly.
Moreover, he also was willing if himself who was affected by the bird flu virus.
"However, did not had be given by me these healthy chickens to be destroyed," he revealed.
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"If there are those that denied his poultry was destroyed, he must state him in writing and could be asked for by responsibility if the death of the poultry that spread happening.
Must be guarded against by the possibility of the bird flu virus of spreading to humankind.
That that must be prevented, among them with depopulation," he said.
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The pre-school child was suspected of by bird flu being treated

Alisa, the pre-school child was 1 years and 11 months old, it was suspected suffered bird flu.
At this time this child was treated in RSUP Dr M. Djamil to get results true or not he suffered bird flu.
The head of the Field of Pelayanan Medis RSUP Dr M. Djamil Padang Irayanti, on Thursday (27/3), said the team of the doctor was still waiting for results of the laboratory inspection to ascertain the cause of the fever illness that was suffered by Alisa.
"Agak had difficulty confirming casualties were infected by the bird flu virus because he did not have direct contact with the poultry.
But, indeed had the sign that headed to the affected possibility of bird flu.
Therefore, results of the laboratory was decisive true or not Alisa was affected by bird flu," Irayanti words.
Till at this time, the Alisa condition was still being weak and was not yet stable.
His body heat occasionally was very high, but afterwards descended again.
The condition for the body that was experienced by Alisa this not the specific sign of the bird flu sufferer.
Alisa could undergo the check-up in RSUD Mochtar, Bukittinggi.
By the RSUD side in Bukittinggi, Alisa was reconciled to undergo the inspection in RSUP Dr M. Djamil, Padang.
"Point of view of the hospital in Bukittinggi worried Alisa was affected by bird flu because one weeks ago the sibling Alisa died after experiencing the sign of the high fever," Irayanti words.
Edi Satria (21), the older brother Alisa, died on Wednesday last week.
At that point, Edi experienced the sign that resembled the sign that was experienced by Alisa.
To prevent was infected by the bird flu virus, Alisa was asked immediately to be checked to Padang because of equipment in RSUP Dr M. Djamil more complete to check bird flu.

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