It's not clear yet what sort of outbreak this is. Hundreds of people have apparently taken ill in the last 3 weeks on a south Sumatran island -- so far, 4 people have died. The authorities are talking about typhoid (translated as typhus using the machine-translator, but that usually should be typhoid).
Thousands of poultry have also died -- with symptoms that could sound like bf. It's not clear yet whether the poultry deaths and the human illness/deaths are connected -- but it's certainly very suspicious.
Hat-tips to treyfish, commonground & bgw in MT!
This translation by me using:
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~bule/bahasa/search.php
http://www.lingvozone.com
http://www.kamus-online.com/index.php?lang=en
Note that this article is already a few days old.
Illness strange attack island
Aug 27, 2007
CUKUH BALAK (Lampost): Resident Pekon Karang Buah and Sawang Balak, Pulau [Island] Tabuan, Kecamatan Cukuh Balak, Tanggamus, worried because of this attack illness mysterious. Apart from kill four persons, illness these also attack hundreds residents and kill victim thousands [of] chickens.
Information that gather Lampung Post from location incident, Sunday (26-8), illness strange this start appear since three week ago. Beginning, illness this attack chicken village. Hundreds chicken dead. "Daily, there is just chicken that dead. If totals now able reach thousands [of] tails," said Farid, resident Karang Buah Sunday (27-8).
Condition livestock which dead because illness strange that emit mucus from mouth and nose. Afterwards wattle comb blue.
"Chickens that dead suddenly. Since that start emerge illness mysterious this," said Farid.
Roughly sepekan after emergence illness aforementioned, four residents Karang Buah expire within time continguous. Witness illness who suffer, resident Karang Buah surmise they expire because attack illness mysterious mentioned.
Four residents who expire, namely Fauzi (25), Ja'far (50), H Asnah (60) and Marhakim (60).
Location place incident that be somewhere in middle sea, with time to go 2 hour from Dermaga Kotaagung, make resident Pulau Tabuan problem obtain aid medical from Kotaagun. Worried attack to go crazy/churn, resident finally invoke aid paranormal.
Now, hundreds residents Karang Buah and Sawang Balak also complain about condition that same/similar like experience four residents who killed before expire. They attacked sick/ache/nauseous stomach accompany mencret, stomach hard, temperature body high, and pain head. Resident who experience conditions these also often delirious.
Moment Lampung Post visit location, yesterday [Aug 26], hundreds residents then fight oppose illness that first time happen in region aforementioned. Teenager resident inside condition weak, one in amongst, Nia (13), critical.
Condition Economic
Apart from factor distance, condition economy also that make residents not able [to] act much. Only residents from family wealthy who able bring victims berobat to Puskesmas Putihdoh (2 people), RSUD Pringsewu and RS Moeloek Bandar Lampung.
"Residents who attacked illness this yet have treatment in local government clinic, but not exist result. Even, now victim increasingly many," said Halimah, resident local.
Yesterday morning, head pekon depart to Kotaagung in order to report cases these. "We hope illness this can be erased," said Halimah.
Diagnosis doctor at Puskesmas Putihdoh mention residents attacked illness liver and typhus. "But what yes liver or typhus? We request government go down to field investigate death chicken and illness mysterious this. Do not until drop victim life more many," said Dulhai, resident Sawang Balak.
As far as news this hand down, head Dinas Kesehatan Tanggamus, Dr. H. Iman Sumardjo, not able get in touch. Head Bidang livestock Dinas agriculture Tanggamus Shofwan also not able besought comment. "Bapak (Shofwan) doing go out," said lady who answered Lampung Post telephone cellular belong to Shofwan.
http://www.lampungpost.com/cetak/berita.php?id=2007082702083511
Edit: Kab. Tanggamus is in
Lampung Province which is southern Sumatra. Pulau Tabuan island is circled in red on the map:
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