Indonesia - Man, 23, confirmed H5N1 case from No. Jakarta died January 7; Five family members and five contacts tested H5N1 negative

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Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/10/bird-flu-threat-still-lurking-jakarta.html

Bird flu threat still lurking in Jakarta
Novia D. Rulistia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 01/10/2012 12:21 PM

A man suspected of being infected with bird flu reportedly died over the weekend, highlighting the continued threat the deadly virus poses in the capital.

PDY, 23, died on Saturday on his way to the Tangerang public hospital, after being rejected by a hospital charged with treating bird flu patients. He is believed to have been infected with the H5N1 virus from his sick pigeon...

...A relative of the latest bird flu victim, identified as ASR, 5, is currently being treated at the Persahabatan hospital but has tested negative for bird flu after several examinations, Dien said.

She said that among their neighbors, the victim?s family were known to keep pigeons as their pets. It remains unclear whether their pets had been certified as required by a 2007 bylaw on poultry control in Greater Jakarta, which also forbids residents from keeping poultry in backyard farms...

 

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Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/5-year-old-brother-of-bird-flu-victim-cleared-by-doctors/490207

5-Year-Old Brother of Bird Flu Victim Cleared by Doctors
Dofa Fasila | January 10, 2012

Health authorities in Jakarta on Monday gave the 5-year-old brother of a young man who recently died of bird flu a clean bill of health.

The toddler, identified only as A.S.R., was hospitalized with a fever and cough on Saturday, the same day his 23-year-old brother, P.D.Y., died of the disease...

...Dien said her office, along with the Ministry of Health?s research and development agency, had taken blood samples from about 10 people who had been in close contact with P.D.Y. before his death for testing.

?Officials stepped up their monitoring of residents in the surrounding area on Saturday and the intense monitoring will remain in place for two weeks, so we will know immediately if anyone else has been infected,? she said...

 

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53 Samples from Poultry Around Puguh's House Are Bird Flu Negative

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A total of 53 blood and feces samples of birds taken around the house victims of bird flu virus, Puguh Dwi Yanto, proved negative for H5N1 virus. So it can be ascertained the conditions in the vicinity of the victim's home safe from the spread of bird flu virus.

"The test results the poultry from around the scene of the patients affected by bird flu, all negative. So safe," said the head of the Office of Marine and Agricultural Establishments, Ipih Ruyani, at City Hall, Jakarta, Tuesday (10/01/2012).

Of the 53 samples of these birds, consisting of 12 native chickens, 33 pigeons, two bird chatter, two ornamental birds, and four wild duck. It all proved to be safe from bird flu virus.

But surveillance remains will be done by his side. To this day, sweeping re-done in three areas namely Semanan in the Village of West Jakarta, East Jakarta District Cipayung and territories in the South Jakarta District of Tevet. This sweeping starts at 12:00 with the last tribe led by the Office related areas.

"This move is anticipated for the prevention of virus transmission from animals to humans," he explained.

On occasion, the Department of Marine and Agricultural Establishments also provide counseling related to regional regulation (Regulation) Regulation. 4 of 2007 on Control of Maintenance and Distribution of Poultry in Region of Jakarta. To avoid falling victim of bird flu in Jakarta area.

Kompas

 

[Giuseppe]

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[Source: ANTARA, full text: (LINK).]

Tamiflu sufficient until end of 2012



‎10 January ‎2012

The stock of tamiflu, a drug for the treatment of flu infections including bird flu, is still sufficient until the end of 2012, Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said here on Tuesday.

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[Giuseppe]

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[Source: Straits Times, full text: (LINK).]

3rd man dies from bird flu in Indonesia: Officials



‎10 January ‎2012

JAKARTA (AFP) - A 24-year-old Indonesian man infected with bird flu died in the capital Jakarta, the health ministry said on Tuesday, in the country's third fatal case in three months.

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Despite a negative testresult for H5N1, authorities apparently still consider H5N1 as a real possibility to have infected the 5-year-old sister.
She still is treated like a bird flu patient.

Close contact SO STRONG INDICATION governance suspect bird flu

BY: PUSKOM

JANUARY 10, 2012

Today (09/01/12), Director of the department of Friendship, dr. Priyanti Z. Soepandi, Sp. P (K); Chairman Dr Tim Bird Flu Friendship, Prasenohadi, PhD, Sp.P (KIC), and AI Team Member Dr Friendship, dr. Strong Tjatur Sagoro, SP. A chronological and explain the current condition of the patient suspect bird flu, A (5 years, female) to a number of the press department of Friendship in the meeting room, Jakarta.

On occasion, Dr Tim Bird Flu Friendship still observe the patient closely in the isolation room, and awaited the Polymirasea Chain Reaction (PCR) which must be performed three times in order to uphold the verdict if the suspect was declared negative or positive for the H5N1 virus.

"The results of the first PCR has been established, the result was negative. The second result of this afternoon, and the three new tomorrow, because it just captured this morning ", said Managing Director of the department of Friendship.

Managing Director of the department of Friendship states that the bird flu inspection borne by the government. When the examination results declared negative, the patient will be immediately removed from the isolation room.
"If it's out of the bird flu isolation room and declared negative, if conditions allow the patient can go home. However, if it still needs care, tailored to class treatment. If no information confirming that the patients come from poor families, will be exempt from the cost of care ", explains Managing Director of the department of Friendship.

On occasion, the department of Friendship asserts that the possibility of the patient and his uncle affected by bird flu virus at the same source, is not transmitted from his uncle.

Patient A (5 years), residents of North Jakarta, has a strong indication as suspect bird flu because it has close contact with his uncle, PDY (23 years) who died of bird flu virus infection. Based on Friendship Dr Tim Bird Flu, patients were found by the local Health Department surveillance team while doing screening at locations around [the location of] the dead.

"Patients came with complaints of fever and have a history, contact with poultry. So we provide governance since the beginning of bird flu patients ", said dr. Tjatur.

This information is published by the Center for Public Communication, Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information please contact via telephone number: 021-52907416-9, fax: 52921669, Response Quick Response Center (PTRC): 021-500567, or e-mail info@depkes.go.id, kontak@depkes.go. id.

Sehat Negeriku

 

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Update: after 3 negative testresults, the girl is cleared

Boy 5 Years in North Jakarta Bird Flu-Free

Rizki Maulana - detikNews

Tuesday, 01/10/2012

Jakarta - The results of examination of child suspected (unexpected) bird flu, ASR (5) from North Jakarta declared negative. The examination is performed using the PCR method (Polymerase Chain Reaction) in the department of Friendship. "The result of examination 3 times using the PCR method showed negative results," said team member Dr Friendship bird flu, Dr Elina Burhan, when found AFP, in the department of Friendship, East Jakarta, Tuesday (01/10/2012).

Elin added, this time the boy was removed from the isolation room to room childcare. But it recognizes still will check further to determine the actual ASR disease. "There is now transferred to the care of children. There will be further treated," he explained. According to Elin, to prevent bird flu the most important thing is to maintain cleanliness. He said if the poultry hygiene is maintained, would not be likely to catch bird flu.

"Perhaps people have forgotten about how to wash their hands after contact with poultry," he explained. ASR is the nephew of Puguh Dwi Yanto (23), a citizen Sunter, North Jakarta, which died of suspected bird flu virus, since last Sunday (8 / 1). Puguh died after suffering prolonged fever since New Year's Eve.

 

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Avian influenza ? situation in Indonesia


11 JANUARY 2012 - The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus.

The case is a 23 year-old male from Jakarta Province. He developed symptoms on 31 December 2011, was admitted to hospital on 6 January 2012 and died on 7 January 2012.

An epidemiological investigation conducted by the Ministry of Health and local health officers indicated that he raised pigeons, and there was a sick pigeon he nursed that subsequently died.

Laboratory tests have confirmed infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. Of the 183 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 151 have been fatal.

WHO

 

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Two people that fever brought Persahabatan. A child of five years, the results proved negative PCRnya several times and was not treated further in the isolation room. While the young age of 19 are still waiting for his confirmation of PCR results (preliminary results yesterday night were negative).

"Both cases were not the bird flu patients, complaints and symptoms are also only a mild, they are inserted into the RS purely as a form of vigilance and careful attention because it had contact with patients who are positive for bird flu," said Tjandra.

The results of sample inspection contact others also to this day all negative. However, all standard procedures handling of bird flu in humans has to be implemented according to existing standards, including the prevention of further transmission of such cases in North Jakarta, "he said.

Meanwhile, the Animal Husbandry Department or the local Animal Health also conducts anticipatory measures in the field. "According to the procedure in the International Health Regulations (IHR), I also sdh reported cases of bird flu positive PCR reply to the WHO," he said.

The World Health Organization data, in 2012, there were three reported cases in the world, January 5, from China and Egypt, and dated January 10 from Indonesia.

http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/...enularan.Flu.Burung.Kemenkes.Pantau.Lokasi.PD

 

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Two Bird Flu Suspects Negative

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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In addition to revealing the results of the test sample Adra, Director General of Control Disease and Environmental Health Tjandra Yoga Aditama Kemenkes also announced the results of Research and Development testing on a youth aged 19 years who also had a suspected bird flu.

"The initial results last night, the young man also suffered negative bird flu," said Tjandra, Thursday (12 / 1). He said the two men's actions is the picture that the standard procedure handling of bird flu has been running. Indeed the two are not the bird flu patients.

They entered the hospital solely for the sake of caution. Because they had shown clinical symptoms of exposure to the H5N1 virus include fever, cough and runny nose. Additionally coincidence both have a history of contact with patients confirm (positive) bird flu.

Media Indonesia

 

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Source: http://www.tribunnews.com/2012/01/13/flu-burung-tak-menular-antarmanusia

Flu Burung Tak Menular Antarmanusia
Tribunnews.com - Jumat, 13 Januari 2012 09:53 WIB

Google translation:

Bird Flu Not Transmitted human
Tribunnews.com - Friday, January 13, 2012 9:53 pm
Journalists report Tribunnews.com, Danang Setiaji

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - Jakarta Health Agency once again confirmed that bird flu is not transmitted from human beings. This is confirmed related death of a citizen, Puguh Dwi Yanto because of bird flu.

According to the Chief Medical Officer of DKI Emmawati Dien, the results of tests on Puguh nephew namely ASR (5), Puguh contracting the bird flu virus from bird pigeon. ASR previously suffered from a fever, are now allowed to go home because of the results of laboratory tests three times, negative.

"I confirmed the Agency for Health Research and Development, and correct me if Puguh died of bird flu. Transmission for making contact with the bird pigeon," said Dien, Friday (13/01/2012).

He said the family had also Puguh checkup. Of the five members of the family Puguh examined, the results were all negative bird flu. "Five friends Puguh also examined and the results were negative. So the transmission of bird flu virus not from person to person," he said.

Deen added, currently it has provided as many as 50 thousand tamiflu tablets in anticipation of someone contracting the bird flu virus. Three pigeons with pigeons Puguh a companion, had also been destroyed by fire.