Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +
Re: Indonesia: The Latest Human Suspected & Confirmed Cases January 29 +
AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (60): INDONESIA (RIAU), SUSPECTED
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Date: Wed 25 Mar 2009
Source: The Jakarta Post - The Archipelago [edited]
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A 2 years & 6 months old bird-flu suspect has been referred to Arifin
Achmad General Hospital in Pekanbaru after receiving several days of
treatment at Ibnu Sina Hospital. Arifin Achmad Hospital's bird flu
response team coordinator Azizman Saad said the patient had to be
referred to his hospital because the symptoms of bird flu he displayed
-- high fever, breathing difficulties and coughing -- had not abated.
"Not only did his fever reach 40 C when he arrived at the hospital,
but he also displayed all the signs of someone suffering from bird
flu. Preliminary tests also showed a high amount of liquid in his
lungs. The patient is still being treated in the bird flu isolation
ward and still holds the status of suspect," Azizman told The Jakarta
Post on Tuesday [24 Mar 2009]. The hospital has sent liquid and blood
samples to the Health Ministry's Medical Health and Development
Center in Jakarta.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall
[A map of the Indonesian Archipelago can be accessed at:
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/idlarge.htm>
and a map of Riau at:
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http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/riau/map/index.html>.
- Mod.CP]
[I am curious about the assertion that bird flu can be diagnosed
clinically. I should have thought it would be impossible to
distinguish it from any other severe case of influenza. - Mod.JW]
[see also:
Avian influenza, human (53): Indonesia susp.
20090317.1085
Avian influenza, human (47): Indonesia, susp.
20090304.0882
Avian influenza, human (46): Indonesia, susp., Egypt, WHO conf.
20090303.0867
Avian influenza, human (44): Indonesia, Egypt susp.
20090301.0853
Avian influenza, human (43): Indonesia, susp
20090227.0818
Avian influenza, human (41): Indonesia, NOT
20090226.0798
Avian influenza, human (39): Indonesia, susp
20090223.0759
Avian influenza, human (35): Indonesia (BA), susp
20090212.0630
Avian influenza, human (26): Indonesia, not
20090130.0416
Avian influenza, human (25): Indonesia, susp.
20090128.0383
Avian influenza, human (16): Indonesia, susp
20090123.0297
Avian influenza, human (14): Indonesia, WHO
20090122.0280
Avian influenza, human (13): Indonesia
20090121.0265
Avian influenza, human (09): Indonesia, susp
20090118.0220]
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