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Indonesia's ability to diagnose bird flu still low
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ability of Indonesian laboratories in diagnosing the infectious virus of avian influenza was assessed as still low.
"Our diagnosing ability is still low. In Vietnam, such a diagnosis is made in one day, while 70 percent of diagnoses in Indonesia are completed in three days," dr Santoso Suroso, the director of the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital, said here on Monday.
It will never have a real impact on H5N1-infected patients who needs a quick and effective handling at central level (like in Jakarta), and it may affect the handling of patiens in the regions owing to the lack of laboratories.
"In Jakarta there is no such problem in the handling of such patients, but it will pose an obstacle to the regions if a new patient is put in an isolation room after tested bird flu positive by the laboratory," he said.
It could happen, as the ability of national laboratories was still limited, she said.
"There are now only three national laboratories, namely Balitbangkes (Health Development and Research Agency), NAMRU2 and Eijkman. All three are in Jakarta. In the meantime, specimens to be handled are thousands throughout Indonesia," he said adding that the government`s fund for this need is still limited.
It is for that reason, the government will also build eight regional laboratories in some cities such as Medan, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Ujung Pandang, Ujung Pandang and Mataram, he added. (*)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
Copyright ? 2006 ANTARA
September 19, 2006
Indonesia's ability to diagnose bird flu still low
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ability of Indonesian laboratories in diagnosing the infectious virus of avian influenza was assessed as still low.
"Our diagnosing ability is still low. In Vietnam, such a diagnosis is made in one day, while 70 percent of diagnoses in Indonesia are completed in three days," dr Santoso Suroso, the director of the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital, said here on Monday.
It will never have a real impact on H5N1-infected patients who needs a quick and effective handling at central level (like in Jakarta), and it may affect the handling of patiens in the regions owing to the lack of laboratories.
"In Jakarta there is no such problem in the handling of such patients, but it will pose an obstacle to the regions if a new patient is put in an isolation room after tested bird flu positive by the laboratory," he said.
It could happen, as the ability of national laboratories was still limited, she said.
"There are now only three national laboratories, namely Balitbangkes (Health Development and Research Agency), NAMRU2 and Eijkman. All three are in Jakarta. In the meantime, specimens to be handled are thousands throughout Indonesia," he said adding that the government`s fund for this need is still limited.
It is for that reason, the government will also build eight regional laboratories in some cities such as Medan, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Ujung Pandang, Ujung Pandang and Mataram, he added. (*)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
Copyright ? 2006 ANTARA
September 19, 2006