Lampung: Suspect H5N1 patient in Hospital Abdul Moeloek

[Shiloh]

Source: http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2010/02/10/03324873/RSUD.Abdul.Moeloek.Rawat.Terduga.Flu.Burung

RSUD Abdul Moeloek Rawat Terduga Flu Burung
Rabu, 10 Februari 2010 | 03:32 WIB

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HEALTH
Hospital Abdul Moeloek Unexpected Treat Bird Flu

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 03:32 pm

Bandar Lampung, Kompas - Regional General Hospital, Abdul Moeloek, Bandar Lampung, re-treat a patient's unexpected status or suspect bird flu. Blood samples and throat swap patient had been taken and sent to Jakarta, Tuesday (9 / 2) afternoon, to be tested in the laboratory.

Pad Dilangga, Deputy Director of Field Services Abdul Moeloek hospitals, said Monday afternoon on a female patient initials Suh (41) into the Emergency Room (ER) Abdul Moeloek. Previously, Suh admitted to the clinic Way Match.

"Because the fever was not visiting down, the clinic and then referred to hospitals Suh Abdul Moeloek," said Pad.

After obtaining an initial examination, the treating physician Suh enter into a special isolation room patients with suspected bird flu. "Removal of the treatment room after doctors found Suh suffered cough, runny nose, and high fever for 15 days. Monday afternoon Suh also underwent X-rays, "said Pad.

Based on these X-rays, the doctor concluded, there are symptoms of pneumonia in the lungs of women citizens Gunungsinar Village, Way Laga, Panjang, Bandar Lampung, the. Then, in search of disease, doctors found Suh had direct contact with dead chickens near his house. "Suh who throw dead chickens," said Pad.

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Yesterday, Suh was given tamiflu, the drug commonly given to patients with an unexpected status of bird flu and showed symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

Pad said, the team doctor isolation room, Abdul Moeloek hospitals have taken blood samples and swap or mucus in the throat Suh yesterday morning. Both types of samples was taken to the Health Department laboratory to be tested to determine whether bird flu positive Suh (asian influenza / AI).

"Targeted, in two or three days of his lab test results come out," said Pad.

According Pad, Suh is the status of the patient with an unexpected first bird flu this year. During the 2005-2009 period, 59 patients noted an unexpected status of AI (H5N1) and 3 patients stricken with AI positive status.

Appeal

Head of Disease Prevention and Eradication of Public Health & Environmental Iskraeni Lampung Dyah said, during the rainy season like now, Lampung Health Department urged residents to beware the spread of the H5N1 virus.

As the rainy season, bird flu virus attacked is easy to grow and move on to poultry and humans. Traffic backed birds in a fairly open Lampung, Lampung people vulnerable to the spread of the virus.

"People should quickly went to the clinic if there is evidence of clinical symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath," Dyah advice.

Parties clinic, continued Dyah, working with district officials or keluarahan must act quickly. Way, among others, by tracing the cause and point of reporting a problem related to the unit's response team to follow up the ranch office. (hln)

 

[Laidback Al]

Re: Lampung: Suspect H5N1 patient in Hospital Abdul Moeloek

During the 2005-2009 period, 59 patients noted an unexpected status of AI (H5N1) and 3 patients stricken with AI positive status.

I believe the three H5N1 infected individuals from Lampung referenced in this news article were the Hendriansyah family cluster from Binjai Village in 2005. This cluster is reported as Cluster 3 in http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/355/21/2186

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Lampung: Suspect H5N1 patient in Hospital Abdul Moeloek

Suspect quarantined in Lampung hospital

Oyos Saroso H.N. , The Jakarta Post , Bandarlampung | Wed, 02/10/2010 1:55 PM | The Archipelago

Abdul Moeloek General Hospital in Bandarlampung, Lampung, has again quarantined a patient suspected of being infected the bird flu after showing symptoms of high fever, coughing and difficulties of breathing.

The patient, named as Suh, was reported to have had direct contact with her chickens that had suddenly died. She burned the dead chickens and buried them near her house a few days ago.

Her husband Udin said thousands of chickens near his home had abruptly died in the past two weeks. "The dead chickens included 15 of mine. All the chickens in our neighborhood have died," Udin said Tuesday.

Laboratory tests on the dead chickens in Way Laga subdistrict showed that the birds were infected with the avian flu virus.

Yanuar, a doctor treating Suh, said the medical team had to wait for lab tests to determine whether she was had bird flu.

"Even if the results turn out to be negative, residents in Way Laga must be careful because the area is known to be a bird flu area," Yanuar said.

Two years ago, a bird flu outbreak took place in Way Laga and infected thousands of birds owned by residents.

"We burned the chickens which died abruptly in Way Laga, but many residents refused to hand over their chickens to be culled despite showing signs of infection," Lampung Health Office head Reihana said.

Data at the Lampung Animal Health and Livestock Office shows that in January this year 2,714 of the poultry population of 102,340 had died, and 17,739 had been culled.

Lampung Animal Health and Livestock Office animal husbandry division chief Sunaryo Kasman said his office had urged farmers to monitor the health of their chickens.

"We have sent 750 volunteers to prevent the bird flu virus from spreading," he said.

The farmers were also advised to monitor poultry traffic. Lampung Animal Health and Livestock Office will provide 750 volunteers with training as part of its efforts to reduce poultry deaths.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/10/suspect-quarantined-lampung-hospital.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Lampung: Suspect H5N1 patient in Hospital Abdul Moeloek

Bandar Lampung, Lampung ::: 41-year-old female suspected of having bird flu

Bandar Lampung – Abdul Moeloek regional hospital in Bandar Lampung treated a bird flu H5N1 suspect patient. Blood and throat swab samples had been sent to Jakarta for laboratory test.

A woman with initial Suh (41), resident of Desa Gunungsinar, Way Laga, Panjang, Bandar Lampung, was admitted to emergency unit of Abdul Moeloek because of fever after previously treated at Way Laga public health center, said Pad Dilangga, Vice Director of Medical Service Division Abdul Moeloek hospital.

After initial examination, patient was then placed at isolation unit for bird flu patient. “She was transferred to isolation unit after we discovered that she had developed cough, cold and high fever for 15 days,” said Pad.

Pad also mentioned that further x-ray examination of patient’s lung was showing pneumonia signs. Moreover, patient was reported to have had direct contact with dead chickens.

In mean time, patient has been treated with tamiflu, a bird flu medicine.

Suh is the first bird flu suspect patient in 2010. During 2005-2009, the hospital has recorded 59 bird flu H5N1 suspect patients and 3 positive H5N1 patients.

Source: Indonesia national newspaper, Kompas.

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