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Suspected Bird Flu Outbreak in North Sumatra (Air Batu, & Environs) Indonesia - Aug. 8 - Aug. 12, 2008

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Again, 4 patients DBD was treated in RSU T Mansyur Tanjungbalai
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Tanjungbalai (SIB) RSU the Mansyur Tanjungbalai Tank again treated 4 patients DBD (Dengue Fever Dengue Fever), with the increase 4 patients, then the number of patients treated inap in RSU the Mansyur Tank in the Tanjungbalai City, totalling 28 people. The four patients who entered, on Thursday (21/8) namely Nur Fadillah (6) and his older brother of Lisnayanti (9) the resident Street Singosari, Kelurahan Gading, of Kecamatan Datuk Bandar, Rifky (3) the resident Street Baru, Kelurahan Beting Kwala Kapias, Kecamatan Teluk Nibung and Muhammad Ilham (14) the resident Street Pepaya, Kelurahan TB Kota Ii, Kecamatan Tanjungbalai Selatan.
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“Kini 28 patients who were treated by us in the room of the child, and 4 including being the patient who entered the day ini,” said Dr H Alfian Nasution SpA to several reporters. Said, the patient on behalf of Rikfy, beforehand his condition rather worsened because of experiencing the bleeding from the nose before being brought to the hospital but could be overcome well. (S19/q)

<o:p>http://hariansib.com/2008/08/22/lagi-4-pasien-dbd-dirawat-di-rsu-t-mansyur-tanjungbalai/</o:p>
 
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The Preceptive movement of Bird Flu in North Sumatra

Medan, Gerakan was together preceptive bird flu was carried out together in nine city regencies, North Sumatra, Lampung, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java and Bali. In North Sumatra was centred on in the Pakam The Deepest Part, On Sunday (24/8). Was like this was sent by the chairman of the Serempak Flu Burung Movement committee in North Sumatra, Amrizal was accompanied by the Secretary Winda Kustiawan and Afrizal Jua in Medan, on Monday (18/8). Amrizal explained, this activity was the work of the team of the control of bird flu (TPFB) Muhammadiyah and in North Sumatra will be attended by PW Muhammadiyah North Sumatra Chairman, Drs H Dalail Ahmad, Ma, Gubsu, H Syamsul Arifin, SE, and Regent Deliserdang Drs H Amri Tambunan.

Now the agenda activity, took the form of the movement washed the hands, the movement disinfektan, the healthy road, the race cooked and coloured. The aim of this activity, he continued to give the understanding to the method community prevented bird flu including washing the hands with soap before right and the cooking utensils was washed with soap before and after cooking to water flowed.
http://medankita.com/event/gerakan-tanggap-flu-burung-di-sumatera-utara/
hat-tip Treyfish
 
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[I spent quite a bit of time one day, trying to find out what other Countries were involved in these ports. This article gives a little more information]
Sugar smuggled circulated from Aceh
Friday, 22 August 2008 16:38 WIB

Import sugar from Thailand that circulated in the Medan City market it was suspected came from sugar selundupan entered illegally through the Langsa Port, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD). According to information was received from Belawan, on Thursday (21/8), at this time the port that was serious towards the entry of illegal imports was Langsa. The region was waters was very strategic came directly face to face with outside countries. Whereas information from several captains of the ship that leant in the Belawan Port said, the Langsa Port at this time was proper for the Balai Cape port at that time. Many dark ships entered the region and unloaded strategic things valuable high. The Langsa region beforehand indeed became the alternative port and currently increasingly bright after the other main gate region was tightened by his supervision like Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra, said the captain of the ship.

Saw his location was very strategic and still close to Medan, was believed in import sugar of the production of the country siam that circled many in this market of the end end entered through the port, explained the source. It is not impossible that not only granulated sugar that was brought entered these illegal thing financiers, but the other thing also the big possibility slipped off sincerely. As in the case of granulated sugar that at this time menumpuk in warehouses of Street Cemara, the amount was quite often and still equipped the sack that was inscribed with the Thai script. Granulated sugar at this time was the promising commodity to be marketed, because of being available staple supplies during Ramadhan. Thai import granulated sugar that circulated in this market was believed in illegal was strengthened from the policy of the Industry and the North Sumatran Trade that only recommended the channelling of limited inter-island sugar of the Service (PGAPT) as big as 139.567 ton.
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http://www.waspada.co.id/Berita/Medan/Gula-selundupan-beredar-dari-Aceh.html
 
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Again, dengue fever casualties in Tanjungbalai improved
Friday, 22 August 2008 11:16 WIB

Dengue fever casualties in the Tanjungbalai city again improved to 184 people and 28 were still undergoing the intensive maintenance in RSU Dr. T. Mansyur. "28 patients who were treated by us in the room" of the "child, 4 among them were the patient who enters today," said the specialist RSU Dr T Mansyur of the child's illness, Dr H Alfian Nasution, SpA to was on the alert, on Thursday (21/8). The four patients, namely Nur Fadillah, 6, and his older brother of Lisnayanti, 9, the resident Street Singosari, Kel Gading, of Kec Datuk Bandar. Afterwards, Rifky, 3, the resident Street Baru, Kel Beting Kwala Kapias, Kec Teluk Nibung and Muhammad Ilham, 14, the resident Street Pepaya, Kel. TB Kota Ii, Kec Tanjungbalai Selatan. According to Alfian, the patient on behalf of Rikfy, his condition was moderate critical because of experiencing the bleeding from the nose before being brought to the hospital. "Was not too critical, and hopefully could be overcome with good," explained Alfian. Related exploded him the number of dengue fever patients was treated, the capacity of the child's space did not suffice. However in spite of that, said Alfian, the hospital side provided

"There was no problem for medical treatment of the patients, only today the inspection is seldom disrupted because of the nonexistence" of the "material for the dengue fever inspection in the laboratory so as 4 patients must be postponed by his inspection," said Alfian. In the place was separated, Kabag Sosial and Empowerment of the Woman Sekdakot Tanjungbalai H. Baharuddin, SE, said, the cost was not expected for the control of dengue fever still was processed. "Heard by me overnight, his fund has been processed by Pemko," he said. However he explained, the channelling of the control fund of the dengue fever not through the Sosial Part, because his source came from the fund was not expected. After being appointed by him the KLB status, then the budget of social help for dengue fever casualties not through the Sosial Part, pungkas him.

http://www.waspada.co.id/Berita/Sumut/Lagi-korban-demam-berdarah-di-Tanjungbalai-bertambah.html
 
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This last article appears to indicate that the dengue patients being admitted are being diagnosed on the basis of clinical presentation, rather than a positive diagnostic test. In an area with a confirmed outbreak of H5N1 in birds, this is concerning. They also do not appear to be indicating a mortality rate.

Confirmation of current treatment protocols and mortality rate of DBD patients within the hospital would be helpful.
 
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I decided to look into other hospitals in Asahan. This is what I've found:
RS PTP VI Negaga [Bandar Pulau Kab Asahan]
RS PT Inalum [Tanjung Gading Kab Asahan]
RSU Tanjung Balai [Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo Tanjung Balai]
RSU Tanjung Pura [Jl. Khairil Anwar Tanjung Pura]
RS Islam Al Karim [Jl. Makam No.17 Tg Balai]

http://202.155.5.44/direktori.php?dir=rs&keyword=12&hal=1
 
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The Preceptive movement of Bird Flu in North Sumatra

Medan, Gerakan was together preceptive bird flu was carried out together in nine city regencies, North Sumatra, Lampung, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java and Bali. In North Sumatra was centred on in the Pakam The Deepest Part, On Sunday (24/8). Was like this was sent by the chairman of the Serempak Flu Burung Movement committee in North Sumatra, Amrizal was accompanied by the Secretary Winda Kustiawan and Afrizal Jua in Medan, on Monday (18/8). Amrizal explained, this activity was the work of the team of the control of bird flu (TPFB) Muhammadiyah and in North Sumatra will be attended by PW Muhammadiyah North Sumatra Chairman, Drs H Dalail Ahmad, Ma, Gubsu, H Syamsul Arifin, SE, and Regent Deliserdang Drs H Amri Tambunan.

Now the agenda activity, took the form of the movement washed the hands, the movement disinfektan, the healthy road, the race cooked and coloured. The aim of this activity, he continued to give the understanding to the method community prevented bird flu including washing the hands with soap before right and the cooking utensils was washed with soap before and after cooking to water flowed.
http://medankita.com/event/gerakan-tanggap-flu-burung-di-sumatera-utara/
hat-tip Treyfish

There were several suspect cases at this place in September 2006.

A first child died without knowing which was the cause and then the 5 members of his family initially treated with the RSU Pakam then in Adam Malik de Medan. And finally a few days later, another child who was not this family.


http://www.influenzah5n1.fr/index.php/topic,4488.0.html

http://influenza_h5n1.vosforums.com/ftopic4459.php

It would be interesting to add the RSU Pakam to our list of monitoring.

RSU Lubuk Pakam /Jl. T R Muda Lubuk Pakam/
RS Sari Mutiara Lb Pakam /Jl. Medan No.17 Lubuk Pakam/

http://202.155.5.44/direktori.php?dir=rs&keyword=12&hal=1


peta.jpg


http://tahbar.blogspot.com/
 
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1 More casualties DBD died, 32 patients Still was treated in RSU the Mansyur Tanjungbalai.
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Tanjungbalai (SIB) one person more the sufferer of the dengue fever illness (DBD) that was treated in RSU the Mansyur Tanjungbalai Tank died, on Thursday night (21/8). Casualties who died that, Wagi Anto (6 years) the inhabitants of the Serojoh Kelurahan Shoal the Kecamatan Sei Tualang Raso Tanjungbalai Turret shrine.
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Wagi Anto (6) the child was from the fisherman Yadi treated in RSU Tengku Mansyur for 5 days, but the condition for casualties increasingly worsened because of experiencing the bleeding from the nose and the anus. That was said by Director RSU TENGKU Mansyur through Cosmos Siagian public relations in his office, on Friday (22/8) according to him he said the patient DBD that still was treated numbering 32 patients whereas that died to 7 people. Added by Cosmos Siagian, generally the patient who was carried to this RSU the condition has been very worrying. That was caused by the community's knowledge about the health especially the sufferer DBD still was minimal.
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The 7 casualties DBD yan died that, Junita (7), Dara(5), Maulana Safira (5), Safrianti (6), Wagia Anto (6), Bahdani (7) and Rama Dinar (4). Concerning the resident's complaint of casualties DBD that was treated in RSU the Mansyur Tank was put on the medical treatment cost in fact Mayor Dr H Sutrisno Hadi SpOg stated that Pemko covered the cost casualties's medical treatment DBD. Cosmos Siagian said the side RSU the Mansyur Tank did not yet receive kucuran the fund from Pemko was linked the control of the cost DBD of casualties's medical treatment.
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The resident of casualties DBD very disappointed on the government promise of the city. Like that was experienced by the Zul Sitorus family and Sihotang. The child Sitorus that was treated in RSU because DBD was put on the maintenance cost and medical treatment. The disappointment was sent by them to several reporters, together with the statement pemko that stated casualties's medical treatment DBD free. (S16/e)

<o:p>http://hariansib.com/2008/08/23/1-l...h-dirawat-di-rsu-tengku-mansyur-tanjungbalai/</o:p>
 
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I do not have any of those fatalities on my list. :surrender:
 
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This is my dilemma. I am having trouble figuring out this "Datuk Bander". It is listed with a "Kec" which is suppose to mean Sub-district. But it is not listed in Asahan Regency as such.
"Kel" is a small village, but has less power than a village. It is part of a sub-district.
So I guess my question is...what subdistrict are these people from?:


Datuk Bandar:

8/10:

Tita Anggie (10) From: Jalan Rukun,* Kel. Bunga Tanjung, Kec Datuk Bandar Timur

Kiki (15) - both from: Jalan MT Haryono, Kel. Selat Lancang, Kec Datuk Bandar
Rahmadina (13)

8/15:
Feri Azma, 4, warga Sei Dua, Kel. Gading, Kec. Datuk Bandar
Ilham,21, warga Selat Tanjung Medan, Kec. Datuk Bandar Timur
Nurhafizah (7) Selat Lancang, Kec. Datuk Bandar

8/19:
Nurul Harahap, the resident Kel. Pulo Simardan, Kec. Datuk Bandar,
Alfian Dareza, 5, the resident Street Nelayan, Gg. Keluarga, Kec. Datuk Bandar
Adi Syahputra,5, the resident Street Jalan Anwar Idris, Sei Dua, Kel Gading, Kec. Datuk Bandar
Agus Salim,6, the resident Kel. Pulo Simardan
Dandy Rizky Pratama,7, the resident Kel. Selat Lancang, Kec. Datuk Bandar.

8/21:
Nur Fadillah (6) (brother to Lisnayanti) From: Street Singosari, Kel. Gading, Kec. Datuk Bandar
Lisnayanti (9) (brother to Nur above)
 
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The Kota Tanjung Balai territory consisted of 6 subdistricts. The list of the management of DPAC Partai of the Inserted Breaker Congress the Tanjung Balai City territory that has been formed and was ready to face the administrative and factual verification, the total latest data complete was fulfilled 6 DPAC that is:

1. PAC Kecamatan Datuk Bandar
2. PAC Kecamatan Tanjung Balai Selatan
3. PAC Kecamatan Tanjung Balai Utara
4. PAC Kecamatan S. Tualang Raso
5. PAC Kecamatan Teluk Nibung
6. PAC Kecamatan Bandar Timur

http://www.partaikongres-sumut.org/dpc%20kota%20tanjung%20balai.html
 
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Afterwards every year, on March 15 was commemorated as the "Anniversary" of the "Asahan Regency". In the Jakarta's Village Police Conference more than one Keresidenan East Sumatra was in June 1946 held by the finishing of the structure of the government, that is: 1) the Wilayah Asahan Term was replaced with the Asahan Regency 2) the Kepala Term of the Territory was replaced with the Regent 3) the Wakil Term of the Head of the Territory was replaced with Patih 4) the Asahan Regency was divided into 15 (fifteen) the subdistrict territory, consist of:

a) Kewedanaan Tanjung Balai was divided upper: (1) the Tanjung Balai Subdistrict (2) the Air Joman Subdistrict (3) the Simpang Empat Subdistrict (4) the Sei Kepayang Subdistrict

b) Kewedanaan Kisaran was divided upper: (1) the Kisaran Subdistrict (2) the Air Batu Subdistrict (3) the Buntu Pane Subdistrict

c) Kewedanaan Batubara Utara was divided upper: (1) the Medang Deras Subdistrict (2) the Air Putih Subdistrict

d) Kewedanaan Batubara Selatan was divided upper: (1) the Talawi Subdistrict (2) the Tanjung Tiram Subdistrict (3) the Lima Puluh Subdistrict

e) Kewedanaan Bandar Pulau was divided upper: (1) the Bandar Pulau Subdistrict (2) the Pulau Subdistrict of the People (3) the Bandar Pasir Mandoge Subdistrict

http://www.pemkab-asahan.go.id/sejarahsingkat.htm
 
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Figure 1. Map of Tanjung Balai Municipality with districts on page 6

http://www.kbri-bangkok.com/documents/provinces/sumatra_utara/ipp_tanjung_balai.pdf

Satellite view (Commonground):

http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/maps/IDN_Port_of_Tanjung_Balai_Asahan_2132.php

Datuk Bandar: 37 km2 and 9 villages
Population (year 2000) : 46,904

Table 7. Land Utilization (ha) of Each District in Tanjung Balai

Municipality year 2000 page 29
 
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Street Alternatif Selat Lancang in Tanjungbalai Broken Parah
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Tanjungbalai (SIB) Street AMD in the Tanjung Medan District of the Subdistrict Datuk Bandar East Tanjungbalai that was the alternative road in the area experienced quite serious damage, so as to be difficult to be crossed by the wheel vehicle of two or more. Destruction of this road also caused the difficulty for the resident to carry results of the garden, because the part of the road really was difficult was passed through by the wheel vehicle of four and was estimated by hundreds ton copra and the oil palm each month left the area.
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One of the residents of the I Environment the Strait district of Tanjung Medan that admitted to being named Arman, on Wednesday (15/8) to SIB mentioned, this road damage already more two years and that has been reported but up to now does not yet have the response from the related agency to repair the road. “Sudah two years more this road was broken and was reported but up to now did not yet have the improvement from intansi terkait,â€&#157; Arman words. Said, serious damage happened in five points and that was most serious was on the end of the road headed the Selat Lancang Main Road where the road body was decorated with the hole.
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If rain, the part of the road like “kubangan kerbauâ€&#157;, because rain water filled the hole and the condition for the road was very slippery because of being muddy and not rare the user utilised the motorcycle fell slipped resulting from avoided lubang the Acknowledgment of the resident in the area, this road had been repaired but only ditempel by utilising the rocky soil stone. Pemko Tanjungbalai it was hoped as soon as possible repaired road damage, because hundreds ton copra and the oil palm each month left the area. However resulting from destruction of the road the freight charge produced by the resident's garden was twice the fold. (S19/t)
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http://hariansib.com/2007/08/17/jalan-alternatif-selat-lancang-di-tanjungbalai-rusak-parah/
 
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On Saturday, on August 23 2008 13:51 WIB

DBD in Tanjungbalai increasingly raged, 1 was killed, 38 were treated

WASPADA ONLINE

TANJUNGBALAI - the Plague of dengue fever that struck the Tanjungbalai city, increasingly Up until Friday (22/8), the number of casualties reached 189 people, whereas that was killed improved to 7 Casualties are killed resulting from dengue fever, on Thursday night (21/8), on behalf of Wagianto, 6 months, the resident of Es Dengki, Kel Beting Kwala Seroja, Kec. Tanjungbalai Utara.

casualties were brought to the hospital in the condition was very critical by his family, in fact experienced the bleeding. "We have carried out various efforts to help the life" of "casualties by carrying out the transfusion and medical treatment maximally." However last night, struck 20:00, the life of casualties could not be helped again, explained the Head of BPRSU Dr. T. Mansyur, the Tanjungbalai city Dr Hj Diah Retno W through Cosmas Siagian public relations.
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Said, during in the hospital, trombosit casualties experienced rose descended. Moreover he said, resulting from the very critical condition, casualties dismissed the mixed waste of blood. Now the dengue fever patient who underwent the maintenance since Friday, Ade, 2, the resident Kel. Selat Lancang, Kec Datuk Bandar Timur, Daniel Simanjuntak, 7, the resident of the TPO complex, Kel. Mata Halasan, Kec. Tanjungbalai Utara, Dandy Sofyan, 7, the resident Street Timun, Kel. Selat Lancang, Kec. Datuk Bandar Timur, Muhammad Andi, 5, and Hendra Gunawan, 14, the resident Street Anwar Idris, Kel. Tusks, Kec. Datuk Bandar

Afterwards, Muhammad Khadafi, 8, and his brother of Muhammad Al Farizi, 9, the resident Street Mt Haryono, Kel. Selat Lancang, Kec Datuk Bandar Timur. "Up until today, the number of the total dengue fever victim, good that was killed, was treated or that has been stated recovered numbering 189 people," was like this public relations of RSU Dr T Mansyur the Tanjungbalai Cosmas Siagian city. (iwa/a37)

http://www.waspada.co.id/Berita/Sumut/DBD-di-Tanjungbalai-kian-mengganas-1-tewas-38-dirawat.html
 
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Thank you so much Muscade. I will get it all straightened out today.
 
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I haven't idea if these informations could be useful for this thread.

ASEAN+3 posted an update of the epi-surveillance in Singapore for week 33/2008 (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=175307&postcount=1 and http://www.aseanplus3-eid.info/newsread.php?nid=71&node=2&gid=2).

-- Dengue fever / Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever:
2008/33: 133 (DF) / 0 (DHF) - Cumulative first 33 weeks of 2008: 3806 (DF) / 58 (DHF)
2007/33: 236 (DF) / 5 (DHF) - Cumulative first 33 weeks of 2007: 5743 (DF) / 141 (DHF)

-- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Wk33/2008: 12,167 (at Polyclinics attendances).

The question: are there geographical/economical/demographic connections/contiguity between Indonesia and Singapore with shared epidemiological/vectorial distribution of dengue fever / URI?

Could these connections - if exist - explain the current DF / DHF outbreaks in Sumatra provinces?
 
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IOH: I am thinking along the same lines. Thanks for the links.

I am also very curious as to WHY these Dengue cases are all children???

The disease cannot spread from person to person directly, though mosquitoes become infected by drawing blood from an infected person and then pass the virus along.

The disease typically manifests itself with a high fever, severe headache, back ache, joint pains, nausea and vomiting, eye pain and rash. Younger children generally get off with milder disease than older children and adults.

There are no antiviral drugs to combat the virus. But with good "supportive care,'' -- which largely involves replacing of lost fluids -- the vast majority of people will survive. The earlier treatment is started, however, the better.

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=166634&postcount=1
 
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