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While we've heard nothing official out of Indonesia in recent days newshounds on the Internet have been following several stories in the Indonesian press regarding suspect cases of bird flu.
While often these cases turn out to be something other than bird flu, we sometimes get early confirmation of genuine cases through the local media.
Today, the Indonesian press is reporting that a 15-year-old boy who died last Wednesday has tested positive for the H5N1 virus. This boy's 6-year-old brother died a week earlier, supposedly from Dengue. While it may be impossible to confirm the younger boy's death from bird flu, this does have the earmarks of a cluster.
Additionally, a 60 year old has also entered the same hospital suspected of bird flu.
A hat tip to Commonground on Flutrackers for this translation.
Agus died Positive H5NI, RSHS the Arrival Again the Suspect Patient
Agus Yuhadi (15), the Patient suspect Avian Influenza (AI) from the Cimeta Village, Kecamatan Bulansari, Kabupaten Subang, was stated positive was attacked by the virus H5N1.
That was based on results of the sample inspection of blood as well as germs on Agus's throat, moments before the patient died, last Wednesday (26/3).From these results, the Kesehatan Service of the West Javanese province will send the team of investigation to the location of Agus's residence.
Was like this it was said the Sub Dinas Penyehatan Lingkungan Head and the Dinas Settlement of the Health of the West Javanese province, Wahyu Suryaputra, on Friday (28/3).
According to Wahyu, his side received the news that stated Agus positive was attacked by the bird flu virus through the short message or short massage service (the SMS).
Named, from results of the test as well as germs of the blood laboratory in the patient's throat, the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan Hall (Balitbangkes) Jakarta, stated Agus positive was infected H5N1.
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R (60), the resident of the Jero Valley, Nagreg, of Kabupaten Bandung entered isolation space after three days experienced the fever, the cough and breathless.
According to Hidayat, relatives of the patient, R maintained five chickens.
Every day the patient maintained this chicken including cleansing the pen that was far-off of his house.Around the last two days, one chicken belonging to the patient died suddenly, not long after approximately 70 chickens belonging to his neighbour also died suddenly.
One of the things we watch for are Health Care workers falling ill after caring for a bird flu patient. This can be an early sign of transmissibility. Local media is now reporting on a nurse, E (29) who has been reconciled to the hospital with bird flu symptoms.
It isn't clear what contact this nurse may have had with any bird flu patients, and bird flu has not been confirmed in this case.
Hat tip to History Lover on the Wiki for this translation.
Nurse Bird Flu Suspect Patient Returns to RS M Djamil Padang
Hat-tip bgw in Mt, Reporter : Ade IrwansyahPADANG--MI: At RS M Djamil Padang City, Sumatra Barat a nurse returned to be treated as a suspect bird flu patient, Sunday, March 30.
The female patient with the initial E, 29, was being treated at RS Ahmad Mukhtar Bukittinggi City. She was reconciled from the aforementioned hospital and is being treated at RS M Djamil Padang, Sunday, March 30, around 2.00 WIB.
The condition of E at this time is she spent the night in the intensive installation disease room (Irna) C in RS M Djamil, adjacent to A, a toddler aged two and a half years, who also was taken from RS Akhmad Mukhtar and received the same treatment at RS M Djamil Padang since last Sunday, March 24.
"The patient suffers similar symptoms to bird flu, such as a high fever, coughing and restricted breathing," said Irayanti, Head of Medical Services at Medik RS M Djamil Meanwhile the condition of A is not yet improving. Until this time, the toddler was still attached to assistive breathing equipment. Consequently she was even given an infusion."
And lastly, we have another child hospitalized with bird flu symptoms, and once again, a sibling recently died of a lung infection.
A hat tip to Commonground on Flutrackers for this translation.
The suffering of casualties's Family Suspect Bird Flu, the House is Now Quiet not Have Inhabitants
The ordeal that struck the couple Zul Azmi and Fatma, the medical official RSSN Bukittinggi and PNS that having an address in Lambah Nagari Sianok VI Suku Kecamatan IV Koto Agam indeed did not yet end.
Although one life of their child, Edi Satria (21) was called by the Lord because of the inflammation diagnosis of the lungs, now the daughter of the couple's youngest child, Anisa (21 months) also was claimed as suspect bird flu.
Anisa that according to the temporary medical test was expected as the patient suscpect bird flu, till at this time still was lain alongside in isolation space RSU M. Jamil Padang.
This unfortunate child was treated since last Monday (24/3), and till now was not yet it was known certain whether positive or negative was affected by the virus avian influenza (bird flu) . The house Be Now Quiet Have Inhabitants.
It may be several days before any of these suspected cases are either confirmed or ruled out as having bird flu.
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