# 1737
Finally, some good news to report.
In late January Sania (38) was stricken by fever, hospitalized, and diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu. She was eventually placed on a ventilator. More than a week later, her 15 year-old daughter fell ill, and she too was diagnosed with the H5N1 virus.
The WHO Update # 39 summarizes the events, including the possibility of a H2H transmission.
Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 39
12 February 2008
The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 15-year-old female from West Jakarta, Jakarta Province developed symptoms on 2 February, was hospitalized on 8 February and is currently in hospital in a critical condition.
The case is the daughter of a previously confirmed case, the 38-year-old female from West Jakarta, Jakarta Province who developed symptoms on 23 January.
Investigations into the source of her infection are ongoing.
However, she was exposed to her sick mother on 27-28 January and spent time in a neighbourbood where chickens and other birds were found. Samples from these birds have been taken and are undergoing tests to determine whether they may have been the source of infection.
Of the 127 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 103 have been fatal.
We've heard virtually nothing about these two patients for nearly 3 weeks.
Now we learn, after roughly a month of hospitalization, that both have recovered and have been sent home. Given the 80% mortality rate in Indonesia for this virus, it appears that the Mother and Daughter have beaten the odds.
This lengthy press release from the Indonesian Ministry of Health. A Hat Tip to Dutchy on Flutrackers for this report.
The team of the doctor RS Persahabatan again was successful treated and treated until recovering Sania and his child (Dewi Nurmiati) from the Bird Flu illness.
The mother's two patients and this child were treated for approximately one month.
Yesterday, on February 28 2008, was stated recovered the total and they were permitted to come home after results of the laboratory inspection 3 days were endless the negative H5N1.
During in the maintenance in space of the bird flu isolation, the two patients were treated and monitored tightly.
All the fees of the patient's medical treatment Bird Flu, were borne by the government (the Department of Health).
This was the success of the time to four and the five positive patients Bird Flu that was treated and treated until recovered in RS, after beforehand M. Arif the Tangerang resident and Beautiful the resident Menteng Jakarta, also was stated recovered.
Sania returning and his child were delivered directly by Chairman Tim of the Control of RS Persahabatan Bird Flu Dr. Mukhtar Ikhsan, MARS to his house Street.
The Barat No. map 3 Godang villages, Kalideres, Jakarta Barat used the service car of RS Persahabatan, although the family and the party pengajian him has been in RS to pick up him.
The intention to the RS Persahabatan Team took the positive patient Bird Flu that recovered to his house was to give the explanation at the same time counselling to the family and the community around that the virus of Fu Burung this did not spread from humankind to menusia.
Until this his spread still from the poultry to humankind.
Moreover the Bird Flu illness could be prevented with the behaviour of the clean and healthy life.
Dr. Mukhtar Ikhsan, MARS, stated the prevention of the most cheap and effective Bird Flu illness was to guard the pattern of the healthy life like often washed the hands with soap/detergent after carrying out the activity, cooked food that came from the chicken/the poultry to ripe.
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