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It is the stated policy of Depkes (The Indonesian Ministry of Health) not to comment on suspected (or even confirmed) H5N1 infections in `real time'. Instead, to the distress of many observers, they elect to release aggregate totals every few months.
Today Depkes has released information on two recent deaths. One from mid-December and one from early January, 2009. There were a number of other `suspect' cases reported in the Indonesian media during this time period, but no mention is made of them.
This raises the `official' death toll in Indonesia to 115, although few observers believe this to be an accurate total.
This from the Straits Times.
Jan 21, 2009
JAKARTA - TWO Indonesians have died of bird flu, apparently after contact with sick chickens, raising the country's death toll to 115, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
A ministry statement said a 6-year-old girl in Bekasi, West Java, died on Jan 2. She got sick after buying a chicken with her parents at a market and was hospitalized for a week.
A 29-year-old woman died on Dec. 16 in Tangerang just outside the capital, Jakarta. She developed flu-like symptoms after visiting a market and died in a hospital five days later.
Double laboratory testing confirmed they had the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, the statement said.
Indonesia has regularly recorded human deaths from bird flu since the virus began ravaging poultry stocks across Asia in 2003. It first reported deaths from the disease in 2005.
Dutchy at FluTrackers has posted a translation of the official announcement from the Indonesian Health Ministry. Below is an excerpt of the description of the cases.
We do seem to be getting a bit more detail on these cases than we have in previous reports out of Indonesia.
SUT, the patient from Tangerang, would appear to be Sutinah, whose death was reported by the media in mid-December as `possibly from bird flu'.
The second case, NAD, is one I don't think we were aware of. The death of her cat after consuming chicken is significant, but not terribly unusual.
The FB situation in November 2008 – mid January 2009, was gotten by the addition of two cases just was positive bird flu that is Sut (F, 29 yo) from Kab. Tanggerang, Banten and Nad (F, 5.9 yo) from Bekasi, West Java.
SUT (the resident Tenggerang) began to be sick 11/12/2008, with the sign of the fever, the cough, pilek, breathless. Before being sick Sut went to the market near his house. On December 12 entered RS Pantai Indah Kapuk. On December 15 2008 was moved to RS Sari Asih Cileduk and on December 16 died. To pemulasaraan the body, was carried out in RSUD Tanggerang. Was based on results of the Lab inspection. The Litbangkes body on December 20 2008 and the Lab. Eijkman Sut was stated positive bird flu.
NAD (the Bekasi resident) began to be sick 23/12/2008, with the sign of the high fever, the cough, breathless. Before being sick, Na was asked by his parents to go to the market bought the chicken. Her cat died after eating the chicken that was bought by her. On December 27 2008 entered RS Hermina Bekasi. On January 2 2009 was reconciled to RSPI-Sulianti Saroso and finally died. Was based on results of the Lab inspection. The Litbangkes body on January 5 2009 and the Lab. Eijkman NAD was stated positive bird flu.
News is broadcast by Public Communication Center, the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health.
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