Little boy from Kuantan VII tested positive bird flu infection.
Wahyu tested positive bird flu virus infection. Official result hasn’t been issued.
Wahyu (2.9), who died last week tested positive bird flu according to blood sample examination by Health Service Riau Province. This was informed by Head of Health Service Riau, Mursal Amir via mobile phone. “We only had received the sample this morning. Wahyu was tested positive bird flu”, said Mursal. Wahyu is presumably got infected from dead fowls nearby his house.
Further actions have been taken by Health Service of Riau by doing recording anyone who had any contact with victim, closest people and health workers. Meanwhile, head of Health Service, Pekan Baru, Rini Hermiyanti who contacted separately said she hadn’t received sample result report. If it was positive, the control measure would have been taken. Definite action was being taken by 21 days observation to Wahyu’s closest contact before his death. “They are 6 family members and Arifin Ahmad regional hospital health workers”, Rini added. Rini wasn’t sure if there were any family members who developed same symptoms as high fever, although she heard such report before.
Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Riau Terkini. http://www.riauterkini.com/sosial.php?arr=23581
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