Sijunjung, West Sumatera ::: Bird flu suspects

Sijunjung, West Sumatera – Bird flu suspects detected in Kabupaten Sijunjung, West Sumatera. Two bird flu suspect patients, Bareno (25) and his wife Erna (21), residents of Jorong Tigokorong, Lubuaktarok are treated at M. Djamil hospital in Padang.

“Patients have been treated for a week. Their blood samples have been sent to laboratory, and we are still waiting for bird flu infection confirmation,” said the official of Lubuaktarok, Rusli, on Tuesday (27/10). Before transferred to M Djamil hospital, Rusli added, patients were treated at public health center of Lubuaktarok of high fever accompanied with blood discharge from nose.

Subsequent to this incident, Livestock Service of Kabupaten Sijunjung culled thousands of bird flu suspected chickens.

Similar incidents occurred also in Tanahbadantuang, Nagari Sijunjung, where number of people developed high fever. “I had high fever and my body turned reddish. Lot of people showed similar signs and got medical help from public health center. We don’t know what the cause is,” described a local of Kabupaten Sijunjung.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Padang Today.

http://padang-today.com/?today=news&id=10500

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Bukittinggi, West Sumatera ::: Hospital treats two bird flu suspect patients

Bukittinggi, West Sumatera – After an idle, bird flu human suspects patients are reported from Bukitttinggi. Achmad Mochtar hospital (RSAM) in Bukittinggi is treating two bird flu H5N1 suspect patients. The condition of patients are improving.

Patients are BPT (7), – resident of Jalan Sukma Payakumbuh Utara – admitted to hospital on Thursday (22/10), and FR (5) – resident of Padang Data Payakumbuh – admitted to hospital on Saturday (24/10), confirmed Vice director of Medical and Treatment Service of RSAM, dr Khairul Said.

Both patients were referred from Adnan hospital in Payakumbuh which is one of bird flu referral hospital.

Currently, patients are treated at isolation unit of RSAM Bukittinggi and receiving Tamiflu.

Both patients have contact history with suddenly dead birds around their neighborhoods.

A flock of quails reared by BPT’s family is reported suddenly died before the onset of illness. Chickens and ducks farms which exist in FR’s neighborhood, experienced mass bird deaths prior to FR’s illness.

Both patients had high fever up to 39℃ at the time of admission to hospital. However, after received treatment their conditions have improved and temperature fell to 36℃.

For bird flu H5N1 confirmation, hospital is waiting for result issued by Ministry of Health laboratory in Jakarta.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Padang Today. http://padang-today.com/?today=news&id=10464#

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Asahan, North Sumatera ::: Six-year-old bird flu suspect patient

Asahan, North Sumatera – Six-year-old bird flu suspect patient, Ayub, a resident of Dusun I Desa Air Genting, Kabupaten Asahan is being treated at Abdul Manan Simatupang, North Sumatera.

Patient is reported having fever subsequent to contact with suddenly dead animals. Numbers of animal were reported dead of unknown cause around patient’s neighborhood. Instead of Ayub, no other high fever in human cases is reported from the area.

Livestock Service of Asahan has done further investigation of H5N1 possibility to the dead animals, and resulted negative.

For H5N1 confirmation, Health Service of Kabupaten Asahan sent blood and serum samples of patient to be sent to Ministry of Health laboratory in Jakarta. Laboratory confirmation will be issued within 2 weeks.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Medan Bisnis Online.

http://www.medanbisnisonline.com/2009/10/26/diduga-flu-burungdarah-ayub-dikirim-ke-jakarta/I

Bali ::: Fatal pregnant woman tested positive influenza A infection

Denpasar, Bali – After five days being treated in Sanglah hospital, a bird flu suspect, WS (19), resident of Tampak Siring Gianyar, died on Thursday (2/9). Patient had breathing difficulty and had been recovered after receiving medical help in Sanglah hospital. Even though, patient developed organ failures as the consequence of oxygen insufficiency which caused the fatality, told the Secretary of Bird Flu Control Team, dr. Ken Wirashandi.

Patient was 8-month pregnant and gave birth her stillborn on Monday (31/9).

According to regional hospital examination, Ken added, patient was tested negative, but Ministry of Health laboratory test showed that patient had influenza A positive infection.  “We’re still waiting for the subtyping result whether it was H5N1 or not,” explained Ken.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Bali Post. http://balipost.co.id/mediadetail.php?module=detailberita&kid=10&id=19230

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Badung, Bali ::: People develop flu following to the bird flu outbreak

Badung, Bali – Locals developed flu symptoms, following to bird flu outbreak in chickens in Banjar Pegending and Banjar Pengilingan, Desa Dalung, Kecamatan Kuta Utara, Kabupaten Badung.

Up to present moment, Health Service hasn’t conducted any examination to the people in those areas. “We don’t know if the illness caused by bird flu virus or only because of seasonal transition, but Health Service should investigate this,” said of Communication Forum (FK3D) of Badung, I Ketut Haryono.

According to FK3D record, dozens of people developed flu symptoms post H5N1 outbreak in chickens in those area. Sick people have been asked to get medical help to Sanglah hospital.

Meanwhile, chickens depopulation is still continuing.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Kapan Lagi. http://www.kapanlagi.com/h/warga-badung-bergiliran-terserang-flu.html

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Yogyakarta ::: Bird flu suspect recovering

Yogyakarta – A bird flu suspect female, AMM (29) finally has passed her critical condition after 9 days fell in coma in Dr Sardjito hospital. She had been assisted with ventilator and central vena pressure, and predicted to have 40% survivability, previously.

Recovering of the patient is surprising for the medical team of Dr Sardjito hospital. Previously, Dr Sardjito hospital was strongly suspected bird flu infection to the patient based on the symptoms and history of contact with sick birds. However, further test result from Ministry of Health laboratory to the patient showed negative bird flu H5N1.

“Examination done by Dr Sardjito hospital still doubted, so that we were waiting for confirmation from Ministry of Health laboratory. And it resulted negative,” said Head of Legal and Public Relation, Dr Sardjito hospital, Trisno Heru Nugroho.

Other infectious disease which is accompanying, added Heru, caused patient fell in critical condition. For this reason, patient will keep being isolated.

Dr Sardjito hospital medical team didn’t mention the kind of infectious disease carried by the patient.

 

Source: Indonesia newspaper, Jawa Pos. http://indopos.co.id/radar/index.php?act=detail&rid=108392

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Indonesia ::: Novel H1N1 suspect dies. Bird flu suspect still in coma.

Bandung, West Java – A novel H1N1 suspected patient, with initial S, died in Dr Hasan Sadikin (RSHS) hospital, Bandung, on Monday (10/8). S was admitted to RSHS hospital on Saturday evening after had been treated at two other hospitals in Bandung. Victim was critical condition with lung disturbance when entered RSHS. Lab confirmation by Ministry of Health Laboratory is undergoing.

Meanwhile, a bird flu suspect woman, AMM (29), who is currently being treated at Dr Sardjito hospital, Yogyakarta is still in critical condition, told Trisno Heru Nugroho, the Public Relation of Dr Sardjito hospital.  Patient’s condition is worsening since had been admitted to Dr Sardjito hospital, and assisted with ventilator.

Patient – who’s not accompanied with any relatives – is assumed as a resident of Kediri, East Java.

 

Source: Ministry of Public Welfare website. http://www.menkokesra.go.id/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=12217

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Palembang, South Sumatera ::: SR tested negative bird flu

Palembang, South Sumatera – Laboratory examination of Center Laboratory of Health (BBLK) Palembang to blood and saliva samples of SR – an H5N1 suspect patient from Sukarami – resulted negative.

However, hospital hasn’t released the patient from isolation unit until confirmation test from Ministry of Health Laboratory in Jakarta has been issued.

Head of RSMH hospital medical team, dr Zen Ahmad, on Monday, mentioned that RSMH had sent blood and saliva samples of patients to two laboratories, in Palembang and Jakarta.

“We are still waiting for Jakarta laboratory test result. Usually, the result will be the same,” said Zen Ahmad. Meanwhile, the patient is still being treated as bird flu suspect patient, he added.

Patient is diagnosed to have severe common flu infection. Previously, she was suspected to have bird flu infection since chest x-ray showed acute lung abnormality. Currently, her temperature fell to normal and her breathing has recovered. There is no information of patient’s contact history with birds.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Sripoku.

http://www.sripoku.com/view/16386/Hasil-Tes-Darah-SR-Negatif

 

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Yogyakarta ::: A bird flu suspect patient in coma.

Yogyakarta – A 29-year-old female, with initial AMM, is being treated at Dr Sradjito hospital, Yogyakarta. She is reported to have developed breathing failure. Patient has been in critical condition since the first time she was admitted to the hospital on August 6. Patient has no relative in accompany.

Head of Public Relation Dr Sardjito hospital, Trisno Heru Nugroho mentioned that patient was currently being treated in Bangsal Kartika, a bird flu and swine flu treatment unit. She is assisted with ventilator for breathing.

Sardjito hospital received the patient from PKU Muhammadiyah hospital, at the state of coma with breathing failure, said Trisno. Information from previous hospital staff was saying that patient had contact with birds during a wedding rehearsal in Gunung Kidul.

So far, no family or relative is accompanying the patient so that the hospital is having difficulty to identify patient’s background and medical record. Patient is recorded as a resident of two addresses: Klitren lll/364 GK, Yogyakarta; and Jl Raya 108 Lirboyo, Mojoroto, Kediri, East Java.

 In the same place, another bird flu suspect patient, RR (12) and two swine flu patients are also under treatment. They are in a good condition.

Dr Sardjito hospital has treated three fatal bird flu patients since 2007, named QL, DS and D.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Pikiran Rakyat.

http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/index.php?mib=news.detail&id=91714

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Palembang, South Sumatera ::: RSMH hospital Palembang isolates a bird flu suspect

Palembang, South Sumatera – A 24-year-old female with initial SR (24) is being treated at isolation unit Melati Hall SARS Center RSMH hospital, Palembang.

Patient is suspected to have bird flu infection since chest x-ray revealed acute lesion in her lung.

At first, SR was referred to AK Gani hospital and diagnosed to have dengue fever. After several days’ treatment, patient developed prolonged breathing difficulty so that she was transferred to Siti Khadijah hospital.

 Patient received chest x-ray twice at the two previous hospitals she was being treated at. First chest x-ray was taken on August 3, showed no abnormality in lung. Second chest x-ray was on August 7, when white shade was spotted, which suggested as rapid changes of lung region. Based on this finding, doctor at Siti Khadijah hospital referred patient to RSMH hospital Palembang.

Currently, patient is under treatment in Room no 1, Gedung SARS – a closed unit equipped with breathing assistant device. Paramedics in charge required to wear mask and sterile clothes. Patient’s last condition showed body temperature at 37.8℃ with breathing problems and cough. Medical team of RSMH hospital has collected saliva and blood samples of patient to be sent to Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health in Jakarta and Palembang. “It takes 5 days to get the result from Jakarta lab. But, from Palembang lab probably it only takes 2-3 days,” said Zen Ahmad. To the press, Zen Ahmad pointed out that SR was not swine flu suspect, but bird flu suspect. “This is only presumption, let’s wait for the test result,” he said.

RSMH experienced in treating bird flu patient previously – Marwiyah (21), a student of UMBARI, Jambi Province – who died of bird flu infection in 2007.

There was no information about patient’s contact history with birds or any other animals. Patient’s uncle confirmed that his niece didn’t have any – either contact with birds nor travel abroad.

“Patient never travelled overseas before. She just finished school and about to find a job,” added Zen Ahmad.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Sripoku.

http://www.sripoku.com/view/16329/Suspect-H5N1-Diisolir-di-RSMH

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