Central Java, West Java and Bengkulu ::: Bird flu in chickens

 

Purworejo, Central Java

Purworejo, Yogyakarta – During 2009, a total 608 birds in Kabupaten Purworejo, Central Java died of bird flu virus. Confirmation of bird flu infection to the dead chickens was done by the rapid test, told head of Marine, Livestock and Fishery Service of Kabupaten Purworejo.

Bird flu attack most prevalent in Kecamatan Ngombol with total chicken deaths 511, followed by Kecamatan Purwodadi with 45 chickens, Kecamatan Butuh with 23 chickens, Purworejo with 21 chickens and Kecamatan Bayan with 6 chickens.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Kedaulatan Rakyat. http://www.krjogja.com/krjogja/news/detail/5789/608.Ekor.Unggas.Mati.Diserang.AI.html

 

Sumedang, West Java

Sumedang, West Java – Number of chickens belong to people in Karapyak neighborhood, Kelurahan Situ, Kecamatan Sumedang Utara tested positive bird flu infection by rapid test.

Chickens were found suddenly died without any particular signs. People immediately buried those dead chickens. Even though, remaining dead chickens have been examined and tested positive of H5N1 virus by Livestock Service of Kabupaten Sumedang.

For further confirmation, Livestock Service will collect blood samples from total chicken at the suspected area.

So far, no indication of H5N1 bird to human transmission.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Priangan On Line.

http://prianganonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=375&Itemid=40

 

Bengkulu

Bengkulu – Number of chickens in Kecamtan Uran Jaya, Bengkulu were reported suddenly died. This incident has alarmed people of bird flu H5N1 infection, particularly a local of Uram Jaya died of unknown cause.

A chicken owner from Desa Kota Agung, mentioned that his chickens appeared healthy and suddenly died in minutes. Dead chickens showed darkened of comb without any other signs of illness.

People discarded dead chickens to the river, which is commonly utilized by local for bathing and water drink source.

Authority of Kecamatan Uram Jaya, Safiluddin, admitted that he had received the report from the chieftains regarding to this incident. Safiluddin stated there is no correlation regarding to human fatalities reported in Kecamatan Uram Jaya with bird flu infection. “No report of high fever in people,” Safiluddin pointed out.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Harian Rakyat Bengkulu. http://www.harianrakyatbengkulu.com/ver3/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=13&artid=5139

 

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Tasik, West Java ::: People worry infection from undiagnosed dead cats

Indonesia medias appear to be quiet from flu news. Below is an article about sudden death in apparently healthy cats. The incident caused fear of zoonotic infection among local people.

 

Tasik, West Java – People in Kampung Galumpit, Desa Purwarahayu, Kecamatan Taraju, Kabupaten Tasik have buried dozen of cats until this news released. Those cats were found suddenly died.

This incident caused fear among locals to any possibility of animal derived infectious disease infection to human such as bird flu or swine flu.

According to local police officer, Juanda, about ten cats were reported suddenly died in Kampung Galumpit, while some other deaths were not reported by locals. The same incidents were also reported from the, Paguyuhan, a village next to Kampung Galumpit.

People suggested this as an uncommon situation. Occasionally, cats might get intoxication by consuming pesticide used to kill rats by farmers which is usually kept at rice fields. But this practice is not common during dry season. Moreover, those cats were housed and rarely going out.

Following to this incident, people requested Livestock Service to do further investigation to prevent any possible transmission to human.

 

Source: Indonesia local online newspaper, Priangan Online.

http://prianganonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=242&Itemid=37

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Bali ::: Avian flu outbreak. A pregnant woman dies of H1N1 infection

After being away for 2 weeks, here are some articles from The Jakarta Post mentioning bird flu outbreak in Buleleng, Bali, and a fatal H1N1 suspect patient.

 

A 19-year-old woman died after being treated for the H1N1 flu virus for almost a week at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, Bali.

Ken Wirasandhi, a spokesman from the hospital, said Friday that Ni Wayan Siti of Tampaksiring, Gianyar, died on Thursday night. Ken said the patient, who had tested positive for the H1N1 infection, had also had pneumonia.

Siti was eight months pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday last week. She had a miscarriage three days later.

The hospital also suspected that Siti was infected with bird flu, but had yet to receive test results to confirm it.

Source: http://bit.ly/9c9F #swineflu #flubabi #H5N1 #birdflu #fluburung

 

Buleleng, Bali – Residents of Tejakula village culled 400 chickens infected with the avian flu, to prevent the disease spreading.

“Intensive culling must be carried out in two affected villages in the regency,” said Bali Husbandry Agency head I.B. Alit.

He added avian flu was still present on the island, mostly among domesticated fowl.

Meanwhile, a pregnant woman from Gianyar regency is being treated at Sanglah Hospital for avian flu. Her unborn baby was dead.

 

Source: Indonesia newspaper, The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/04/avian-flu-outbreak-recorded-buleleng.html

 

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Away

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We’d really sorry for this inconvenience.

 

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Historians say pandemic flu hit Indonesia in 1918

Initial findings of study carried by historians from University of Indonesia (UI) about influenza pandemic history in Indonesia showed, influenza pandemic also hit some parts of Indonesia in 1918. About 20 to 40 millions people died during the pandemic.

According to UI historian, Kresno Brahmanto in Jakarta Friday, a manuscript was written by Netherland’s General Consulate in Singapore, to Batavia (Jakarta) on May 1918, mentioned about the enter restriction of ships coming from Hong Kong as they might introduce influenza disease.

Other evidences are government telegrams (Telegram Zending van Gouverment) which described the emergency alert status at that time. Other telegram, sent from Banyuwangi dated 14 November 1918 to the government, mentioned about medical support request to overcome influenza outbreak which attacked hundreds of people in that area.

Initial archive data mentioned, in total 230.098 people in West Java, Central Java and East Java (Madura, Bali, Lombok), and were contracted influenza disease between week-27 to 43 on 1917. The number was increased in 1918 to 229,566 people.

“It seems they were periodically recording the data. The next period, week-44 to 47 in 1917, about 51,688 cases were reported. And 359,241 cases in 1918“, he said.

The Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC (Dutch East India Company), said Kresno, in 1920 issued an ordinance or a kind of regulation about influenza pandemic eradication and control.

The ordinance, called Staatblad van Nederlandsch-Indie 1920 No. 793 Geneeskundige Dienst, Besmettelijke Zieketen Influenza Ordonantie, consisted an exclaim to Health Service Inspector, regional authorities, school, sea crafts, seaports class 1-4, head of seaports and captains, to raise a symbol called Influenza Flag.

Influenza affected regions asked to raise the Influenza Flag, which was colored red, from the sunset to sunrise, and to turn on white light that shone from 2 miles distance offshore, and also to raise yellow flag, from sunrise to sunset.

“Government also published a 40-page-thick guidance book for people, written in Javanese by using ancient Javanese characters, with wayang (traditional puppet figure from Java). It seems, it was created for the dalang (wayang pupetters)“, he described.

The guidance book called Lelara Influenza or influenza disease, contained information about influenza disease, its preventions and treatments.

Some comments inside the book noted, “…influenza can cause fever and cough, easy to transmit, originated from ash and dust, so please be careful and avoid any careless action which can produce dust…“.

Other statement, “…People who have fever should not leave house, stay in bed or keep resting. Their body should be covered tightly; head should be covered by cold sheet. They are not allowed to take shower/bath…“.

Also,“…Suggested to eat bubur (congee or rice porridge), plain rice and plain cooked vegetables (soft foods).“

They should drink cooked water; warm is preferred, for 5 days. Quinine pills should be taken for 5 days, 3 pills at night and 3 pills at noon for adult.“

 

Source: Indonesia cyber news source, Mata News. http://matanews.com/2009/06/19/pandemi-flu-1918-40-juta-tewas/

 

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Cirebon, West Java ::: More than 10,000 acute respiratory tract infection cases reported in 2009

A few-days-ago article describing the situation of acute respiratory tract infection in Cirebon. It seems more than ten thousands acute respiratory infection cases have been recorded in 2009, only for Kabupaten Cirebon. However, there’s no further examination about the cause of the disease. -adm-

 

Cirebon, West Java – Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTI) in Kabupaten Cirebon has taken more lives. Until now, two toddlers died of ARTI. According to data of Health Service, two toddlers died in April and May 2009. There are two types of ARTI, pneumonia and non-pneumonia. The most dangerous one is pneumonia type ARTI, which can cause fatality, particularly in toddlers. Meanwhile, from January to May, 2,557 of pneumonia type ARTI sufferers have been recorded.

In total 573 cases recorded on January, 561 on February, 535 on March, 448 on April and 440 on May.

For non-pneumonia type ARTI, a total 70,499 cases has been recorded. In details, 13,346 on January, 13,843 on February, 14,382 on March, 14,227 on April and 14,701 on May.

Head of Disease Control Section, Health Service, H. Raharjo said, ARTI could infect anyone regardless age and time.

“When body condition falls, people can easily get ARTI attack. Flu is among ARTI disease but not pneumonia type”, he said.

Several factors could contribute ARTI, he added, it could be congenital but not hereditary. Lack of sanitation, such as lack of ventilation in a house or unhealthy environment, might contribute to ARTI infection, said Raharjo.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Radar Cirebon. http://www.radarcirebon.com/index.php/2009061115149/Kabupaten-Cirebon/2-Balita-Meninggal-karena-ISPA.html

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Cirebon, West Java

WHO ::: H1N1 pandemic awareness

Article from ANTARA, Indonesia news office (Indonesia)

SEKJEN PBB minta waspada terhadap pandemik H1N1

Jakarta ::: Eijkman Institute, the official institute for Indonesia H5N1 diagnosis institution

Jakarta – The Eijkman Institute (EI) has established the technology in viral diagnosis and genetic analysis, also created a genetic information-based detection system for novel H1N1 2009 (swine flu) and worldwide updated.

Research and Technology Minister, Kusmayanto Kadiman, in a meeting with VII commission house of representatives, Thursday, said, EI had done diagnosis and research of bird flu virus (H5N1) by developing diagnosis system based on Indonesia strain virus.

For this purpose, Eijkman Institute has been stated as bird flu confirmation institution/laboratory by the WHO.

He also explained, diagnosis result of Eijkman Institute, would be the base of bird flu case report for international world.

Up to present moment, it has reported the diagnosis of latest case (case 141^st, WHO 20 May 2009).

This is suggested as an accomplishment of Indonesia for being able to conduct diagnosis without sending specimens to other countries.

For bird flu H5N1 control and H1N1 virus outbreak preparedness, Eijkman Institute has built BSL 2 and BSL 3 laboratory (Biosafety Level 2 and 3, respectively).

Kusmayanto mentioned human resources for BSL 2 and BSL 3 laboratories (biosafety officers) have been certified based on international standard.

The standard operating procedure (SOP) for bird flu and novel H1N1 flu are also conducted based on WHO standards and other international standards.

 

Source: Indonesia news office, ANTARA.  http://www.antaranews.com/view/?i=1244718703&c=TEK&s=TKN

 

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Jember, East Java ::: University of Jember medical student reports study of H1N1 patients of Jember Lung Hospital

A medical school student of University of Jember, in his thesis, showed that H1N1 flu virus patients were recorded in Jember Lung Hospital (RSP) in 2006 and 2007. However, the H1N1 mentioned here probably the circulating common human H1N1 strains.

The H1N1 strains were identified as Caledonia and Shanghai strains. Caledonia strain is common human H1N1 strain, isolated on 1999 and has been used as vaccine strain for northern and southern hemisphere.

This article may cause mis-interpretation. Please keep in mind, the H1N1 mentioned here referred to human common flu, not novel H1N1 2009 virus/swine flu/pig flu/Mexico flu.

 

Jember, East Java – H1N1 flu virus or swine flu or mexico flu – had emerged in Kabupaten Jember, Banyuwangi and Lumajang. This virus was infecting 11 people in Jember in 2006 and 2007.

This finding is revealed in a thesis of Jember University, Medical Faculty student, Ramadhoni Finsa. The thesis title is Characteristic of Influenza Sufferer in Global Influenza Surveillance Monitoring Unit of Jember Lung Hospital.

The thesis, from data of Jember Lung Hospital (RSP), mentioned six patients were identified positive swine flu in 2006, and five patients in 2007. The six patients reported in 2006 were coming from Kabupaten Jember (4 patients), Lumajang (one) and Banyuwangi (one). Meanwhile, in 2007, four patients came from Jember and one from Banyuwangi.

“From my research there are H1N1 or swine flu positive patients”, said Dhoni, after the final examination.

Separately, Director of Jember Hospital, Arya Sidemen, confirmed the result of Dhoni’s thesis. Arya said, the swine flu virus identified were H1N1, H1N1 Shanghai and H1N1 Caledonia. “All were positive A H1N1”, said Arya.

For a review, swine flu outbreak is an epidemic caused by new influenza virus emerged on April 2009 in Mexico and has caused 103 fatality in human.

This swine flu virus suggested to have virulency much higher compare to common flu.

Three years

Dhoni explained that the research was conducted to all influenza patients in RSP Jember. In 2005-2007, RSP was designed as global influenza monitoring. Within those 3 years, about 1,076 influenza patients were registered there.

In 2006 and 2007, positive swine flu patients were found. The confirmation was done by rapid test Quick Vue Flu.

Dhonie admitted that this finding was unexpected. During his research, he was expecting bird flu cases because Jember had bird flu outbreak on 2007. “But instead of bird flu, I found swine flu”, he pointed out.

Arya Sidemen also mentioned that 57 influenza patients treated in RSP, were transmitted from animals.

According to Arya, one patient identified to have H1N1 Caledonia strain, which probably different than Mexico strain. From all H1N1 found, none has caused fatality. Mostly, H1N1 patients showed symptoms like common influenza, such as fever, coughing and cold.

RSP Jember, said Arya, is designed for global influenza monitoring by WHO in collaboration with Research and Development of Ministry of Health (Depkes RI) and NAMRU-2 Jakarta.

“All influenza sampled from RSP sent to Jakarta and WHO laboratory for analysis”, he added.

Medical records from WHO and NAMRU-2 will be returned back to RSP, and then the records will be used by Medical Faculty Jember University’s students for their research subjects.

Moreover, Arya said, H1N1 had been circulating in Kabupaten Jember before. However, further research about the strain of H1N1 has not been done.

“H1N1 virus found in RSP Jember doesn’t cause death”, he pointed out.

Even thoug, Arya asked the people in Kabupaten Jember, Banyuwangi and Lumajang to keep aware, because swine flu has been found three years ago. “Everybody should be aware. People who develop influenza signs after any contact with animals, should have theirselves checked”, he said.

 

Source: Indonesia newspaper, Surya. http://www.surya.co.id/2009/06/11/11-warga-jember-sudah-kena-flu-babi.html

 

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Tanjungpinang, Batam ::: First bird flu case hits chickens

Tanjungpinang – Hundred of chickens in Sidomukti tested positive bird flu virus. For spreading prevention, Livestock and Agriculture Service Tanjungpinang has done depopulation measure to the infected chickens on Saturday (6/6).

This finding of bird flu case in Tanjungpinang, was first reported by a local, Mulyono, after experienced his chickens were suddenly died.

“I found one of the roosters died in Wednesday. Its body appeared blue. The next day, other 12 chickens died”, said Mulyono. Regarding to the findings, Mulyono reported to Livestock service to do follow up actions.

Head of Livestock and Agriculture Service Tanjungpinang, Sujarwoto said, depopulation action was one of anticipation actions. “According to the signs observed on dead chickens, we conclude that those were dead due to bird flu infection, so all fowls around the area were culled”, Sujarwoto.

Depopulation was done after Livestock Service officials gave extension course for public about the threats of bird flu virus. “People corporate very well to do the depopulation action. All the fowls were culled without any compensation”, said Sujarwoto.

For the next, Livestock and Agriculture Service Tanjungpinang will continue the monitoring and observation to bird flu virus within the area.

 

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Tribun Batam. http://www.tribunbatam.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32647&Itemid=1112

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