General Indonesian News - November 24 - Dec 2007

[Laidback Al]

Hundreds of animals In Sembahe died Suddenly Sibolangit, Deli Serdang
Sabtu, 24 November 2007 03:20 WIB
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Hundreds of tails of the poultry and two cats in the Village Ii, Desa Sembahe, Kecamatan Sibolangit, Kabupaten Deli Serdang died suddenly in a last week.<o:p></o:p>
Waspada observation in the field, on Thursday (22/11), hundreds of tails of the poultry that died suddenly consisted of the chicken and dove birds.<o:p></o:p>
The characteristics of the poultry that died suddenly this including the coloured head red blackish and tembolok bluish.<o:p></o:p>
Although the death of all this poultry was expected resulting from the bird flu virus but the owners of the poultry threw his carcass at random away like in the place of the water channel (the ditch) and the place of the waste.<o:p></o:p>
As a result, emerged the assumption of two cats that died suddenly this also resulting from termutasi the bird flu virus after eating the chicken carcass that was thrown away by the local inhabitants at random.<o:p></o:p>
When being met was on the alert, on Thursday (22/11), Continue To Sembiring, 51, the inhabitants of the Village Ii, Desa Sembahe, Kecamatan Sibolangit, Kabupaten Deli Serdang said, his as many as 40 livestock of the property chicken died suddenly.<o:p></o:p>
Initially, continued Continue To, around last week his kept chicken was seen still wandering in the page of the house.<o:p></o:p>
Afterwards these chickens slept on the branch of the tree.<o:p></o:p>
The next day, as many as 10 chickens were found died under this tree.<o:p></o:p>
Several days afterwards, his 20 property chickens were also found died suddenly.<o:p></o:p>
"Finally, my 10 chicken livestock also died suddenly," said Continue To.<o:p></o:p>
Concerning the cause of his death, continued to admit to not knowing him definitely.<o:p></o:p>
"But, I also saw had two cats that took part in dying."<o:p></o:p>
Did his illness be the same as the chickens, I also did not know, he said.<o:p></o:p>
The same thing was also experienced Dual Ginting, 50, and the substance br Ketaren, 52. "My chicken livestock had 10 tails that died suddenly without being known by his cause," said Dual. Whereas the substance br Ketaren admitted to, totalling his 10 chicken livestock being lost and never again to the pen. "Possibly the chickens have died like the other chicken," he said. In the meantime, the Sub-district Head Sibolangit that tried it was confirmed to be on the alert had not been in the place. However the Secretary of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sembahe</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stepanus</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ginting</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> said, his side did not yet know about the incident. "We will follow up him and descended to the field," said Ginting. Waspada observation till Thursday late afternoon (22/11) struck 18,00, did not yet have the official of the Health and the Peternakan Service that descended to the field to investigate the cause of the death of this poultry of the Service. Now, poultry pens and the pig were seen so close to the inhabitants's house. In the place was separated, Kadis Kesehatan North Sumatra Dr. Hj. Fatni Sulani, DTM&H, MSi and Kadis Kesehatan Deli Serdang Dr. H. Masdulhag Siregar, SpOG (K) when being contacted through the telephone, was not successful it was confirmed. Whereas Kasubdin Pemberantasan of infectious diseases and Sanitation of Lingkungan Dinas Kesehatan North Sumatra Dr. Surya Dharma that it was confirmed was on the alert, on Thursday night (22/11) said, his side also did not yet receive the report about the case of the assumption of bird flu itu. (a17/m26)<o:p></o:p>
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http://www.waspada.co.id/Berita/Sumut/Ratusan-Hewan-Di-Sembahe-Mati-Mendadak.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

University Airlangga Has International Bird Flu Laboratorium

Surabaya -- the MEDIA: Tropical Disease Center (TDC) the University of Airlangga Surabaya had the Avian Influenza laboratory (AI) or Bird Flu was on an international scale that was the grant from the Japanese government.

The laboratory with equipment "Biosafety Level-3" (BSL-3) that, was handed over by the deputy in the Ministry of Education, Budaya, Olahraga, and Science And Technology (MEXT) Japan, Fujiki Kanji in the building of TDC Unair Surabaya, on Monday.

The sophisticated implement BSL-3 that, was accepted by the representative of the Co-ordinating Minister Kesra Dr Ir Bayu Krisna Murthi by being witnessed by the director of the Centre of the Medical Research (ICMRT) from the University Kobe Japan, Prof Hak Hotta MD PhD and the director TDC Unair Prof Dr Yoes Prijatna Dachlan MD MSc.

BSL-3 that had sophisticated technology was based on DNA, was the Japanese government grant to follow up the TDC Unair research co-operation by the Centre of the Medical Research the University Kobe Japan uptil now, said Prof Dr Yoes Prijatna Dachlan MD MSc.

Accompanied by the director of the Centre of the Medis Research (ICMRT) from the University Kobe Japan, Prof Hak Hotta MD PhD, he suggested, laboratory equipment BSL-3 that with a value of Rp15 billion from the total grant Rp100 billion during 5-6 forthcoming years.

The implement was sent directly from Japan with the focus of the Bird Flu research, because the spread of Bird Flu in Indonesia was classified as high in the world.

However did not close the possibility will be developed for the other tropical disease research, he said.

Moreover, the implement that had the level of the security relatively high from contamination of the Bird Flu virus, could identify the Bird Flu virus and found the prevention model, so as the vaccine for medical treatment also could be found.

According to the director of the Centre of the Medis Research (ICMRT) from the University Kobe Japan, Prof Hak Hotta MD PhD, with the existence BSL-3 in TDC Unair, then the research could be about Bird Flu carried out in Indonesia.

Although must be brought overseas only had a confirmation nature.
However, the available laboratory might not be indeed compared with what available in Hong Kong, because the research in Hong Kong was indeed earlier, because the Bird Flu virus was quite starting from there, he said added.

Moreover, he said, the research co-operation will for the beginning stage be carried out in three years by placing four Bird Flu researchers from the University Kobe Japan to accompany four researchers Unair Bird Flu.

Separately, the co-ordinator of the project of the research co-operation of Unair-Kobe from Unair, Dr Choirul Anwar Nidom said, the prevention model of the Bird Flu virus could be investigated with BSL-3, because BLS-3 also could investigate his spread model. His key, found the spread model.

If his spread model could be found, then his prevention model will more be easy to be done, let alone having the machine analysing the DNA data the virus and the determining machine of the number of viruses that infected casualties, he said explained.

The Bird Flu researcher from TDC Unair Surabaya claimed, equipment from Japan was very important, because of the number of Bird Flu sufferers in Indonesia quite high, namely 90 sufferers. The 90 Bird Flu sufferers came from West Java, Jakarta, Tangerang, and Jambi.

"Whereas from East Java still zero, but did not close the possibility of being available, because of the poultry in East Java also like the poultry in Indonesia that was not controlled by the government", he said.

With the implement grant BSL-3 that, he continued, TDC Unair will become one of the centres of the Flu Burung Research in the world that will be made use of for the Bird Flu research in south countries from Africa to Latin America.
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http://www.mediaindonesia.com/berita.asp?id=150438

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

The Bird Flu virus in Indonesia Mutated into 5 Varieties

on Monday, November 26 2007

The Interactive TIME, Jakarta: the Development of the Bird Flu Virus H5N1 in Indoensia faster than any country.

The researcher Molecular Biology from University Airlangga Surabaya, Dr C. A, Nidom, on Monday (26/11) said, in Indonesia the Virus H5N1 has mutated became 5 sub groups.

In fact in the other country only was found by the mutation to 3 variants of the virus, said Nidom. Sub the virus group that muatated in Indonesia was divided into the A kind, B, C, C1, and D.

For the A category and B, spread dikawasan Sumatra. Now for the C category spread in Kalimantan.

Whereas to C1 spread in various places, and for D the region spreading him covered the Papua area and Sumatra the southern part.

We were also surprised, the virus in Indonesia was current the local law, so between the area of one and other different. Moreover sometimes mutated, he added.

According to him, the study molekular at this time still continued to be needed to learn the character was different from these virus kinds.

The mutation of the virus H5N1 in Indonesia, continued the chairman of the bird flu Laboratory Bio Safety Level-3 (BSL-3) this, still had a mutation nature small.

According to him, his control must be also matched the character of his virus. Moreover, till at this time, medicine for the bird flu sufferer also was not yet found.

Tamiflu in fact was common flu medicine, but than will be completely, then Indonesia broke to use tamiflu, he added.

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nasional/2007/11/26/brk,20071126-112317,id.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

Tomorrow, Health Service Spreads Out Review Bird Flu in Riau

on Monday, on November 26 2007

Pekanbaru -- Tomorrow, on Tuesday (26/11) Kesehatan services' of the 'Riau Province will spread out' review bird flu by inviting all the related sides like the Kesehatan Service respectively the regency/the city in Riau, Dirjen Pemberantsan Penyakit and Lingkungan Sanitation, Puslitbangkes, BPPV the territory of Ii Bukittingi, FAO Indonesia and WHO Indonesia.

According to Kasubdis Pelayanan Kesehatan and the Nutrient Diskes Riau Burhanuddin Agung, the aim of this activity was to analyse the spreading situation of Avian Influenza to the poultry and humankind in Riau.Moreover also to develop the activity that was related to the AI spreading to the poultry and humankind, he said answered riautoday.com on Monday (26/11).

This activity his plan will be opened by Riau Governor HM Rusli Zainal and took place in the Hotel of Pengeran Pekanbaru for two days (27-28/11).
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http://www.riautoday.com/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3783&Itemid=1

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

Some more on the Bird Flu meeting in Riau:

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In this meeting was hoped for by the concrete step in the good control of bird flu to the poultry and humankind could be produced, the headword Sub the Service (Kasubdin) the Health Service and the Nutrient of the Health Service (Dinkes) the Riau Province to the reporter in Pekanbaru, on Monday (26/11).

Moreover, he continued, the meeting will also discuss the evaluation of the step in the control of bird flu especially in the matter surveilans, epidemilogi, and virology, the early detection, and the management of the case, as well as risk communication.

According to Burhan, the developing analysis as far as this is concerned indicates the existence of the influence of the increase in the extraordinary incident bird flu to the poultry evidently triggered the occurrence of the increase in the case of bird flu to humankind.

Was based on the data of Dinkes Riau, for the length of 2007, the positive case of bird flu has achieved six cases with five including dying.

The five of them were Ani, 29, the Pekanbaru inhabitants, Yatino, 26, the resident of the Indragiri Hulu Regency, Gerhat Saragih, 33, the resident of the Kampar Regency, Linda Tismery, 44, the Pekanbaru inhabitants, and Muhammad Nabi, 31, the resident of the Bengkalis Regency.

Whereas one case namely Vivi Asokawati, 5, the Pekanbaru inhabitants succeeded in being rescued.

http://www.riauterkini.com/sosial.php?arr=16705

[HenryN]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11260701/H5N1_Indo_Evolution.html

[Theresa42]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

In fact in the other country only was found by the mutation to 3 variants of the virus, said Nidom. Sub the virus group that muatated in Indonesia was divided into the A kind, B, C, C1, and D.

For the A category and B, spread dikawasan Sumatra. Now for the C category spread in Kalimantan.

Whereas to C1 spread in various places, and for D the region spreading him covered the Papua area and Sumatra the southern part.

I needed to "see" this, so here's a rough map:



Edit: According to the article below, the "A" variant is/was on Java, too.

[Theresa42]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

The Bird Flu virus in Indonesia Mutated into 5 Varieties

on Monday, November 26 2007

The Interactive TIME, Jakarta: the Development of the Bird Flu Virus H5N1 in Indoensia faster than any country.

The researcher Molecular Biology from University Airlangga Surabaya, Dr C. A, Nidom, on Monday (26/11) said, in Indonesia the Virus H5N1 has mutated became 5 sub groups.

In fact in the other country only was found by the mutation to 3 variants of the virus, said Nidom. Sub the virus group that muatated in Indonesia was divided into the A kind, B, C, C1, and D.

For the A category and B, spread dikawasan Sumatra. Now for the C category spread in Kalimantan.

Whereas to C1 spread in various places, and for D the region spreading him covered the Papua area and Sumatra the southern part.

We were also surprised, the virus in Indonesia was current the local law, so between the area of one and other different. Moreover sometimes mutated, he added.

According to him, the study molekular at this time still continued to be needed to learn the character was different from these virus kinds.

The mutation of the virus H5N1 in Indonesia, continued the chairman of the bird flu Laboratory Bio Safety Level-3 (BSL-3) this, still had a mutation nature small.

According to him, his control must be also matched the character of his virus. Moreover, till at this time, medicine for the bird flu sufferer also was not yet found.

Tamiflu in fact was common flu medicine, but than will be completely, then Indonesia broke to use tamiflu, he added.

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/na...112317,id.html

Hat-tip, bgw in MT!

Poultry Virus (Bird Flu) in Indonesia More Varied
Nov 26, 2007

Surabaya, Kompas..
The virus of poultry flu in Indonesia developed became (at) least five variants. In fact, in the international level only was known three variants.

The Airlangga University CA researcher of flu of the poultry, Nidom, said, in the international circle only was known the A variant, B, and C. While in Indonesia had the C addition and D. Both of the variants are results of the mutation of the A variant, he said in Surabaya, on Monday (26/11). The A variant was known as the first variant that spread in Java.

In Papua and Sumatra the southern part, the A variant mutation became the variant of D. The problem is did not yet have the clinical data in each identity of the virus. It did not yet have the virus research in the living situation so as to be difficult identified the characteristics in fact, he said.

Nidom hoped, the appointment of the safety laboratory of biology in Unair today helps the identification of the virus. In the laboratory, the virus could in thorough in the living situation.

http://kompas.com/ver1/Kesehatan/0711/26/140545.htm

[Laidback Al]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

Thanks for posting the map Theresa42. I was thinking about doing the same kind of thing. I believe you have represented that distribution as well as can be done from limited, translated news articles. Very good job.
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[Laidback Al]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

Regarding various H5N1 "varieties" in Indonesia. Although the article notes that "A" is present in Java, some 60+ percent of all confirmed human cases of H5N1 in Indonesia are from the island of Java. Move information on the strains present in Java would be useful.

[Theresa42]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

The most curious thing to me is "Type D" in Southern Sumatra AND Papua Province. How did that happen...?

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

From Riau

The Traditional Poultry market involved a High risk spread Bird Flu

The free sale system of the poultry was in the traditional market considered by WHO unhealthy.

The practice of that kind had the highest risk of spreading the bird flu virus.

Riauterkini-Pekanbaru- results of the Health Body research of the World (WHO) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO UN) found height resistance of the risk factor of the traditional market in the spreading of bird flu in Indonesia.

Therefore, the increase in the supervision of the market by the government in anticipating the spreading avian influenza must be given priority.

"We found the height" of the "concentration" of the "virus H5N1 in the traditional market."

This condition was believed in to the risk factor was highest in the spreading of the case of bird flu in Indonesia and the Riau Province especially, said Vertinary Epidemiologist Avian Influenza FAO UN Leo Loth, BBS DVM to the reporter disela the agenda review Riau bird flu in the Hotel Prince Pekanbaru, on Tuesday (27/11).

So, continued Leo, very important for the government in order to be able to increase the supervision of the markets traditional this.

According to him, the critical spreading H5N1 that happened when the community bought the living chicken and then brought came home this chicken to be consumed.

It should be that, said Leo, the chicken lived that was sold marketed might not be brought came home. "Better the chicken was at once cut off in the same market," he explained.

Based on analysis Department Health and WHO as well as Official Health Province Riau concerning 42 cases bird flu to human being in Riau market and lingkungan (surroundings) house become mistake one factor risk highest spreading virus H5N1. Matter/Case that proven from six confirmations positive cases bird flu in Riau.

[won't translate]: Kelimanya masing-masing Ani, 29, warga Kota Pekanbaru, Yatino, 26, warga Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu, Gerhat Saragih, 33, warga Kabupaten Kampar, Linda Tismery, 44, Warga Kota Pekanbaru, dan Muhammad Nabi, 31, warga Kabupaten Bengkalis. Sedangkan Vivi Asokawati, 5, warga Kota Pekanbaru diduga tertular melalui media ayam peliharaan di kandang. Kasus Vivi merupakan satu-satunya konfirmasi positif flu burung yang berhasil diselamatkan jiwanya.

On the side other, the Head of Sub Directorate (Kasubdit) Zoonosis Departemen of the Health RI Wilfred Purba gazed at the need of the expansion of the indicator in determining the case of bird flu that happened to humankind.

As far as this is concerned, said Wilfred, the medical staff still bimbang [bimbang = hesitant; worried; flustered] in broke appropriate or not a person was stated suspect infected by the virus H5N1.
The "case" of the "spreading" of "bird flu to humankind indeed still miteri." [miteri is a typo. misteri = mystery]

The expansion of the indicator in the determination suspect was expected to be able to help the medical team that was assigned dilapangan, he said.

Above paragraph translated with QDT & Dictionary:

As far this statement Wilfred, worker medical still hesitant/worried in deciding proper or not person was stated suspect infected virus H5N1. "Cases spreading flu burung to human being certainly still miteri (mystery?). Spreding/Development indicator in/within determination/definition suspect hoped be able help team medical that undertake in field," he said.


He added, the expansion of the indicator could take the form of the early supervision action on the family that had blood relations with suspect bird flu.
The action could become the promotion of the health for the community in guarding against the spread danger of the virus H5N1.

Now, the Sub Dinas Head (Kasubdin) the Health of the Dinas Peternakan Animal (Disnak) the Province Riau Rondang Nayati mentioned as long as 2007 was recorded by as many as 31,501 deaths of the sudden chicken in Riau.

From the total this number, totalling 7,522 was made the sample for the research by the Pengujian Dan Penyidikan Veteriner Hall (BPPV) Regional Ii Bukittinggi West Sumatra.

"Results totalling 625 evidently positive infected by the virus avian influenza."
The highest number was found in the Pekanbaru City and Rokan Hilir namely 279 and 203 positive poultries, explained Rondang.

http://www.riauterkini.com/sosial.php?arr=16718

credits Commonground

[tropical]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

"... the prevention model of the Bird Flu virus could be investigated with BSL-3, because BLS-3 also could investigate his spread model ..."

I see now that BSL-3 seems enaugh for many other parts of the world (probably an step down of security) -
Japan send an BSL-3, when by US guidelines it must be an BSL-4 for bird flu manipulations.

Why is that deminutive policy?
WHO guidelines about?

If anybody want to answer, thank you.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

8 subdistricts and 133 villages in Riau Infected Virus AI

Pekanbaru -- totalling 8 subdistricts and 133 villages in Riau are infected by the virus of Avian Influenza (AI). This number was spread throughout the regency/the city in Riau.

Responded to this condition the government of the Riau province continued to carry out the co-ordination officially related so as his spreading could be minimised.

Was like this was sent by the Assistant III Marjohan Yusuf when attending the meeting review bird flu by inviting all the related sides like the Health Service respectively the regency/the city in Riau, Dirjen Pemberantsan Penyakit and Lingkungan Sanitation, Puslitbangkes, BPPV the territory of Ii Bukittingi, FAO Indonesia and WHO Indonesia.

In the meantime Prof Dr Wilfred Purba from the Department of the RI Health said nationally already 33 provinces and 25 percent regency/the city that are infected by the spreading of the virus of AI.

Enough in July 2007 happened the decline in the spreading of the AI virus in Indonesia.

However in October was worried the rise happened because in connection with the rain season that happened so as to facilitate the spreading of this AI virus, explained Wilfred.

http://www.riautoday.com/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3812&Itemid=1

credits Commonground

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: General Indonesian News - November 24+

50,000 schools Perceptive Plague Bird Flu


NMOJOKERTO, Kompas- As Many As 50,000 primary schools were involved in the prevention campaign of bird flu in the student's circle.

The level campaign of the student the important PRIMARY SCHOOL because 40 percent casualties berstatus the student the PRIMARY SCHOOL.

The executive director of the Nasional Penanggulangan Commission of Bayu Krishnamurti Bird Flu said, the campaign will be integrated with pembelajaran the school.

Therefore, the student could absorb the method of preventing bird flu through various subjects.

"We with Unicef trained the power to enrich the lesson with prevention material" of "bird flu," he said in Launching gaps of the Preceptive campaign Bird Flu in SDN Kebon Agung Mojokerto , on Tuesday (27/11).

The power came from the teacher and the school supervisor.
The training was carried out in stages in each regency.

http://www.kompas.com/ver1/Nusantara/0711/27/160941.htm