Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 - January 28, 2009

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Supari mentioned in other news recently -


Luxembourg Looks at Investing In Indonesia

Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 | 21:41 WIB


TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Luxembourg?s Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Jeannot Krecke said the country is looking at the possibility of investing in and cooperating with industries in Indonesia. ?We are looking at investment possibilities,? he said following a meeting with Industry Minister Fahmi Idris yesterday.


He said Luxembourg excelled in the sectors of steel industry, logistics and financial services. Krecke, however, could not yet reveal the value of investment being considered. ?We are still looking for opportunities,? he said.

Krecke is also scheduled to meet with Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari.

Anshari Bukhari, the director ?general of Metal, Machinery, Textile and Diverse Industries said Minister Fahmi asked Luxembourg to invest in the pharmacy and agro-business sectors, like rubber. ?These are two sectors which are growing rapidly in Indonesia,? he said.

Anshari is not worried that Luxembourg?s investment plans may be impeded by Health Minister Regulation No. 1010/MENKES/PER/XI/2008 on drug registration. The regulation dated November 3, 2008 says pharmaceutical companies without distribution facilities may not register their companies. ?Luxembourg wants to build a plant here, and not just sell drugs, so it will not be subject to the regulation,? Anshari said.

Earlier, 13 international pharmaceutical companies were in danger of being affected by the Health Ministry?s regulation. They are PT Roche Indonesia, Sanofi Aventis Pasteur, PT Transfarma Medica-Indah, PT Eli Liliy, PT Wyeth Indonesia, PT Sterling, PT Astrzeneca Indonesia, PT Novo Nordisk Indonesia, PT Astellas Pharma Indonesia, PT Janssen Cilag, PT Solvay Pharma Indonesia, PT Merck Sharp & Dohme Indonesia, and PT Servier Indonesia.

Nieke Indrietta

http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2008/11/12/brk,20081112-145660,uk.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

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At the moment 17 patients are treated for bird flu in Makassar Hospital, Sulawesi

The POULTRY was around Dewi's HOUSE destroyed

Metrotvnews.com, Semarang: All poultries around the house of Dewi Sartika, bird flu casualties who died last week, were destroyed, on Thursday (13/11). This step was followed to interrupt the chain of the spreading of bird flu in the area.

The poultry that was expected flattest avian influenza was gathered from the resident's house Street Medoho 3, Semarang. Dozens of animals afterwards disembelih and was burnt along with his 200 pens.

The process of the extermination was witnessed by the resident around.

Now in South Sulawesi, totalling 17 people who were expected flattest bird flu was still being treated in Wahidin Sudirohusodo Makassar space of the Hospital isolation.

Ten including being the new patient.

Seven from 17 patients were children.

Their condition until this was still worrying.

The patient in general entered the hospital not long after many poultries in their environment died suddenly. (***)

http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=70623

Comment: my feeling is , this is not 1 cluster, but the total of (suspect) patients treated at the moment, probably coming from different villages, area's .
Not much news on bird flu coming out of Sulawesi; Poultytrade always has been very important business, especially in South Sulawesi.
"The flattest" means something like : they are "flat out", showing all the clinical symptoms of avian flu

Edit: the patients are from 1 subdistrict.

[Gert van der Hoek]

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More from Sulawesi; local "rapid influenza tests" indicate type A flu for 6 patients, 3 of them have pneumonia which could be related with H5N1.

On Thursday, 13 2008

17 residents of the Biringkanaya Subdistrict Infected with Bird Flu Virus

On Thursday, 13 2008

MAKASSAR totalling 17 residents RT 5/RW 2 Sudiang districts, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict, Makassar, South Sulawesi was expected to be infected with the bird flu virus and currently in treated in space of the Public Hospital isolation Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar.

Several days before being treated, the inhabitants around his house found dozens of chickens died suddenly with the condition for the coloured body blue and rotted.

Was based on results of the sample inspection of the chicken that died that was carried out by the Health Service of the Makassar City, these chickens were positive infected with the Bird Flu virus.

From 17 patients that in treated in RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo, six among them children's patient with the age between three months and 10 years, namely Salman, 5, Nurul Awaliah, 3, Nur Fadilah, 4 months (related) and his neighbour of Saleha, 10, Irwan, 8, Fauzi Ibnu, 3 months (also related).

To anticipate the spreading of the bird flu virus in the place of this patient was domiciled, the Makassar Health Service has destroyed dozens of kept chickens available in the RT territory 5 RW 2 Sudiang districts.

In the meantime, the Head of the Medik Field at the same time public relations of Tim Khusus Flu Burung RS Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo Kurnia Bintang said has carried out the step in the taking medic of the sample of blood, rapid test influenza and the photograph torax. The temporary sample of blood was checked in the Laboratory.

But results rapid test influenza, six including experiencing the A illness of the influenza kind that headed to H5N1 and three among them, results of the photograph of the torax experienced bronchopneumonia, that had an opportunity also to the side of infected him the virus H5N1, explained Kurnia. (LN/OL-02

http://mediaindonesia.com/webtorial/tanahair/?bar_id=NDM2Mzg=

[Giuseppe]

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-- 17 hospitalized

-- 6 influenza-A positive at rapid test

-- 3 (of 6?) have pneumonia

Is It correct?

[Gert van der Hoek]

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-- 17 hospitalized

-- 6 influenza-A positive at rapid test

-- 3 (of 6?) have pneumonia

Is It correct?

That is exactly what I read in the article.

[Giuseppe]

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That is exactly what I read in the article.

Thank you for confirmation.

[Gert van der Hoek]

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The link in post # 146 leads to video; the 2nd part is on the situation in Makassar Hospital, it ends with a comment of dr Kunia.

May be someone who can understand 'Bahassa Indonesia" can translate her comment?

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Bird flu kills teen in Central Java

Thu, 11/13/2008 10:31 AM | The Archipelago

SEMARANG, C. Java: Extraordinary occurrence status has been declared for Semarang after a teenage resident died from bird flu.

DS, 15, died Friday after being treated for a week at a private hospital and another four days at the Kariadi General Hospital.

Agus Suryanto, member of the general hospital's avian influenza team, said Wednesday that blood tests had confirmed that DS had contracted bird flu. The tests were conducted at the Health Ministry's Development and Observation Laboratory in Jakarta and at Eijkman Laboratory.

Agus said DS, a resident of Jl. Medoho III, Gayamsari, was already in a critical condition when she was transferred to Kariadi General Hospital.

She had a fever of 39 degrees Celsius and acute respiratory problems.

DS's house is near a poultry slaughterhouse.

"This is the first case of bird flu in Semarang this year. In 2007, 27 patients suspected of having bird flu were treated in isolation wards in this hospital. They all survived," Agus said .

Semarang Health Agency head Tatik Suyarti said her office would work to prevent the bird flu spreading to other parts of the city.

Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip said related institutions had conducted preventive actions such as temporarily closing the poultry slaughterhouse and testing DS's family and neighbors for infection. -- JP

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/13/bird-flu-kills-teen-central-java.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Sulawesi; 6 patients from 1 family are treated in hospital; the number of 17 suspects could refer to neighbours or other contacts who were checked.

Looking at the 2nd part of the video of MetroTV (see post # 146) the patients seem to do OK.


On Thursday, 13-11-2008


One Family Suspect Bird Flu

Dozens of chickens died in Patte`ne Positive was attacked by the Virus H5N1

MAKASSAR, BKM -- one family that consisted of six people, on Wednesday (12/11) underwent the special maintenance and were isolated in the RSUP Wahidin Sudirohusodo ferns building.

They that his whole from the Tangki Jangang Village, RW 2 RT 5 Patte'ne, Kelurahan Sudiang, Kecamatan Biringkanaya this was expected (suspect) bird flu.

From six people who were treated, five among them were children. Respectively Nurul Andia (3 years 6 months), Salman (6 years 10 months), Nurfadillah (4 months), Saleha (11 years) and Irwan (5 years).

One other person, Yohani currently is 50 years old.

http://www.beritakotamakassar.com/

[Gert van der Hoek]

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17 patients assumed to have Bird Flu in isolation in Makassar

Thursday, 13 November 2008 | 1

MAKASSAR, THURSDAY - As many as 17 patients' suspect 'bird flu (Avian Influenza / AI) is now treated in isolation rooms Regional Hospital Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar, Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi). (Should be South Sulawesi, ed)

"They were taken to the hospital because of this experience fever with body temperature higher, and in the vicinity of his home found dozens of dead chickens rot with a bluish body," said a nurse at the hospital ruanga isolation Wahidin, Fatimah, Thursday.

The Seventeen patients are from RT 5 RW 2 Neighborhood Sudiang, Biringkanaya Sub-District, Makassar. They receive intensive services from 20 medical experts.

As many as six of the 17 patients treated at the hospital Wahidin, are children with the age of three months to 10 years, respectively Salman, 5, Nurul Awaliah, 3, Nur Fadilah, 4 months (with) and the neighboring Saleha, 10, Irwan, 8, Ibn Fauzi, who is 3 months younger sister.

About the bird flu disease which citizens Biringkanaya, Head of Medical Affairs at once Relation Team Special Bird Flu Hospital Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Star Kurnia said the government has been taking blood samples, perform rapid influenza test and take photos toraks for further examination.

"From the results of the examination while in the laboratory, six patients experienced a type of influenza A disease that leads to the AI and three more from the results of the photo shows the torax to bronchopneumonia, which also have the opportunity to the AI," she said.

About the chickens were found dead on the patient around the house, the head of the Office of Makassar Health Naisyah Tun Asikin said based on the results of Health Office of Makassar on the sample of dead chickens known chickens are positive to have the H5N1 virus.

"To anticipate the spread of bird flu patients around the house, officials of the Health Office in Makassar have to destroy tens of fowl in the region RT 5 RW 2 Neighborhood Sudiang," he said.

http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/11/13/18524066/17.pasien.diduga.flu.burung.diisolasi.di.makassar

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[Commonground]

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13/11/2008 15:51
17 Warga Makassar Suspect Flu Burung

Makassar - As Many As 17 residents Makassar were forced to be run off with to the Regional Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital after experiencing the fever, the cough, breathless was accompanied was sick in the chest part. Expected by them suspect bird flu. To 17 casualties that 13 among them still children were three months till 12 years old, abide in Street Lorong Kuburan RW 2 RT 5 Sudiang districts, the Biringkanaya subdistrict.

According to the Head of the Medik Field at the same time public relations of Tim Khusus Flu Burung RS Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo Kurnia Bintang, on Thursday (13/11), since yesterday on Wednesday (12/11) totalling seven patients, who consisted of 5 children, direct after being taken the sample of blood and the photograph toraks the chest part of casualties, at once was placed in isolation space. The step in the medic and rapid test influenza has been carried out.

The "sample" of "temporary blood was still being checked in the medical Unhas laboratory." From results rapid, found six people among them experiencing A kind influenza that headed to resulting from H5N1, said the gift.

In the meantime today, on Thursday (13/11) same hospital intensive care units also received psient that also was stated suspeck bird flu totalling 10 people. All of it also it was identified suffered the complaint that was the same as the seven patients beforehand, that evidently still neighbouring. The head of the Installation treated the Emergency but also the team's member of the handling of the RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo bird flu illness, Wasis Udaya when being met after gave treated to 10 patients, said to 10 patients suffered the same sign, namely flu, the fever, the cough and breathless. He said took the appropriate action protap.

"Generally the condition" for the "patient was still stable, namin we will continue to monitor his development." For results whether the negative infected H5N1, still was waiting for results of the laboratory in Jakarta, around one week, he explained. In order to anticipate the patient who could not be predicted, his side provided all the requirements for the implementation of medical treatment and the maintenance of casualties suspect and positive bird flu. Like, the medicine and isolation space. To tending to 17 patients, will be handled by at least 20 teams of the specialist in this hospital. This hospital also was the only hospital in South Sulawesi that was indicated to handle the affected patient bird flu.

Wasis also made a plea to the residents to anticipate following casualties so that immediately reported to the health service that co-operated officially Makassar livestock breeding.

In the meantime, Jefri (30) the father from one of the patients suspek bird flu, Fauzi that still was three months old said since the last two weeks indeed in his house environment of dozens of chickens belonging to his neighbour died suddenly. And according to the official from the Makassar livestock breeding service, indeed his neighbouring chickens there are those that was found was affected by the virus H5N1. "After many chickens that died, in the last two weeks were at once done by the extermination around one hundred the tail" of the "nonpedigreed chicken by the health service." After that, my child and six other neighbours suffered the cough, the fever and breathless, he explained. Jefri claimed surprised, because himself did not maintain the chicken, and never contact with the poultry kind that almost became kept each house around it. Moreover, his child fauzi that just was three months old.

http://www.inilah.com/berita/politik/2008/11/13/61653/17-warga-makassar-suspect-flu-burung/

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JAKARTA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Health Ministry on Thursday denied foreign reports that a 15-year-old girl from Central Java had died of avian influenza, saying two laboratory tests had showed her blood samples negative of H5N1.

The girl died on Friday in Karyadi Hospital in Semarang city, 250 miles east of Jakarta after 10 days of medical treatment.
Denying several foreign reports that the girl had been confirmed dead of bird flu, Health Minister Siti Padilah Sufari said: "Both of the laboratory tests showed that she was negative of bird flu, so the total death toll (of bird flu) remains 112." A total of 137 people had been infected by bird flu in Indonesia, making the country hardest hit by the deadly virus. The avian influenza has killed so far 244 people in the world. Indonesia has been striving to diminish the factors that facilitate the spread of the bird flu virus, including big territory, traditional way of rising chickens on back yard and lack of obedience of provincial administration in implementing Jakarta's relevant decisions.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/13/content_10352325.htm

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17 Suspect Bird Flu treated in the RSU Wahidin Makassar

Thursday, 13 November 2008 | 18:41 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Makassar: A total of 17 patients suspect bird flu treated in the isolation room fern, General Hospital Wahidin Region Sudirohusodo, Makassar. They are RW Patte'ne citizens Road ***, Neighborhood Sudiang, Biringkanaya Sub-District, Makassar. Location in the residence, we found some chickens dying and the positive of bird flu.

Installing the head of Emergency Care RSU Wahidin also members of the team coordinating the bird flu, Dr Wasis Udaya Sp.PD, which is found in the hospital Thursday (13/11), said this is a two-day party to handle the patients suspect bird flu, the number is 17 people The blood sample is taken and the photos in the lungs to further examination to determine what surely affected by bird flu.

From the number of patients admitted to this yesterday and seven people directly in isolation because the lead to symptoms of bird flu, namely Nurul Awaliyah (3.6), Nur Matan (4 months), Salman (6.10), Irwan (6), Saleha (12 , 3), Fauzi Ibn Rajab (3 months) and Johani (60). Meanwhile, the ten patients who entered the day this is Ilham (2), firdaus (6), Alif (3 months), Desi (5), Eki Desviani (5 months), Rahmawati (2), Hartati (26), Nuraine (31) , Hasnawati (34) and Annisa (6).

17 complaints and symptoms of the patient is coughing, fever, and shortness of breath. Mengunggu the results of further blood sample from the suspect patient is, while they affect treatment diisolasi fern. Examination of blood samples using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is done in the laboratory Hasanuddin University (Unhas) and sent to the Ministry of Health, which takes about 2 days to know the results.

Head of Medical Affairs RSU Wahidin, Kurnia A Star, which found separately yesterday afternoon said that of the 17 patients who suspect bird flu, 14 new patients be in isolation.

The great number of patients that must be placed in that room to make the insulation capacity of only 11 beds, plus 6 forced extra beds.

"The addition of this can be done that most patients are children, namely 14 people," he said.

http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/nusa/2008/11/13/brk,20081113-145843,id.html

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[HenryN]

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/11130801/H5N1_Makassar_17.html

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Source: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK57510.htm


Indonesia to test 17 for bird flu in Sulawesi
13 Nov 2008 12:53:23 GMT
Source: Reuters

JAKARTA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Seventeen people from the same neighbourhood in the Indonesian city of Makassar in South Sulawesi are due to be tested for bird flu after falling sick, a health ministry official said on Thursday. Chandra Yoga Adhitama, acting director-general of communicable disease control, said the group had been hospitalised after chickens in the surrounding area suddenly died.

"Some were hospitalised yesterday and some today. I think it is a precaution by our officials after chickens died there," Adhitama said.

He described the general health condition of the 17 as good and said that blood samples had been taken and would be sent to the health ministry laboratory in Jakarta for testing.

"We are continuing to monitor their condition," he said, adding that only four of the group were adults.

Suspected cluster cases can raise concerns about rare human-to-human transmission or that the virus might have mutated into a form that can pass easily among people.

The country's largest known cluster of bird flu cases in humans occurred in May 2006 in the Karo district of North Sumatra province, where as many as 7 people in an extended family died.

The World Health Organisation said at the time that limited human-to-human transmission could not be ruled out but that the virus samples from the scene did not show any significant genetic mutations.

Bird flu remains mainly an animal disease but experts fear the H5N1 virus might mutate into a pandemic strain that would sweep the globe, possibly killing millions and hobbling economies.

Indonesia has the highest toll of any nation and a health official said on Wednesday that a 15-year-old Indonesian girl has died of bird flu in central Java, bringing the country's death toll from the disease to 113. (Reporting by Telly Nathalia; Editing by Ed Davies and Valerie Lee)