Indonesia - H1N1 - Confirmed Deaths 10

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Two Swine Flu Patients Die

Erabaru-News Monday, August 24, 2009

Surabaya - Two swine flu positive patients (A-H1N1) died at the Regional General Hospital (Hospital) dr. Soetomo, Surabaya, Monday (24/08).

According to Deputy Director of the hospitals dr. Soetomo Division of Medical Services and Nursing, dr. Urip Murtejo, Sp.B. The twoA-H1N1 patients who died were a young adult female and a male toddler.

"Both are receiving treatment at this hospital between four to five days. In addition to A-H1N1 infected, both experienced pneumonia (pneumonia)," he said.

With the death of two people, he continued, means that until now has three swine flu patients are being treated at the hospital had died.

Until now hospitals dr. Soetomo have treated eight patients A-H1N1. A total of six patients are placed in special isolation room, while two others treated in the anesthesia.

"Everything is getting intensive treatment using the tools that are not exposed to respiratory pneumonia," the spokesman said hospitals dr. Soetomo.

In the period from June to August 2009, the largest hospital in the eastern part of Indonesia was already caring for H1N1 patients as much as A-106 people.

"All patients are treated here the positive A-H1N1. To which are` suspect `being treated at local hospitals," said Urip.

To deal with the swine flu cases, the hospitals dr. Soetomo win funding from the Provincial Government (Provincial Government) Java valued at Rp500 million.

The funds were used to complement a special isolation facility that had been occupied by the A-H1N1 patients. (Ant / waa)

http://erabaru.net/kesehatan/34-kesehatan/4104-dua-pasien-flu-babi-meninggal-dunia

[kiwibird]

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More information on the young female student mentioned in the above post

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/25/college-student-allegedly-dies-h1n1-surabaya.html

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 4:45 PM
College student allegedly dies of H1N1 in Surabaya

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 08/25/2009 2:56 PM | National

A veterinary student of Airlangga University died Tuesday morning at Dr. Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya, East Java, allegedly from the H1N1 flu, tempointerakatif.com has reported.

Urip Murtedjo, deputy director of the hospital said the victim, who was pronounced dead at around 10 a.m, had been undergoing treatment for three days and had tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

?She came in with severe pneumonia. However, there was no record of her having traveled abroad recently,? he said, hinting that the victim had contracted the disease locally.

Urip added that the victim's body has been taken to her home in Tuban to be laid to rest.

Her death marks the hospital's fourth from H1N1; the third victim died Sunday after two others succumbed to the virus early last week.

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_421168.html

Aug 25, 2009
Indonesia reports new flu death

JAKARTA - A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has died of swine flu in Indonesia, raising the national toll to six, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

'The child from East Java died after suffering from pneumonia and a laboratory result confirmed that he tested positive for H1N1 flu,' director general for disease control Tjandra Yoga Aditama said in a press release.

The ministry earlier on Tuesday said a 21-year-old man had also died from the virus.

Indonesia has recorded 1,033 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus since it appeared in the country in June.

About 1,800 people have died around the world since swine flu was first uncovered in April, according to the latest update from the World Health Organisation, the vast majority of them in the Americas. -- AFP

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Re: Indonesia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 1,055 - deaths 8

http://www.seputar-indonesia.com/edisicetak/content/view/266373/

1055 Population Affected Indonesia H1N1

Sunday, 30 August 2009

JAKARTA (SI)-Research and Development Laboratory of Ministry of Health noted the positive 1055 Indonesian population infected with the virus A H1N1 or popularly called swine flu.

Of this amount recorded 8 people died of the deadly flu this. Director General (DG) of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) YogaAditama Tjandra Health Department said the number of H1N1 cases are spread across 24 Provinces in Indonesia.

"As for the results of laboratory confirmation of influenza A H1N1 positive by 22 people, 2 of whom died from East Java, with a picture of pneumonia and clinical laboratory results showed a positive H1N1," Tjandra adding influenza A H1N1 disease is transmitted by direct contact from person to person through coughing, sneezing or objects that have come into contact with the patient.

Can not be denied so that the spread of this disease is very easy and fast. People themselves are suggested to maintain body condition and eat food with balanced nutrition, physical activity / exercise, adequate rest and wash hands with soap.

In addition, when coughing and sneezing nose cap with a handkerchief or a symptom of influenza tisu.Jika febrifuge drink, wear a mask and not to the office, school or crowd activity. "It is advisable to rest at home for 5 days.

And if in two days of flu did not improve immediately to the doctor, "he said Currently, the case of the spread of influenza A H1N1 in Southeast Asia continued to increase.

In Thailand has recorded 13,019 cases with 114 deaths, 12 deaths Singapore, Malaysia 68 deaths, while in Australia there are about 33,511 registered cases with 132 deaths. (sofian dwi)

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Indonesia's A/H1N1 flu death toll rises to 8

www.chinaview.cn 2009-08-31

JAKARTA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Two Indonesian women from East Java have died of A/H1N1 flu, putting the total fatality of the A/H1N1 virus to eight in the country, the Health Ministry said here Monday.

Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health of the ministry Prof. Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama said the two died last week.

"The two persons died with suffering pneumonia and their laboratory tests showed they were positive of H1N1," Yoga told Xinhua over phone.

But, he declined to elaborate the ages of the persons.

He said that the total cases rose to 1,055 after the ministry confirmed 22 people newly infected by the A/H1N1 virus.

The director said that the virus, which has fatality rate of 0.4 percent, had spread to more than a half of the country's territory.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/31/content_11972540.htm

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Indonesia - H1N1 - Confirmed Deaths 10

Snip from press release Dep of Health, machinetranslated


On September 03 2009

The body of Litbangkes Department of Health on September 2 2009 reported results of confirmation of the positive laboratory influenza of A H1N1 totalling 14 new cases, 2 people among them died, a child from the Special Capital District of Jakarta and 1 woman from Yogyakarta, both of them had the risk factor that provide a basis for but also pneumonia, results of the laboratory also showed H1N1 (+).

Therefore in a cumulative manner, the total case until this 1,097 people in 25 provinces and 10 deaths, said Prof. Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Sp.P (K), the MARCH, Dirjen P2PL Department of Health. Added, ?data the case of influenza of A H1N1 in our neighbouring country showed Thailand had 14,976 cases with 119 deaths, Singapore 16 deaths, Malaysia 64 deaths and Australia had 35,095 cases with 155 deaths, said Prof. Tjandra

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http://www.depkes.go.id/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=3547