Re: Indonesia - Padang, West Sumatra - 10 currently suspected cases of bird flu in Padang (second isolation room opened), 9 with positive rapid H5N1 test go home - March 2 +
- 2 more bird flu suspects, 2 girls
- a woman - bird flu suspect - refuses treatment and returns home
Unexpected Increase Again of Bird Flu Patients
Thursday, March 17, 2011
PADANG, KOMPAS.com - Patients suspected bird flu ( avian influenza ), which was referred to Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang, West Sumatra added two more. That led to an unexpected number of patients still hospitalized on Thursday (03/17/2011) consist of six persons.
Installation Head of Public Relations and Public Complaints Dr. M. Djamil, Gustafianof on the same day said the two new patients were referred since Wednesday (16/03/2011) after experiencing a fever and is known to have contact with poultry that died suddenly. Both are female patients with age 4.5 years and 10 years who came from the city of Padang and South Coastal District.
Earlier, four people suspected bird flu patients who were treated at the hospital, including an adult female patient who was referred from Monday (14/03/2011) night with iodine. All patients suspected it was still waiting for test results of blood and fluid mucus to determine the presence or absence of infection with H5N1 virus, bird flu triggers.
"Based on the inspection team of doctors, known to the patient's condition unexpectedly in a state that's fine," said Gustafianof. Thus, the number of suspected bird flu patients who were treated at the hospital since January 2011 to 22 people that some had discharged because test results showed negative.
Rejecting Treatment
Meanwhile, a suspected bird flu patient are women with 61 years of age who are also referred to the hospital on Wednesday (16/03/2011) refused to be treated. In fact, patients have a condition known bersangku tan high fever, cough, headache, diarrhea, and shortness of breath and also known to have contact with dead poultry.
"The patient had reached the emergency unit and has entered into the state, but he later refused treatment and went home. We can not force," said Gustafianof.
Head of Health Department of West Sumatra Rosnini Savitri when contacted on the same day, said he had not know about it. However Rosnini say, if indeed the patient was infected with the H5N1 virus triggers unexpected bird flu, there is no reason that can be tolerated so as not to be treated.
"But I do not know whether the patient is suspected or not, so I can not comment, "said Rosnini.
Prepare room
So far, bird flu suspected patients who were treated at Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang is placed in the Space and Space Suspect conform. Until Thursday, preparing to increase the capacity of the treatment room continues to be done if at any time the number of patients admitted unexpectedly increased.
A total of five rooms namely Space 1,2,3,11, and 12 in the front room and the room conform Suspect which has been the care of patients suspected of bird flu began to be emptied. Only there are a number of patients in the treatment of disease in the middle of it in the treatment with oxygen tubes are permanently mounted on the wall of the duct.
Rosnini previously said, in addition to Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang, Ahmad Muchtar Hospital, Kota Bukittinggi also been prepared as a referral hospital patients suspected of bird flu.
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- 2 more bird flu suspects, 2 girls
- a woman - bird flu suspect - refuses treatment and returns home
Unexpected Increase Again of Bird Flu Patients
Thursday, March 17, 2011
PADANG, KOMPAS.com - Patients suspected bird flu ( avian influenza ), which was referred to Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang, West Sumatra added two more. That led to an unexpected number of patients still hospitalized on Thursday (03/17/2011) consist of six persons.
Installation Head of Public Relations and Public Complaints Dr. M. Djamil, Gustafianof on the same day said the two new patients were referred since Wednesday (16/03/2011) after experiencing a fever and is known to have contact with poultry that died suddenly. Both are female patients with age 4.5 years and 10 years who came from the city of Padang and South Coastal District.
Earlier, four people suspected bird flu patients who were treated at the hospital, including an adult female patient who was referred from Monday (14/03/2011) night with iodine. All patients suspected it was still waiting for test results of blood and fluid mucus to determine the presence or absence of infection with H5N1 virus, bird flu triggers.
"Based on the inspection team of doctors, known to the patient's condition unexpectedly in a state that's fine," said Gustafianof. Thus, the number of suspected bird flu patients who were treated at the hospital since January 2011 to 22 people that some had discharged because test results showed negative.
Rejecting Treatment
Meanwhile, a suspected bird flu patient are women with 61 years of age who are also referred to the hospital on Wednesday (16/03/2011) refused to be treated. In fact, patients have a condition known bersangku tan high fever, cough, headache, diarrhea, and shortness of breath and also known to have contact with dead poultry.
"The patient had reached the emergency unit and has entered into the state, but he later refused treatment and went home. We can not force," said Gustafianof.
Head of Health Department of West Sumatra Rosnini Savitri when contacted on the same day, said he had not know about it. However Rosnini say, if indeed the patient was infected with the H5N1 virus triggers unexpected bird flu, there is no reason that can be tolerated so as not to be treated.
"But I do not know whether the patient is suspected or not, so I can not comment, "said Rosnini.
Prepare room
So far, bird flu suspected patients who were treated at Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang is placed in the Space and Space Suspect conform. Until Thursday, preparing to increase the capacity of the treatment room continues to be done if at any time the number of patients admitted unexpectedly increased.
A total of five rooms namely Space 1,2,3,11, and 12 in the front room and the room conform Suspect which has been the care of patients suspected of bird flu began to be emptied. Only there are a number of patients in the treatment of disease in the middle of it in the treatment with oxygen tubes are permanently mounted on the wall of the duct.
Rosnini previously said, in addition to Dr. M. Djamil, the city of Padang, Ahmad Muchtar Hospital, Kota Bukittinggi also been prepared as a referral hospital patients suspected of bird flu.
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