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    17 patients Suspect Bird Flu was isolated
    (on November 15 2008,
    MAKASSAR ? totalling 17 patients suspect bird flu that was treated in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, was still continuing to be isolated. Moreover, the isolation against children's 13 patients and four adults will be done till this coming November 20. This was carried out while being waiting for results of the inspection of the Research And Development laboratory of Kesehatan Jakarta.
    The monitoring of the Dawn in the ferns building, the place of the isolation was done, the hospital side carried out the tight guarding. The reporter was forbidden to pass by the door that separated the ferns building from Lontara maintenance space.

    Apart from the doctor and the nurse, as well as the mayor Makassar Andi Herry Iskandar and public relations, yesterday, not any that was allowed to approach to isolation space. Three security units stood lined up in front of the door. Starting from when the door to the arbiter of people's building was seen has put on the mask.

    In the same building, the RSWS side bisected classification of the room. There was the red area that only could be entered by the doctor. There was also the yellow area that could be entered by certain people with with the limited number. The RSWS side stressed that this step was carried out because indeed like that the procedure for the handling of the case suspect bird flu. The RSWS side since yesterday also formed the special team to handle the 17 patients. This team was chaired by Prof Halimuddin. His member had several doctors, including the paediatrician.

    Despite the tight isolation and the team of the handling of the patient suspect bird flu was formed, but till yesterday, did not yet have the assurance whether the resident Street Pattene this was positive bird flu or not. Mayor Makassar, Andi Herry Iskandar that visited to RSWS, the morning yesterday said, as far as this is concerned his side was still being waiting produced by Litbangkes. "We might not yet state them bird flu" or not." Because as far as this is concerned did not yet have results of the lab of health research and development. Litbangkes that had the authority to state results, bird flu or not, said Herry in the press conference in RSWS.
    Be present in the press conference, Kadis the Health of the South Sulawesi Province, Dr Rahmat Latif SpPD MARS, the Menkokesra Staff of the office Expert at the same time from komnas bird flu that was assigned especially monitored the implementation of the handling suspect in South Sulawesi, Dr Andi Armyn Nurdin, Kadis the Health of the Makassar City, Naisyah T Azikin, of Director RSWS, the team of the doctor, Kabag public relations, M. Castrated Wahab, the Sub-district Head Biringkanaya, GENERAL Yasir, as well as the Sub-district Head Tamalanrea, Sabri. Although not yet having the assurance, but according to to Herry, himself as the manager of the appropriate command post protap stressed the RSWS side was ready if indeed evidently this patient positive was attacked by bird flu. "If positive, RSWS was ready."
    Apart from RSWS, we also prepared two RS reconciliation, RS Islam Faisal, and RS Akademis. That if RSWS the patient's surplus. But up to now RSWS is still being ready accommodated, he said.
    Herry explained, the isolation that was planned through to produced by Litbangkes went out was meant as prevention efforts. "While being waiting produced by Litbangkes, the patient continued to be isolated." That the step in the prevention.
    Results litbangkes will go out one week, so if entering yesterday, on Thursday, November 14. So the possibility went out results 19 till November 20. At that time we could have known results. And before having results that said they were free bird flu, continued to be isolated, he stressed.
    At this time, according to Herry, has been carried out by anticipation efforts of the spreading of the virus. Including the extermination of the poultry as far as the radius 1 km.

    In the meantime, the team's spokesperson of the doctor, Dr Khalik Saleh said, when entering RS, the condition for children's four patients really quite weak. The temperature of their body in general 39 levels. His two physical patients were very weak that namely the Inspiration and Paradise. "But earlier (yesterday, red), they already rather baikan." Has had the improvement on the whole. That still was hot Inspiration, the age patient 2.2 years, revealed Khalik. Information that was assembled mentioned, in the inspection last Thursday, two patients also it was known were affected by pneumonia or the inflammation of the lungs. That was based on results of the photograph x-rayed. However according to the sign doctor of his clinic was not too heavy.

    In the meantime, the Ahli Staff the Menkokesra office at the same time from komnas bird flu that was assigned especially monitored the implementation of the handling suspect in this area, Dr Dr Armyn Nurdin, said, himself was specially assigned monitored the development of this case. "We were grateful that the fast movement action that was carried out the Makassar Municipal Government has been very exact in accordance with the national standard and the standard of WHO. Baik the medical and non-medical action."

    The command post in RS and in the field, that has been in accordance with the standard. The medical action in accordance with the standard. Medical readiness, if later exploded, RS, the power, and equipment have been ready. For South Sulawesi for bird flu all was ready, said Armyn that also former Kadis Kesehatan Makassar. His side only hoped that the comprehensive action that was carried out could control the virus and prevented his spreading. Has been "carried out the vaccine and the burning." So the action biosecurity and depopulation has also been carried out and will continue to be carried out.

    Counselling must also continue to be carried out. Also will be carried out by the cleaning or cleaning the Sudiang circle virus. His hope, the virus will not circulate in the environment. All has been appropriate protap and we remained praying, he said Armyn also stressed that in fact, the research and the testing into the 17 patients have been carried out by the Unhas side. However results continued to be waiting litbangkes. Because, said he, so that was legal according to WHO. "Tapi without waiting for results of Unhas to have been carried out by the action as if results (positive, red) that has been available." This as the form of anticipation, he said.

    The sub-district head Biringkanaya, AM Yasir said, the emergence suspect bird flu in his territory indeed enabled. The reason is, the resident, especially in Pattene quite happy to maintain the poultry. On average the house, according to him, had the chicken coop, the duck, or the dove. "They that suspect this berlamat in Street Pattene, RW 2 RT 5," beber him. Although having 17 residents who entered the hospital, but according to Yasir, his community, including around the residence of the patients stayed just very calm. "There was no panic." And indeed we have carried out the socialisation, and the extermination. Already many poultries that were burnt then was buried, he said.

    The case suspect bird flu in Makassar this personally not the first case. Since 2006 then, already 37 people who had been stated suspect bird flu. "But not there is one that is positive," stressed Herry.
    Ought to be on the alert Section Head Kesehatan of the South Sulawesi Province, Dr Rahmat Latif SpPD MARS asked the other area also to have to to be on the alert. Because of it is not impossible, the bird flu virus also was threatening. With this signal of the bird flu virus, the side of the province of the health service, according to the Blessing, has carried out anticipation of early. Including planning to carry out the simulation of the handling and the prevention. "Only indeed rather was postponed because suddenly had the case in Makassar and for the time being we the focus there," said the Blessing.

    The blessing mentioned areas that ought to be on the alert like Sidrap and the other city regency that had poultry livestock breeding enough. He stressed that almost all the territories in South Sulawesi the bird flu danger. The reason is, the resident in this area still was having the habit maintained and penned the poultry, especially the chicken in the cellar. http://cetak.fajar.co.id/news.php?newsid=79648
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      Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...-isolated.html

      Suspected bird flu patients isolated

      Andi Hajramurni and Suherdjoko , The Jakarta Post , Makassar, Semarang | Sat, 11/15/2008 10:59 AM | The Archipelago

      The Wahidin Sudirohusodo regional hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is continuing to isolate 17 patients of Biringkanaya district believed to have bird flu.

      "Generally the patients are getting better," spokesperson for the hospital's bird flu team, Halik Saleh, said Friday.

      Apart from a 2 year old named Ilham, the body temperatures of all other patients have returned to below 38 degrees Celsius.

      "We are continuing to observe their progress, particularly because some poultry has tested positive to bird flu contamination," Halik said.

      As a precaution, the hospital has been restricting staff and family members from visiting the patients in an effort to prevent any possible outbreaks of the disease.

      The hospital, he said, is still waiting for the results of blood tests from the Health Ministry.

      An initial test of all the patients' blood has indicated the presence of the avian influenza virus, H5N1. The same test by the micro laboratory of Hasanuddin University's School of Medicine in Makassar indicated the same results.

      Halik said the hospital had decided not to use them as an indicator or reference for the illness.

      "The only results we will refer to in order to treat our patients will be those from the laboratory of the health ministry's research and development center," he said.


      The head of the Makassar Health Agency Naisyah Tun Azikin said all the samples required for testing had been sent to Jakarta on Thursday and Friday. The results should be known within a week.

      Naisyah said in anticipation of a possible increase in suspected bird flu cases, his office had prepared two additional hospitals to treat them.

      "Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), none were admitted today," Naisyah said Friday.

      A team of representatives from various government institutions culled 61 birds on Friday from Sudiang subdistrict where all the patients came from.

      Nurmayanti, from the government team, said the culling was carried out over three consecutive days and had destroyed a total of 167 birds.

      She said the team would continue culling the area within a one-kilometer radius to ensure there was no poultry left alive within the region.


      /B]Meanwhile in Semarang, Central Java, authorities have closed three chicken abattoirs in Gayamsari district.

      The closures were made by local residents after 15-year old Dewi Sartika died Tuesday from bird flu.[/B]

      Chairman of Siwalan Community Empowerment Institution Agus Supriyoto said residents, including Dewi's parents Sarjono and Sri Yakin, misinterpreted their daughter's symptoms as ordinary fever.

      They were unaware it was bird flu until staff from the provincial and municipal health agencies informed them Tuesday. The following day they held a meeting discussing poultry culling in the region, where many of the 500 families reside there keep birds as pets.

      "We carried out the culling Thursday," said Agus.

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      • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

        17 in Makassar hospital with suspected bird flu[/B]
        From News Reports:
        Jakarta, November 15: The Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has admitted 17 patients with suspected bird flu in two days, reports The Jakarta Post.

        The patients, mostly children, presented with symptoms of the disease, such as a high fever, cough and respiratory difficulties, the newspaper quoted hospital spokesman Andi Kurnia Bintang as saying. All were from Makassar’s Biringkanaya district.

        Initial tests of the first seven patients indicated the presence of the H5N1 avian virus.

        The hospital was now awaiting confirmation of the results from blood tests done by the Micro Laboratory of the Hasanuddin University Medical School, he said.

        The hospital’s senior emergency unit officer Wasis Udaya said of the other ten: “They showed symptoms of bird flu, such as a high fever and respiratory problems, but we are still waiting for the results of the rapid tests, thorax photos and blood tests.”

        The hospital had set aside 11 beds for potential bird-flu patients but has had to increase the number.

        Makassar Marine and Agriculture Office husbandry division director Sulistiawati said tests of dead birds in the Biringkanaya district showed they were infected with bird flu.

        “We have conducted rapid tests on the chickens and the results showed some of the chickens were positive,” she said.



        The death of a girl, 15, from bird flu has taken Indonesia’s known death toll from the deadly HN51 virus to 113.

        The teenager died ten days after she was admitted to hospital in Semarang 400 kilometres east of Jakarta, said Dr Agus Suryanto, the senior physician to treat her.

        Samples tested in two domestic laboratories proved positive, said health agency official Tatik Suryanti.

        The girl - who lived near a chicken slaughterhouse – is believed to have come in contact with dead birds but an investigation continues.

        Earlier this month, an Indonesian butcher of chickens died of suspected bird flu after he had been treated in the Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, west Java, for two days.

        In Viet Nam, the Vietnam News Agency has reported bird flu among poultry in central Nghe An Province. The news agency quotes a statement from the provincial People's Committee saying the outbreak at Dien Hong commune had killed almost 1,000 birds. Samples from the dead animals tested positive for H5N1.

        In Thailand, the Public Health Ministry has declared a bird-fluwatch for nine northern provinces after the virus was identified in two districts.

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        • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

          Visited Pasien Bird Flu, Mayor Berang
          On Saturday, 15-11-2008
          MAKASSAR, Upeks -- Mayor Makassar A Herry Iskandar, visited the patient suspect bird flu in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, on last Friday (14/11). The mayor's visit, was accompanied by Kabag Humas Regional Government Makassar, Kasim Wahab, Camat Tamalanrea, Sabri.

          The mayor at once visited the ferns building, namely isolation space where the bird flu patient was treated. Saw the patient suspect bird flu, that terbaring, A Herry, brought up several questions to the team of RS Wahidin bird flu, a connection with the patient suspect. Only, several Herry questions apparently could not be answered by the official of the hospital, so as the furious mayor was made by him. It was unclear that anything that was asked about and made the mayor angry, but Kabag Humas Municipal Government Makassar, Kasim Wahab, stressed, the mayor's anger because of having the important matter that was asked about related the patient suspect bird flu that could not be answered, in fact that was his work field. "In the ferns building, the mayor saw immediately met several patients suspect bird flu, that was temporary terbaring."
          To the official, he often asked to the team of bird flu, but the team could not answer, until the mayor flew into a rage or angry, he said.

          Suddenly Orderly and Sterile There was those who are interesting around the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, most special the Ruang Isolasi Khusus Flu Burung Building (ferns), when Mayor Makassar, A Herry Iskandar, will visit the patient suspect bird flu. Unlike usually, the Pakis Building, at once was sterilised, the hurrying official installed some paper that ditempel in the wall by being inscribed with the door always must be closed, plus the patient's poster that terjangkit the bird flu virus. This peculiarity was felt by several 'occupants' that has several lived in the building The standard, the family of one of the sufferers suspect bird flu, felt that. He claimed already four days accompanied his family and the treatment as well as the first-rate service that were given by the official of the hospital just was felt the day. "Uptil now, was seen by me the guest could go out entered, without having the warning from the team" of "bird flu or the official" of the "hospital." Today (on Friday (14/11),-red) then, the doctor and the official gave the first-rate service, more than usually, he said, to the reporter. All that because of the number one person in the Makassar City, visited. "Quite strange, if the senior official wanted to come, all was sterilised, the official" of the "hospital, undertook his task well." It is hoped when Mr Wali was not then like that, he stated. http://www.ujungpandangekspres.com/v...27&jenis=Metro
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          • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

            The patient Suspect Flu Burung Membaik KONDISI for the health 17 patients were expected (suspect) bird flu in the Hospital Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar, South Sulawesi (South Sulawesi), began to improve, yesterday, except Paradise, 6. Paradise till yesterday afternoon was still feverish. The team's spokesperson of the handling of the hospital bird flu, Khalid Saleh, explained his side still was waiting for results of the sample inspection of blood that has been sent of the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Body (Balitang) the Department of the Health in Jakarta. So, 'till today (yesterday), we still could not confirm whether 17 patients were infected by the virus H5N1 (bird flu)', explained Khalid.

            Several days before 17 residents Street Tangki of RT/RW 05/02, the District of Sudiang, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict, Makassar, that was treated, around their house was found by dozens of chickens that died suddenly with the condition for the body turned blue. Results of the Kesehatan Service inspection of the Makassar City showed these chickens terjangkit bird flu. Officially Kesehatan local continued to carry out the extermination of the poultry. The extermination of this poultry was carried out to that his three times, yesterday. Twice beforehand has dimusnaskan 106 poultries (the chicken, the duck, birds), and yesterday improved 61 tails. The extermination that was helped by the Team of the Peternakan Dinas Kelautan Field and Pangan Kota Makassar Endurance this was witnessed by the local resident. Moreover the residents willingly helped gathered their kept poultry to be destroyed. In the meantime, Section Head Kesehatan of the Makassar Naisyah Azikin City that was found in the location of the extermination of the poultry said the burning was carried out to the poultry that was gotten to the radius 1 kilometre from the location of the discovery of the case of bird flu.

            TT

            Berita Terkini Seputar Opini, Berita Terbaru Indonesia, Berita Hari Ini, Berita Terpopuler, Media Indonesia | Referensi Bangsa

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            • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

              The situation is starting to become worrying.

              Even no confirmation of H5N1 infection is available to date, the scarcely detailed information disseminated by media sources may signal something strange is happening in Sulawesi.

              Of seventeen patients, no clinical pattern of illness was uncovered for the most part of them.

              Only for some children there is indication of fever above 39?C and radiological findings of pneumonia.

              The other patients conditions are to date obscure.

              No details about use of ventilators, respiratory assistance are also available.

              It is also uncommon feature the hospitalization of more than 15 people on the only base of poultry die-off.

              It should be emphasized that a cluster of more than five people could signal the start of a sustained human-to-human transmission in community setting and the almost unstopping spread with casual contacts.

              So, the clearly insufficient details available about the health status of more than a dozen of patients should be kept into account for a more factual evaluation of this incident.

              To note, finally, the involvement of media sources usually silent in relation to past incidents of this kind, that introduces further questions into the groundless of some of the piece of news so difficulty searched by our Moderators.

              More striking the denial by Ministry of Health of the teenager died at Semarang, reprised even by ProMed service.

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              • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                my summary:

                17 (strongly) suspected with H5N1 in S-Sulawesi,
                2 family clusters
                many dead chickens
                first symptoms on 10.Nov.
                all improving/recovering


                correct ?

                ------edit-------
                replace "all improving/recovering" by "signs of improvement/recovering"
                remove (strongly)
                add: "no deaths yet"

                see below
                I'm interested in expert panflu damage estimates
                my current links: http://bit.ly/hFI7H ILI-charts: http://bit.ly/CcRgT

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                • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                  KLB Bird Flu, poultry to be destroyed

                  Liputan6.com, Semarang: Agriculture, the Office of Semarang, Central Java, to destroy poultry in the region Medoho, Siwalan, Semarang, Central Java, Saturday (15/11). The region is a place to live someone who died due to bird flu. Meanwhile, the current bird flu in Semarang has been defined as extraordinary events.

                  KLB destruction and subsequent determination of a citizen, namely Dewi Sartika who died due to bird flu. Three poultry abattoir, which is in the midst of settlement residents also closed in order not to intensifying the situation. To prevent transmission of bird flu is not widespread, the Government of Semarang will immediately focus all poultry in the area of cutting Penggaron

                  google translation


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                  • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                    Originally posted by gsgs View Post
                    my summary:

                    17 (strongly) suspected with H5N1 in S-Sulawesi,
                    2 family clusters
                    many dead chickens
                    first symptoms on 10.Nov.
                    all improving/recovering


                    correct ?
                    Since there aren't clinical data about the health status of almost all the patients involved, it isn't possible to state that ''they are recovering'', because we don't know whether - with the exclusion of the seven frankly diseases (with x-rays pneumonia signs' and rapid influenza A tests positivity) - the remaining patients were symptomatic and the kinds of symptoms they suffered before hospitalization.

                    Hence, we have people in strict isolation AND no clear clinical picture AND no official statement about laboratory results / pathological findings AND some indication of poultry die-off in residents' area.

                    -- AND --

                    no mention to respiratory assistance to patients / blood cells count panel (lymphocite count below the normal, as common feature of H5N1 human infection and platelets count below mean value).

                    Conclusion: this incidents - potentially indicative of a sustained spread of H5N1 in community (as the patients' number exceeded five, see WHO) - lacks of basic informations to determine the factual status and possible further spread into region / community, and the involvement of H5N1 avian influenza virus.

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                    • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                      an earlier post, thank you Dutchy http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...&postcount=163


                      Jakarta was based on the collection of several datas that entered, for the time being the Department's side of the Health concluded small the possibility 17 patients suspect bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) that currently is treated in space of the Hospital isolation of Regional Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar, South Sulawesi could be indicated to be positive suffering of bird flu.

                      The "data that entered indeed still piece by piece." But could be concluded by the patient did not experience leukopeni (the decline in the number of white blood cells) , obviously Plh. Director General Pencegahan of the Illness and Sanitation of Lingkungan Department of Health Tjandra Yoga Aditama to the Indonesian Media, on Thursday (13/11).

                      According to Tjandra, 70% the positive patient bird flu had the affected characteristics leukopeni. Generally the positive sufferer content bird flu of the number of white blood cells provided through to was supervised by the range 5000 ml as a result of being infected by the virus H5N1.

                      Nearby leukopeni, the clinical sign that generally is to the positive patient was the hot sign, breathless, thrombositopeni (the decline in the number of blood cells in blood) and pneumonia (the infection of the lungs that caused the problem of respiration).

                      Despite this, Tjandra did not reject was gotten by the risk factor took the form of the death of several poultries in casualties's environment. The risk factor (close to the poultry died) indeed was available. But did not yet have the report on the poultry that died flattest H5N1 or not, he added.

                      However on the whole, Tjandra claimed to be information that was accepted by the Department of Health was still vague. His current, was difficult for this agency to determine the status of casualties.

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                      • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                        Thank you Sally.

                        I read the post previously, of course.

                        But there is a complete lack of details about the entire cluster of cases.

                        I am sorry but if Indonesians don't start to be more detailed and open about incidents of these kind, the danger of an uncontrolled spread in community will continue to grow, in spite of reassurances or ministry denials.

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                        • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                          This is from the Jakarta Post. Why would they choose to not use the test results from the hospital and the university? That last paragraph sounds like the hospital will wait for the health ministry results to determine treatment?
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                          The hospital, he said, is still waiting for the results of blood tests from the Health Ministry.

                          An initial test of all the patients' blood has indicated the presence of the avian influenza virus, H5N1. The same test by the micro laboratory of Hasanuddin University's School of Medicine in Makassar indicated the same results.

                          Halik said the hospital had decided not to use them as an indicator or reference for the illness.

                          "The only results we will refer to in order to treat our patients will be those from the laboratory of the health ministry's research and development center," he said.

                          The Wahidin Sudirohusodo regional hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is continuing to isolate 17 patients of Biringkanaya district believed to have bird flu
                          The salvage of human life ought to be placed above barter and exchange ~ Louis Harris, 1918

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                          • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                            From post #206:
                            The hospital, he said, is still waiting for the results of blood tests from the Health Ministry.

                            An initial test of all the patients' blood has indicated the presence of the avian influenza virus, H5N1. The same test by the micro laboratory of Hasanuddin University's School of Medicine in Makassar indicated the same results.

                            Halik said the hospital had decided not to use them as an indicator or reference for the illness.

                            "The only results we will refer to in order to treat our patients will be those from the laboratory of the health ministry's research and development center," he said.

                            The head of the Makassar Health Agency Naisyah Tun Azikin said all the samples required for testing had been sent to Jakarta on Thursday and Friday. The results should be known within a week.

                            Naisyah said in anticipation of a possible increase in suspected bird flu cases, his office had prepared two additional hospitals to treat them.
                            "Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), none were admitted today," Naisyah said Friday.



                            It sounds like the Ministry of Health has implemented full information control. If so, we may not see any more descrepancies such as local/hospital officials reporting a positive case, then the Ministry denying it days later. The Ministry may have taken care of the H5N1 'problem' in Indonesia by this simple policy: Voila! No more cases!

                            It IS hopeful that new suspect patients are not pouring in for treatment every day: " Naisyah said in anticipation of a possible increase in suspected bird flu cases, his office had prepared two additional hospitals to treat them.

                            Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God), none were admitted today," Naisyah said Friday."
                            Separate the wheat from the chaff

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                            • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                              Originally posted by mixin View Post
                              This is from the Jakarta Post. Why would they choose to not use the test results from the hospital and the university? That last paragraph sounds like the hospital will wait for the health ministry results to determine treatment?
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                              The hospital, he said, is still waiting for the results of blood tests from the Health Ministry.

                              An initial test of all the patients' blood has indicated the presence of the avian influenza virus, H5N1. The same test by the micro laboratory of Hasanuddin University's School of Medicine in Makassar indicated the same results.

                              Halik said the hospital had decided not to use them as an indicator or reference for the illness.

                              "The only results we will refer to in order to treat our patients will be those from the laboratory of the health ministry's research and development center," he said.

                              http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2...-isolated.html
                              This report lacks specificity. Earlier reports indicated several family members were positive for influenza A or had bronchopneumonia. However, those tests would not distinguish between H5N1 and seasonal flu.

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                              • Re: Indonesia: Human Cases 8 Oct 2008 +

                                An initial test of all the patients' blood has indicated the presence of the avian influenza virus, H5N1. The same test by the micro laboratory of Hasanuddin University's School of Medicine in Makassar indicated the same results.
                                I'm still confused. Is the reporter mis-informed?
                                The salvage of human life ought to be placed above barter and exchange ~ Louis Harris, 1918

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