Indonesia, Bandar Lampung - 3 Children Suspected with Bird Flu released from hospital, tests still pending

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RSUDAM Isolasi 3 Pasien Suspect AI

Isolation RSUDAM 3 AI Suspect Patients

Sabtu, 23 Oktober 2010 | 20:59 WIB

Saturday, October 23, 2010 | 20:59 pm

Bandar Lampung, Tribune - Regional General Hospital Abdul Moeloek (RSUDAM) re-treat the patient suspect bird flu or avian influenza (AI), Friday (22/10). All three initials T (8), D (9), and N (5), a resident of District Kemiling, Bandar Lampung.
According to the chairman of President Hermansyah RSUDAM Dr. Zaini, the trio began hospitalized since Thursday night (21/10), and immediately underwent the intensive maintenance in isolation space handling of bird flu disease.
"All three have the characteristics of pain should bird flu patients, such as high fever, cough, and gastrointestinal disturbance," he said when contacted on Friday night.
From information submitted by the family, said Hermansyah, the patients had contact with poultry that died suddenly in the vicinity of their homes, since last week.
Therefore, it was soon to anticipate and implement procedures to isolate the bird flu to the three patients. Dozens of poultry that died suddenly it has also been tested positive for bird flu by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health (Disnakkeswan) related.
As a first aid measures, the hospital has provided treatment in the form of antibiotics and tamiflu. "To ascertain whether or not positive of bird flu, we have taken samples of mucus and sputum to be sent to a laboratory in Jakarta," he said.
The new laboratory test results will be known after three or four days.

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However, according to Hermansyah, the three health conditions improved, compared to two days ago.

"Body temperature is already down, hopefully the results of their laboratory tests showed negative results," he said.

http://www.tribunlampung.co.id/read/artikel/15271

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Three Residents Kemiling Suspect Bird Flu [Bandar Lampung]
Saturday, October 23 2010 | 06:11 WIB

Bandar Lampung ? Regional Public Hospital Dr. Hi. Abdul Moeloek (RSUDAM) treated three patients suspect bird flu (avian influenza/AI). The three of them were Febiana (8 ), Dina (5), and Zaki (6), the resident of Bukit Kemiling Permai Housing (BKP), Kemiling, Banda Lampung.

They were reconciled to the hospital after experiencing the sign like the illness sufferer who was caused by the virus H5N1 that. Among them the high fever, the cough, and pilek. Moreover, the death of the sudden poultry in their area happened.

Rendi (20), the older sibling Febiana and Zaki, said, Febiana and Dina experienced the high fever, the cough, and pilek since last Sunday (17/10). After two days, the same sign was experienced by Zaki.

"Hot him not certainly. Several minutes or several hours will later descend. But rose again," he said.

Sickness that was suffered by the three children along with the death of the poultry in the poultry farm that his distance around 500 metre from their residence. Rendi admitted to not knowing the certain number the chicken that died suddenly.

"But, chickens that died that has been burnt by the person of the Health of the Service," said he.

Before being brought to RSUDAM, Rendi said, his two siblings as well as Dina were carried to the BKP Community Health Centre. However, their condition did not improve. Around struck 16,30 WIB on Thursday (21/10), the three of them were carried to RSUDAM.

Till yesterday the night, three patients suspect the bird flu was still being checked by the medical team of RSDUAM. They was placed in space of the bird flu isolation.

The managing director RSUDAM Dr. Hermansyah Zaini confirmed the existence of three patients suspect this bird flu. "They came simultaneously earlier in the afternoon (on Thursday, Red)," said Hermansyah when being contacted through his cellular phone yesterday.

Chairman Team of the Control of Bird Flu RSUDAM Dr. Pad Dilangga also confirmed that. "Indeed had three patients who it was suspected were affected by bird flu. But this just the assumption," said Pad that also was contacted through his cellular phone.

Explained, to ascertain the condition for the three patients, his side took the sample of blood, sputum, and nasal mucus. "The sample that we took has been sent to Jakarta. We were waiting for results of his inspection," said he.

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Bandar Lampung ? Abdoel Moeloek hospital received three bird flu suspect patients. They are T (8), D (9) and N (5), residents of Kecamatan Kemiling Bandar Lampung.

Director of Abdoel Moeloek hospital, dr Hermansyah Zaini said they were admitted to hospital on Thursday (21/10) with symptoms such as high fever, coughing and digestive problem.

Patients had contact history with sudden dead chickens, which were tested bird flu H5N1 positive, within latest week.

Hospital had treated the patients with antibiotic and Tamiflu, also collected nose and throat samples to be tested in Jakarta.

Currently patients are in good condition and temperature has fallen, said Hermansyah.

Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Tribun Lampung. http://www.tribunlampung.co.id/read/artikel/15271

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Note: three children allowed to go home before final test results were received. One or two other children have been taken to the RSUDAM with suspected bird flu infection. Local residents are wearing masks fearing aerosolized H5N1 infection.

From: http://www.tribunlampung.co.id/read/artikel/15325

Patients suspected AI Allowed Home

Monday, October 25, 2010 | 12:10 pm
Lampung, Reuters - The three patients suspected of bird flu or avian influenza (AI) is treated in isolation rooms Abdul Moeloek General Hospital (RSUDAM) was allowed to go home.
They are the D (5), T (6), and N (8), all residents of Bukit Permai Kemiling (BKP), District Kemiling, Bandar Lampung.

"Actually if you want to take home that's okay, we are allowed. Not having to wait for the results of blood checks," said Director RSUDAM Hermansyah Dr. Zaini told Tribune Lampung, Sunday (24/10).

That, according to Hermansyah, because the three patients are still suspect AI. "It just assumed and not necessarily those exposed to bird flu virus," he added.

Although since yesterday's third medical condition of patients began to improve, but the hospital still waiting for results of blood checks to ascertain whether the three birds tested positive for the virus PLU.

"Currently we are just waiting for the results of checks patients' blood. The possibility of two or three days is already able to know the results. Because of new blood samples we sent to Jakarta on Friday (22/10)," he explained.

Dozens of Chickens Destroyed
Residents BKP, RT 12 Block P, Bandar Lampung District Kemiling destroy dozens of birds, Saturday (23/10) afternoon. That was done because some chickens died suddenly at that location. Once confirmed, the AI virus positive.

Chairman of the local RT, Nungkun Perangin-Wind (48) points out, the events of sudden deaths of chickens in the neighborhood since a week ago. First time in chickens belonging Salbiah.

On that, then reported to the related offices on Monday (18/10). One day later declared infected with H5N1 virus by the team PDSR Agriculture and Forestry farms Bandar Lampung.

"At that time, there were about 40 chickens that were destroyed. Salbiah own mother owned there are 11 tails," he said.

In order seterilisasi, within RT 12 was continued to do the spraying disinfectant, especially in the homes of residents who have poultry.

Meanwhile, the chickens are still owned by citizens, on Saturday afternoon also was burned and dumped. "There were 23 chickens and one bird," said Nungkun.

Poultry coops that were owned by residents also dismantled. Until Saturday for seterilisasi has spent seven liters of disinfectant. Known complexes are occupied by 268 people, consisting of 69 households.

Residents Wearing Masks

ALMOST all citizens RT 12 Block P BKP wear a mask every time you leave the house. In fact, there is wearing a handkerchief to cover their nose and mouth.
That is because they fear the bird flu virus transmission via the respiratory tract. Moreover, there were three local residents who were treated in RSUDAM for allegedly contracted the virus.

"Fear of bird flu," said Iban (7) diamini sister Pa'al (4) when relevant masks worn confirmed it.

Meanwhile, M Effendi (44) local residents claimed that his son M Aldi (6) also have a fever and was suspected of bird flu.

"On Wednesday, my kids go to the ER RSUDAM together with D," he said.

However, Aldi was brought back home because on the basis of medical information will be isolated. According to Effendi, child placement efforts into the isolation room was unnatural act. "Now, living conditions are coughing," he explained.