A sharp increase in the number of people tested

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Monday August 10, 2009
More turning up to take tests for H1N1 virus
By MARTIN CARVALHO

MALACCA: A sharp increase in the number of people getting themselves tested for the Influenza A (H1N1) at government hospitals and clinics is putting a strain on medical personnel here.

The estimated 3,000 government medical personnel here have been working round the clock to deal with the rising number of patients.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said that personnel at Malacca Hospital had been doing their best to allay fear about the H1N1 virus, with some staff being recalled to do triple shifts.

?I urge people not to panic although there have been several deaths here related to the virus.

?Health authorities are doing their best to deal with the situation,? he told reporters after visiting Malacca Hospital last Friday.

Despite the Health Ministry?s announcement that members of the public could have treatment at any government or private hospital or clinic, many went to Malacca Hospital for tests, resulting in a long queue.

He said that results for 339 suspected cases were still pending, with 237 admitted for treatment and 79 confirmed cases.

Malacca has recorded four H1N1 deaths, with all the victims falling within the high-risk group.

Meanwhile, state education authorities were advised on Friday to close 13 schools after several students turned out to have fever when their temperatures were taken.

The affected schools in Melaka Tengah district are SK Krubong, SMK Ayer Molek, SK Limbongan, SMK Yok Bin, SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malik, SK Bendahara Seri Maharaja and SMK Malim.

In Jasin, the schools are SMK Dang Anum, SK Bukit Senggeh, SMK Seri Mahkota, SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Yaakob, SMK Datuk Bendahara and SK Sebatu.

 

[kiwibird]

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Apologies - I cannot get this article to copy - Malaysian authorities are expecting A/H1N1 cases to peak in October/November.

They also speak about the possibility of A/H1N1 combining with H5N1 and give two scenarios: Combination flu will either be 1/ slow spreading (from H5N1) and not very deadly (characteristic of H1N1) or 2/ fast to spread (like H1N1) and deadly (as H5N1).

 

[Commonground]

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Here it is Kiwibird:
Monday, August 10, 2009

Peak Caution the H1N1

Introduction

The spread of swine flu (H1N1) the more knowledgeable. To date, 691 cases have been reported that "involve" 21 provinces in Indonesia. H1N1 virus is also feared akan reincarnate so if there is a new virus "perselingkuhan" between H1N1 with H5N1 (bird flu). To find out current conditions, "PR" work with Komnas Bird Flu Control and Preparedness Facing pandemic influenza (FBPI) conducted a dialogue "Anticipating impacts of pandemic influenza to the Services, Tourism, and Trade," in Hall Editor "The People" Jln. Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta, Saturday (8 / 8). Present as the speaker Kabag destinations Planning and Law Culture and Tourism Ministry of Tourism Frans Jamil, Coordinator of Monitoring and surveillance Komnas FBPI Heru Setijanto, Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia General of Association of Pharmaceutical Setijono Johannes, and Vice Chairman of Kadin Jabar Tourism Yahya Mahmud. Following excerpt (Related reports on page 24).

Editors

BANDUNG, (PR) .-

Government and the community in West Java diimbau careful and bersiaga the possibility of the spread of the peak flu virus H1N1, which is estimated will occur in October-November to come. Climate that allows the occurrence of flu has demanded vigilance over the possibility of the first peak of the pandemic virus H1N1 in West Java.

Monitoring and surveillance coordinator Komnas FBPI Heru Setijanto said, until now, all cases of H1N1 infection in Indonesia - including the West Java - have not reached the peak. The reason, season is still going to happen to two months. Suspected, and the risk of outbreaks of bird flu is still high.

"Many agencies and institutions of the provincial government, district, and cities in West Java, is expected to soon make a concerted action to anticipate the spread of a more broadly. We assess, so far, commissions in various districts and cities in West Java, is still not ready. Thus, necessary coordination and integrated all the togetherness, "he said.

He also mengimbau various schools in the West Java, especially in the areas of the flu occur more mass attacks, such as Bandung, to dismiss the school. This as an effort to prevent spread of flu virus - which can be - H1N1.

He said, preparedness is higher now do countries in Europe to anticipate the H1N1 pandemic in the winter, which is estimated will appear in October-November. Countries that receive a supply of masks as much as possible.

Meanwhile, he said, masks in stock would not suffice, especially if it occurs later H1N1 flu pandemic. Moreover, the product mask that is mostly only used once so is less reliable in the long term.

Hope preparedness is also due with Jabar Banten, DKI, and East Java, as centers of production and consumer largest poultry. This is considered vulnerable to widespread outbreaks of H1N1 occurred (flu Mexico / swine flu) which mixed with the feared virus H5N1 (bird flu).

"There are two possibilities. If the H1N1 virus (which does not shut off) with the mixed nature of H5N1 (the slow spread), the good news. But what if the mix of H1N1 that is spreading quickly, met with the nature of the H5N1 death, this is very serious, "he said.

According to him, the effort of prevention of a mixing between influenza A H5N1 virus (bird flu) and influenza A H1N1 strain of Mexico should be good. For, is not known when that will happen tempering, while the potential to be very much direction as possible.

Another possibility, said Heru, thus mixing occurs in humans. That is, he said, the human body simultaneously infected with H1N1 and H5N1. For that, the hospitals should be presumed H1N1 is not mixed with H5N1.

One effort that can be done to prevent the occurrence of mixing both the virus, said Heru, is to secure the farm pigs. Security is not to destroy the pigs, but that effort breeder or employees in the pig farm to be exposed to influenza A H1N1. (A-81/A-62) ***

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Re: A sharp increase in the number of people tested

Thanks Commonground - I don't know what I was doing wrong!