Bali: 23 Villagers Breathless, Sept 6, 2008 +

[Gert van der Hoek]

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[So, there were chickens that died in the area.]

Post #19:

Yes, according to this blog - citing Livestock Service - the suspected cause is NewCastle Disease:

- SNIP -

Or more convincing the nonexistence of the Sign of this Bird Flu the Kadiskes statement was also strengthened by information from the Peternakan Service fisheries and Marine Kab. Karangasem Head of Sector Keswan IGN Widnyana that took part in entering to the field sebelumnya.Inti him Widnyana mentioned that the death 11 chickens beforehand not showed signs because of bird flu, but it was suspected because of the ND illness that currently begins to attack the chicken.

http://beritakarangasem.blogspot.com/2008/09/kadiskes-klarifikasi-tentang-isu-flu.html

 

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I wish we had kept all the articles in the past 3 months, that mentioned the chickens died without showing signs, and put them aside in a separate thread.

 

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Breathlessness invades a large number of people at a village location
http://www.jawapos.com/radar/index.php?act=detail&rid=25571

Note: TT doesn't do titles very well sometimes. The original title of this article was:
Sesak Nafas Masal Serang Desa Lokasari

Definitions:
sesak crowded; narrow; very tight; close together; oppressive
nafas a breath; air taken into and expelled from the lungs
masal massive; very large; involving masses of people (often fighting, rioting, etc.)
serang to assault; attack; raid; invade; charge
desa village; farming village; hamlet
Lokasari (I think this is a variant of lokasi which means location; locality; place; locus; locale
.
TT translates it as:
Breathless mass Serang the Lokasari Village

I believe it probably really means:

Breathlessness invades a large number of people at a village location


Denpasar - was not yet finished the plague of diarrhoea in Yeh Embang and Mendoyo, yesterday villagers Lokasari, Kecamatan Sidemen, of Karangasem, experienced grubug (the plague) strange. Suddenly dozens of residents experienced breathless.

Till the afternoon yesterday, 22 people were still being treated by RS Klungkung and five people were reconciled to RS Sanglah because of being expected by bird flu. "Information that we could from the Health Service (Diskes) the Karangasem Regency, at least had 27 residents who have been registered and underwent the maintenance to RS Klungkung because breathless and coughs," explained Chairman Tim of the Control of Bird Flu RS, Dr Putu Andrika SpPD yesterday (7/9).

Andrika that at once was accompanied by Director Umum and Operational RS, drg Triputro Nugroho MKes and the lung consultant Dr Made Bagiada spPD (K) the lungs, mentioned from 27 breathless residents, his side (RS) received five patients. The five of them were suspected by the patient suspect bird flu (FB).

Five patients who were suspected suspect FB (flu burung) and currently was treated in the tropics ward of Nusa Indah RS Sanglah among them Ni Wayan Sudi, 42, Ni Wayan Dame, 56, Komang Ayu Sri, 14, Ni Nengah Rata, 40, and one of children's patients was named I Ketut Sarjana, 10.

The five patients remained adjacent in Br Lebu Gede, Lokasari, Sidemen. Whereas results of the inspection of respectively the patient, Andrika detailed that from results of the clinical test the taking sample of blood and rapid test that was carried out by the team of the doctor RS Sanglah, the patient who originally was suspected as the patient suspect FB was stated by the negative.

Proof that was shown by the team of the doctor from RS Sanglah this apart from assaying leukocyte (the defence cell of the body) the patients increased, also was not found by the existence of information that the patient could contact with the poultry that died suddenly.

"Results" of "assaying leukocyte showed that all the patients, precisely experienced the increase and even very high (16,000-31,000)," he explained. Now for partly was general from the patient suspect FB, as being said by Andrika the level of lecosite for the patient suspect FB experienced the decline, (normal between 4,000-8,000) moreover had the other sign like crowded was accompanied by the cough, chronologically the patient could contact and the poultry that died suddenly.

According to him, results of the temporary clinical test, the patient was named Ni Wayan Sudi and Koman Ayu Sri evidently experienced difficult pneumonia, whereas Ni Wayan Dame and Ni Nengah Rata experienced the sign of the long lungs. And a patient still, namely Ketut Sarjana experiences the minor respiratory tract infection.

In the same place, Komang Muliyani, 19, the child from the patient Ni Wayan Sudi said, his mother experienced breathless suddenly last Saturday (6/9). "My mother just complained was sick last Saturday morning (6/9)." And the following afternoon was brought to RS Klugkung et cetera was brought to Sanglah, obviously. (pre)

http://www.jawapos.com/radar/index.php?act=detail&rid=25571
hat-tip Bgw in MT
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[Treyfish]

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44 people, five among them still underwent treated inap in RS Karangasem.
The case of the Assumption of Flu Burung the Lokasari Disterilisasi Village Amlapura,
Kasus breathless mass that struck the resident of the Lebu Village, Desa Lokasari, of Sidemen, apparently made the commotion of the resident Karangasem. Although the indication that headed to the case of new bird flu the assumption, this case was immediately responded to by the Task Force of Flu Burung Provincial Government Bali and Karangasem by involving the joint team to the location of the disaster on last Monday (8/9). The vaccination and spraying disinfektan was carried out to all the villages to prevent expanded him the case scope. The data that was received from the official in the field, the number of casualties reached 44 people, five among them still underwent treated inap in RS Karangasem. They were Ni Nengah Rata (46), Ni Wayan Dana (50), Sri Dianawati (15), Ni Wayan Sudi (15) and Ketut Sujana (10).The rest of them including three casualties who could be treated in RS Klungkung currently berstatus treated the road.
The official also checked to the resident's houses that were casualties. The head of the Sidemen Community Health Centre, Dr. Ketut Sudi, said, for the time being, results lab. said that the 44 casualties suffered fenomia resulting from bakteri.Tapi about 5 patients who still were treated in RSUP Sanglah, the RS side local still held the further inspection. ??Kasus this happened because of the change in the weather. The condition for all the casualties began to improve including that was treated in RSUP Sanglah,?? obviously Dr. Sudi you. One of the casualties from the Lebu Village, Nyoman Rijana, said that he and his family were affected by the breathless attack and coughs were accompanied by the high fever simultaneously. The condition for his health descended drastic very fast in fact they had not been touching with the poultry that died. According to Rijana in his place indeed did not have the case of the poultry died suddenly that was one of the characteristics of the spreading of the bird flu virus.

Although the indication to the side of bird flu was very small, Rijana and the other resident claimed very worried the deadly virus really was contagious in his area. ??Sebelum him Sir perbekel instructed the resident to vaccinate all unggas,?? more Wayan Punia, also the resident of the Dust Village. The resident's unrest was also seen from their submission towards all the decisions that will be taken by the government responded to this case. If results lab. said the five residents who still in RSUP Sanglah were infected by bird flu, then the resident said was prepared to destroy all of his poultry. PLT Kadiskes Karangasem, Dr. Wayan Suardana, acknowledged during Umanis Kuningan then two hens togethered with his 11 children property of the local resident named Mangku D. died suddenly. Beforehand during the Kuningan public holiday, Mangku D. bought two chickens in Klungkung to be cut off. But from results of the research, the death did not direct bird flu.
?Kami has descended, in no way directed bird flu. The suspicion directed the ND case that currently attacked ayam,?? firm Head of Sector Keswan Dinas Peternakan Perikanan and Marine Karangasem, IGN Widnyana. (611):tiphat: http://www.denpost.net/2008/09/09/kriminal.htm

 

[Treyfish]

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5 Suspect patients in RS Sanglah Negatif Flu Burung
8/9/2008 08:02
Wayan Adi - Denpasar, Sebanyak five patients suspect bird flu from the Sidemen Village, Kabupaten Karang Asem, Bali till at this time still was treated intensive in special space Sanglah Hospital bird flu, Denpasar, Bali. The five patients suspect this bird flu including Ni Wayan Suji (42), Ni Wayan Dame (50), Komang Ayu Sri (14), I Nengah Date (40) and I Ketut Sarjane (10). The five of them began to experience the hot sign high and breathless as well as signs of other bird flu since last Saturday. From Puskemas Sidemen the five of them were afterwards reconciled to RSUD Klungkung and afterwards was reconciled back to RS Sanglah because of the assumption of early the five of them terjangkit the bird flu virus. However, was said by Tim Doctor RS Sanglah Chairman Dr. Ken Wirasandi to ELSHINTA, this Monday morning (8/9), after being carried out by the inspection and the test of the beginning laboratory by the Team Doctor RS Sanglah, to the five patients was not found by the existence of the sign of the illness resulting from tertular the virus to the poultry. Results of the inspection stated they experienced the acute infection because of the bacteria. Although the five patients were it was suspected negative tertular the bird flu virus, the Kesehatan Service of the Karang Asem Regency continued to carry out steps in anticipation, among them spraying and the penning of poultries that were gotten in the Sidemen Village. (der):tiphat: http://www.elshinta.com/v2003a/readnews.htm?id=56703

 

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Re: Post #24: Here is the third village, referred to in Post #6:

One of the casualties from the Lebu Village, Nyoman Rijana

I've got 3 out of the 4 Villages affected.
Lebu Village
Babakan Village
Umu Gede Village

The names/ages in this post are not matching up to mine.
Thanks Treyfish!

 

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Post #25

From Puskemas Sidemen the five of them were afterwards reconciled to RSUD Klungkung and afterwards was reconciled back to RS Sanglah because of the assumption of early the five of them terjangkit the bird flu virus.

I believe that "Puskemas" is a typo. It should say "Puskesmas" which is an acronym for Public Health Center or health clinic. So this sounds like they went to a health clinic in Sideman, then to RSUD Klungkung, then to RS Sanglah.

 

[Treyfish]

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BP Five Pasien from Sidemen Bukan Suspect Flu Burung Amlapura (Balinese Post) -
Tuesday, September 09 2008
Lima the patient from the Lebu Desa Lokasari Series, Sidemen, Karangasem, that was reconciled from RSUD Klungkung to be treated in Perjan RS Sanglah not suspect bird flu. Plt. Kadis Kesehatan Karangasem Dr. IW Suardana explained that, on last Monday (8/9). As being reported beforehand, five Sidemen residents were from RSUD Klungkung reconciled to RS Sanglah it was suspected terjangkit flu burung.Suardana said, the team from the bird flu task force of the Karangasem Regional Government with the Balinese Province task force descended to the location around the origin house of five patients in Dust namely Ni Wayan Sudi (42), Ni Wayan Dama (50), Komang Ayu Sri (14), Ni Nengah Rata (40) and Ketut Sarjana (10), that experienced and complained breathless. He said, the patient cough-pilek that was not yet found had the connection with the possibility terjangkit the bird flu virus or suspect bird flu. Suardana said, the matter was proven in the field around the patient's ho use was not found by the chicken died suddenly or showed died because of bird flu. According to him, the beginning of the concern of the bird flu emergence could because of a local resident, Mangku D, buy the chicken in the Kuningan public holiday then. Two chickens that were bought by him in the Klungkung Market were cut off for the foodstuff and evidently the next day two local hens died along with his 11 children. After the incident followed several residents around it suffered was sick the cough was accompanied pilek. As many as 24 sufferers were accompanied to the community health centre by perbekel local. However after being checked by the official, evidently only five people who were reconciled to RSUD Klungkung. The RSUD side reconciled him to RS Sanglah. The Head of Sector Kesehatan of the Dinas Peternakan Animal, Perikanan and Marine Karangasem IGN Widnyana also said the assumption of the resident's Sidemen complaint not because of bird flu. He said, the death of the hen and his 11 children in Sidemen not showed resulting from bird flu, but it was suspected ND that later indeed began to attack the chicken in Karangasem. For anticipated so that not each resident was sick and had the chicken died disturbed the resident because of the fear of bird flu, the bird flu task force gave counselling to the resident of Dust, Sidemen. The 'resident has in Dust been calmer, because of being given by the explanation and already increasingly clear was understood the channel spread him the bird flu virus,' he said. (013/*) :tiphat: Panic control. :tiphat: http://www.balipost.co.id/mediadetail.php?module=detailberita&kid=2&id=4599

 

[Diane Morin]

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Machine translation

On Monday, September 08 2008 | BP

Expected by Bird Flu, Lima the Patient was treated Intensive

Denpasar (Bali Post)

One family consisted of five people, on Saturday (6/9) were reconciled to RS Sanglah. They experienced breathless and hot high. They who came from the Lebu Gede Lokasari Series, Sidemen, Karangasem respectively was named Ni Wayan S (42), Ni Wayan D (50), Komang Ayu S (14), Ni Nengah R (40) and I Ketut R (10). The patient who beforehand was treated in RS Klungkung it was suspected suffered bird flu. Upon arrival at RS Sanglah, they were at once carried to the special maintenance building of bird flu in space of Nusa Indah. Twelve tropics patients who were treated in this room were forced to be moved to the Angsoka room and Lely.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
According to Chairman Tim of the Handling of RS Sanglah Bird Flu Dr. Wayan Andrika, Sp.PD., from results of the good inspection clinically and the laboratory data, the 5 patients were stated by the bird flu negative. After being carried out by the inspection clinically, there was no sign that including in suspect bird flu. Even so with results rapid the test, was stated by the bird flu negative, said Andrika was accompanied by Dr. Made Bagiada, Sp.PD. (KP) and Director Umum and Operational RS Sanglah drg. Triputro Nugroho ended examined the patient, on last Sunday (7/9).
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Continued by Andrika, two patients that is Wayan S and Komang Ayu were suffering difficult pneumonia, while Wayan D and Nengah R it was known suffered asthma and pneumonia that for a long time as well as Ketut Sarjana that just was 10 years old had suffered the minor respiratory tract infection. The condition for the 5 casualties has increasingly improved. It was hot that they have descended except Wayan S and Komang Ayu still experienced crowded. To be on the alert they have been given tamiflu since being treated in RS Klungkung and continuing to be given now,
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From the family's information and the field data, the five casualties in no way were touching with the poultry died. Moreover, from results of the leucocytes inspection was found by the high value. If being resulted in by the virus, thought leucocytes must him was low. Now if he thought high could be ascertained by his cause because of the bacteria, said Andrika. The measurement of normal leucocytes was 4000-8000 while the 5 patients had the value of leucocytes from 31,000 to 16.000. From our field data got information that since Galungan many residents of the place of casualties came suffered breathless and coughs. If being totalled by all of them 27 people including five patients who were reconciled to RS Sanglah. Beforehand had three patients who were expected suspect bird flu to RS Klungkung, but results of the negative and not until was reconciled to RS Sanglah, said Andrika.
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The number of people who suffered coughs and crowded was explained by Andrika the possibility because of the bacteria spread quickly through air, moreover now entered change of season that was susceptible to the illness. In the meantime, according to information of the patient's family, in their place environment was kept indeed having several residents who maintained the poultry but not in large quantities. Most around 3-5 tails. Till yesterday two patients, Wayan S and Komang Ayu were still being treated in intensive space temporary bird flu of three other patients has been moved to maintenance space. (kmb24)
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The Patient's village Suspect Bird Flu was monitored
09/09/2008 13:10

Several doctors from the Lokasari community health centre of the Village circle, Sidemen, Karang Asem, Bali, on Tuesday (9/9), was dropped off to the origin village of five patients suspect bird flu that currently is treated in the Sanglah Hospital. They would memonitoring the health take into account for at least 20 residents from children to the adult more than a week experienced the breathless sign was accompanied hot high. However was based on results of temporary observation of the team of the doctor, the illness that was experienced by the resident not was resulted in by the virus H5N1. His article, up to now does not yet have the poultry died in the environment of the resident's house. The team of the doctor did not yet know definitely the cause illness that was suffered by the resident. So the resident was only given medicine in accordance with his complaint

http://www.liputan6.com/actual/?id=15085
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This site is no longer working. Could be temporary. It did give us much information in Post #17 and Post #24.
http://www.denpost.net/2008/09/09/kriminal.htm

 

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This site is no longer working. Could be temporary. It did give us much information in Post #17 and Post #24.
http://www.denpost.net/2008/09/09/kriminal.htm

It is now. Credits to mojo for this translation.


Desa Lokasari Disterilisasi
Amlapura, DenPost
Kasus breathless mass that struck the resident of the Lebu Village, Desa Lokasari, of Sidemen, apparently made the commotion of the resident Karangasem.

Although the indication that headed to the case of new bird flu the assumption, this case was immediately responded to by the Task Force of Flu Burung Provincial Government Bali and Karangasem by involving the joint team to the location of the disaster on last Monday (8/9).

The vaccination and spraying disinfektan was carried out to all the villages to prevent expanded him the case scope. The data that was received from the official in the field, the number of casualties reached 44 people, five among them still underwent treated inap in RS Karangasem. They were Ni Nengah Rata (46), Ni Wayan Dana (50), Sri Dianawati (15), Ni Wayan Sudi (15) and Ketut Sujana (10).

The rest of them including three casualties who could be treated in RS Klungkung currently berstatus treated the road.

The official also checked the resident's houses that were casualties. The head of the Sidemen Community Health Centre, Dr. Ketut Sudi, said, for the time being, results lab. said that the 44 casualties suffered fenomia [pneumonia] resulting from the bacteria. But about 5 patients who still were treated in RSUP Sanglah, the RS side local still held the further inspection. ''Kasus this happened because of the change in the weather. The condition for all the casualties began to improve including that was treated in RSUP Sanglah,'' obviously Dr. Sudi you.

One of the casualties from the Dusun Lebu, Nyoman Rijana, said that he and his family were affected by the breathless attack and coughs were accompanied by the high fever simultaneously. The condition for his health descended drastic very fast in fact they had not been touching the poultry that died. According to Rijana, in his place, indeed did not have the case of the poultry died suddenly, that was one of the characteristics of the spreading of the bird flu virus.

Although the indication to the side of bird flu was very small, Rijana and the other resident claimed very worried the deadly virus really was contagious in his area. ''Sebelum him Sir perbekel instructed the resident to vaccinate all unggas,'' more Wayan Punia, also the resident of the Dusn Lebu.

The resident's unrest was also seen from their submission towards all the decisions that will be taken by the government responded to this case. If results lab. said the five residents who still in RSUP Sanglah were infected by bird flu, then the resident said was prepared to destroy all of his poultry.

PLT Kadiskes Karangasem, Dr. Wayan Suardana, acknowledged during Umanis Kuningan then two hens togethered with 11 offspring property of the local resident named Mangku D. died suddenly. Beforehand during the Kuningan public holiday, Mangku D. bought two chickens in Klungkung to be cut off. But from results of the research, the death did not direct bird flu. ''Kami has descended, in no way directed bird flu. The suspicion directed the ND case that currently attacked ayam,'' firm Head of Sector Keswan Dinas Peternakan Perikanan and Marine Karangasem, IGN Widnyana.

http://www.denpost.net/2008/09/09/kriminal.htm

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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No Bird Flu Cases in Bali Yet

The hospital (RS) Sanglah Denpasar decisive did not have the case of bird flu just was found in Bali, after carrying out the complete inspection of five residents of the Karangasem Regency that was reconciled because of being expected suspect bird flu.

Two patients were stated was ill pnemunio heavy and still underwent the maintenance in RS bird flu reconciliation in Bali this. Five residents from that still was treated in this RS Sanglah was a part of 44 residents of the Lebu Village, Desa Lokasari, of Kecamatan Sidemen, Karangasem that was reconciled to the hospital because of experiencing the infection that almost same namely the cough, pilek, and the fever.

The sign of this bird flu infection of the public worried the local village head who afterwards reconciled them to RS Sanglah Denpasar and RS Umum Amlapura, Karangasem. Five patients who it was thought experienced the difficult infection were reconciled to RS Sanglah last Saturday afternoon (7/9). Now the other resident underwent treated the road in Karangasem.

They were Ni Nengah Rata, Sri Dianawati, Wayan Sudi, Wayan Dana, and a child 10 Ketut Sujana years. At this time was fifth the patient was still undergoing the intensive maintenance in RS Sanglah. ”We could have confirmed that there is not those who was infected by the bird flu virus. The cause of the flu infection, the cough, and their fever was bakteri,” said Doctor IGB Ken Wirasandhi, MARS., Sekretaris Pokja Penanggulangan of RS Sanglah Bird Flu, on last Tuesday (9/9) in RS Sanglah.

The assurance of bird flu of the negative was obtained after being carried out twice the laboratory test that covered the white blood cells inspection and the Polymerase Chain Reaction test (PCR). According to the doctor Ken, if positive was infected by the virus avian influenza (AI), then white blood cells pengidap will descend.

But was the reverse, after being tested, their white blood cells were high. Then was confirmed all the patient was infected by the bacteria not the virus.

Concerning the cause of the number of residents who contracted the infection that resulted in the sign of flu, the cough, and the fever, Doctor Ken said still could not be ascertained by his bacterial kind. ”Weneeded time up until seven days to confirm whether the cause of the sign of the mass infection in this village,” he said.

Ken Wirasandhi praised the Village Head's preparedness Lokasari, Sidemen that quickly collected data on his resident who experienced the flu infection, the cough, and the fever. This was really recommended in the prevention and medical treatment of the bird flu infection early.

Because of being based on the experience, two people suspect bird flu beforehand in Bali late was given anti his virus so as quickly dies because of AI.

Until currently, RS Sanglah received 26 patients suspect bird flu. Two including being stated postif H5N1, the cause of the bird flu and finally died.

Bali including 10 territories in Indonesia that reported the case of this infection.

Pokja Penanggulangan of RS Sanglah Bird Flu also still was continuing to carry out the simulation of the maintenance method and bird flu medical treatment because of becoming the only hospital of reconciliation of the bird flu patient in Bali. Pokja this had a membership of several specialist doctors like the internal disease specialist doctor, the lungs, anastesi, the laboratory, and forensics.

Doctor Ken reminded the resident to continue to be on the alert in the sign of the bird flu infection because of his sign like the common infection that is the cough, breathless, and the fever. ”I even frightened the Balinese community considered this bird flu was the same as Newcastle disease or Newcastle Disease (ND) that in Bali more was known as grubug, ” he accused.

Grubug was the breeder's term for the death incident of the livestock in a mass fashion and was not known definitely his cause. Grubug often happened and almost was regarded as routine by the incident. This made the looseness of the breeder's vigilance in the possibility of the infection of the bird flu virus.

http://www.balebengong.net/kabar-anyar/2008/09/10/belum-ada-kasus-baru-flu-burung-di-bali.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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English version of previous post from Jakarta Post

Hospital confirms bird flu negative

Wed, 09/10/2008

Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar announced Tuesday no new bird flu case was found following a thorough medical examination of five residents from Karangasem regency suspected of infection.

Two of the five patients were suffering from acute pneumonia. They are currently being treated at the state hospital, which has been appointed to handle bird flu incidents in Bali.

The five were identified as Ni Nengah Rata, Sri Dianawati, Wayan Sudi, Wayan Dana, and 10-year-old Ketut Sujana.

"We have got confirmation they are not infected with the bird flu virus. Their infection was caused mainly by bacteria," IGB Ken Wirasandhi, secretary of Sanglah Hospital's bird flu prevention working group, said Tuesday.

The five were among the 44 Lokasari village residents from Sidemen district in Karangasem taken to local hospitals over the weekend after complaining about symptoms akin to bird flu symptom: coughing and high fever.

Concerned they were infected with bird flu, the village head took the initiative Saturday to send five suffering most severely to Sanglah Hospital and the rest to Amlapura General Hospital in Karangasem.

Those treated at the Amlapura hospital were immediately sent home after being examined.

Ken said the absence of bird flu infection was confirmed given after laboratory tests were conducted twice, examining the patients' white blood cells and conducting a polymerized chain reaction test.

If the patients had contracted the virus, the number of their while blood cells would have dropped. Instead their white cell counts tested high, indicating their infection was not caused by the bird flu virus, he said.

As for the many patients who were simultaneously showing the same symptoms, Ken had no idea what was causing it.

"We need more time, possibly another seven days, to determine the cause of the mass infection in that village," the doctor said.

Ken appreciated the quick reaction by the head of Lokasari village, who immediately took inventory on those affected by the infection. This, he said, is very important to help detect any bird flu infections as early as possible before it might spread to nearby areas.

The lives of two Balinese infected by the bird flu virus could not be salvaged as medical assistance came too late.

Sanglah Hospital has thus far treated 26 bird flu cases, two of whom died last year. Bali is one of the 10 provinces where bird flu cases are found in Indonesia.

The hospital's bird flu prevention working group has aggressively campaigned on how to medically treat bird flu infection in Bali.

The group consists of medical specialists with various backgrounds, including internists.

Doctor Ken further reminded the residents to remain vigilant against any bird flu infection symptoms.

"I'm afraid the Balinese will mistakenly consider bird flu infection as Newcastle disease, popularly known as grubug here," he said.

Newcastle disease is a highly contagious disease affecting many domestic and wild avian species which can pass to humans. Outbreaks have frequently taken place in Bali and is often taken lightly as a routine occurrence, he said.

This perception may cause local residents to respond too late to possible bird flu infections, he added.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/09/10/hospital-confirms-bird-flu-negative.html

 

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Re: Bali: 23 Villagers Breathless, Sept 6, 2008 +

Advocacy Stakeholder the Control of Bird Flu

Advocacy Stakeholder the Control of Burung Flu Stakeholder to be able to increase the interest as well as could motivate the community to always participate in the handling of bird flu. These efforts will more be again successful if having the change mind the set and the behaviour of the community that must be begun from the decision-maker. In the meaning, the example of the attitude and the behaviour that were true in berpola the healthy life was the suggestion that was stronger than words. Therefore, the community will not be again frightened the coexistence with the livestock.

The bird flu danger was related to various aspects not only the sector of livestock breeding but also was related to the health and the pattern of the life, that was sent by the Representative Regent Sleman Drs. Sri Purnomo in the Meeting agenda of Stakeholder Dalam Penanggulangan Advocacy of Bird Flu in the Lantai III Setda Kabupaten Sleman Hall (on Tuesday, September 9 2008).

Because of that was needed by synergy and togetherness in carrying out handling efforts of this illness. In this opportunity the Representative the Regent hope for to stakeholder to be able to increase the interest as well as could motivate the community to always participate in the handling of bird flu. These efforts would more was again successful if having the change mind set and the behaviour of the community that must be begun from the decision-maker. In the meaning, the example of the attitude and the behaviour that were true in berpola the healthy life was the suggestion that was stronger than words. Therefore, the community will not be again frightened the coexistence with the livestock.

In the Sleman Regency, the number of cases suspek that was reconciled to RS Sardjito during 2006 was recorded by 2 people, during 2007 totalling 6 people and in 2008 till this September only 1 person. Nevertheless from results of the serology inspection, all of them showed results of the negative.

In the meantime the death of the poultry because avian influenza from the year to the year also tended descended. During 2005 was gotten 35,635 tails of the poultry that died, in 2006 totalling 12,634 tails of the poultry died, and in 2007 to 2,083 whereas till this August 2008 only 1,308 tails of the poultry died. These quite pleasing results could not be released from the role of the socialisation of bird flu vigilance, surveilans solidest as well as the formation of the cadre of the preceptive health of bird flu in the community.

The existence assesment the formation of the alert village preceptive bird flu also gave the contribution that was big enough towards the handling of bird flu. So that handling efforts of this bird flu could give maximal results, I hoped all of the community's component also had the awareness as well as the feeling of togetherness that was high in the control of this illness. I also made a plea so that vigilance also always is increased so as we could increasingly be sure that this bird flu could be overcome.

In the meantime Drg. Intriati Yudatiningsih, M.Kes Section Head Kesehatan of the Sleman Regency in his report said that the aim of the implementation of the meeting was to strengthen the partnership for the control program of bird flu and regional readiness in anticipation of the bird flu pandemic. Bird flu was an infectious disease that was caused by the A virus of type influenza (H5N1) that was spread by the poultry, really the incubation of this virus 1-3 days. The clinical sign to humankind like flu generally that is the fever, was sick the throat, the cough, had a runny nose, myalgia, had a headache, limp and in a short time could become heavier with the occurrence of the inflammation of the lungs (pneumonia), and if not soon was treated will cause the death. Because of that various pro-motive efforts and preventive must be carried out in his control.

This agenda was followed by 40 people among them, DPRD, PKK, Depag, Bappeda, Dinas Pertanian and Forestry, Dinas Pendidikan, Dinas Kesehatan, Dinas Pol PP and Tibmas, KPDL, BPKKD, Puskesmas, Tim of the Siaga Village etc.. Material that was sent covered the Control of Bird Flu to humankind with the informant Section Head Kesehatan of the Sleman Regency, Penanggulangan AI to the poultry by Section Head Pertanian and Forestry, Desa alert preceptive bird flu by Head of Sector Yankesmas Dinas Kesehatan, and results Delivery assesment the alert village preceptive bird flu by the Kesehatan Service of the DIY province

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bali: 23 Villagers Breathless, Sept 6, 2008 +

From Bali

Jum'at, 12 September 2008

Two patients were returned home

It was related to the Mass Breathless Plague in Sidemen

Denpasar - two from five plague casualties grubug in the Lokasari Village, Kecamatan Sidemen Karangasem yesterday finally had been returned.

Two patients who were returned on Thursday (11/9), according to information from the secretary of the team of the control of the bird flu patient of RS Sanglah, Dr IGB Ken Wirasandi yesterday was Ni Wayan Dame, 56 and Ni Nengah Rata, 40.

Still according to Ken, was returned by him two patients who were diagnosed suffered the long lungs and not suspect bird flu (FB) this the reason for his condition has improved.

"This Morning (yesterday) the last inspection and the further patient were stated might improve and come home," he explained.

The improvement of the condition for two patients that and so could stir up the official RS and the Sidemen resident, continued Ken that is referring from the clinical test that covered the inspection the level of leucosite and the taking sample blood.

Results x-rayed and repite test that was carried out by the medical team said if all of them have been stable and good.

Now children's one patient, namely I Ketut Sarjana, 10, on Friday morning (12/9) today will follow came home.

How with two other patients namely Ni Wayan Sudi, 42, and Komang Ayu Sri, 14? Till yesterday, Ken still mentioned did not yet have the plan when two patients who were diagnosed experienced this difficult pneumonia will come home. However from the condition for the health generally, all of them were acknowledged as Ken began to improve.

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