Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Indonesia: Update Ministry of Health on #H5N1 #Birdflu Cases

hat-tip Gert Van Der Hoek (Flu Trackers)

October 25, 2011
Ministry of Health, "Directorate General of Disease Control and Environmental Health" announced two new cases of H5N1 have been confirmed by the Center for Biomedical and Health Basic technology, Balitbangkes.
The first case on behalf of the NRA's initials (P, 5 years), District residents. Bangli, Bali. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose began on September 27, 2011 and has been treated but no change. On October 5, 2011 went to local hospitals and treated, because it grew more difficult then on October 7, 2011 the case was referred to the Avian Influenza referral hospitals (Hospital Sanglah) and on October 9, 2011 cases died.
The second case on behalf of the IWA initials (L, 10 years 5 months) brother of the NRA (case 1) District residents. Bangli, Bali. Symptoms of fever began on September 30, 2011 and has been treated but no change. On 5 October 2011 along with his sister (case 1) went to local hospitals and treated, because it grew more difficult then on October 7, 2011 the case was referred to the Avian Influenza referral hospitals (Hospital Sanglah) and on October 10, 2011 kasusu died.
Epidemiological investigations have been carried into the patient's house and the surrounding environment by the Integrated Team Kemenkes and Provincial Health Office and the local district, found several risk factors, among others, the case has a live poultry environment where there are many people who raise poultry. Besides the death of his and neighboring poultry cases in considerable numbers before the cases of illness.
With the increase in these two cases, the cumulative number of bird flu in Indonesia since 2005 until this news broadcast is 181 cases with 149 deaths.
Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Prof.. dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama as a vocal point as the IHR (International Health Regulations) has been informed about the case to the WHO.

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