17 Bird Flu Patients Were In Makassar Isolated

[This article, explains what I think happened here. I believe the victims were carried into the hospital, and only after that, did the authorities come in a test the poultry and cull. It also has a different order, of family members, than what I have in my summary. Hat-tip dbg]

Makassar- Amounting to 17 patients who were detected experiencing the sign of bird flu (Avian Influenza/AI) at this time was isolated in the Hospital of Regional Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar, South Sulawesi (South Sulawesi). They were this Friday (14/11) visited by the Guardian of the City of Makassar Andi Herry Iskandar in the hospital.

"The patient suspect this bird flu suffered the high fever that originally was expected by dengue fever," explained the Head of the Medik Field at the same time public relations of Tim Khusus Flu Burung RS Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Kurnia Bintang, on Thursday (13/11). They were carried to the hospital in stages on Wednesday (12/11) and on Thursday (13/11).

According to Kurnia, to detect more far the development 17 patients who were the resident RT 05/02, the Sudiang District, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict, the Makassar City was prepared by 20 specialists. Between 17 patients, six people were children was three months old till 10 years, that is older brother-sibling Salman (5), Nurul Awaliah (3), Nur Fadilah (4 months), and his neighbour of Saleha (10), as well as older brother-sibling Irwan (8 ) and Fauzi Ibnu (3 months).

To ascertain his condition, all the patients have been taken the sample of his blood to rapid test influenza, at the same time the photograph toraks for the further inspection. Evidently from results of the laboratory inspection, that still was the temporary inspection, it was known of six patients experienced A influenza that headed to AI and three still experienced bronchopneumonia that also had an opportunity to be infected by AI from results of the photograph toraks.

Section Head Health Makassar Dr Naisyah Tun Asikin said, after getting the report from the community and the patient's family, the official of the local health of the service immediately took the sample of the chicken from dozens of chickens that died suddenly with the coloured body bluish.

"Results of the laboratory inspection showed the chicken was positive terjangkit the AI virus, whereas other efforts that were carried out were to destroy dozens of other kept chickens in the Sudiang District that was expected also terjangkit the AI virus," he continued.