Friday, November 14, 2008

17 patients Suspect Bird Flu was isolated


17 patients Suspect Bird Flu was isolated
(on November 15 2008,
MAKASSAR – totalling 17 patients suspect bird flu that was treated in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, was still continuing to be isolated. Moreover, the isolation against children's 13 patients and four adults will be done till this coming November 20. This was carried out while being waiting for results of the inspection of the Research And Development laboratory of Kesehatan Jakarta.
The monitoring of the Dawn in the ferns building, the place of the isolation was done, the hospital side carried out the tight guarding. The reporter was forbidden to pass by the door that separated the ferns building from Lontara maintenance space.

Apart from the doctor and the nurse, as well as the mayor Makassar Andi Herry Iskandar and public relations, yesterday, not any that was allowed to approach to isolation space. Three security units stood lined up in front of the door. Starting from when the door to the arbiter of people's building was seen has put on the mask.

In the same building, the RSWS side bisected classification of the room. There was the red area that only could be entered by the doctor. There was also the yellow area that could be entered by certain people with with the limited number. The RSWS side stressed that this step was carried out because indeed like that the procedure for the handling of the case suspect bird flu. The RSWS side since yesterday also formed the special team to handle the 17 patients. This team was chaired by Prof Halimuddin. His member had several doctors, including the paediatrician.

Despite the tight isolation and the team of the handling of the patient suspect bird flu was formed, but till yesterday, did not yet have the assurance whether the resident Street Pattene this was positive bird flu or not. Mayor Makassar, Andi Herry Iskandar that visited to RSWS, the morning yesterday said, as far as this is concerned his side was still being waiting produced by Litbangkes. "We might not yet state them bird flu" or not." Because as far as this is concerned did not yet have results of the lab of health research and development. Litbangkes that had the authority to state results, bird flu or not, said Herry in the press conference in RSWS.
Be present in the press conference, Kadis the Health of the South Sulawesi Province, Dr Rahmat Latif SpPD MARS, the Menkokesra Staff of the office Expert at the same time from komnas bird flu that was assigned especially monitored the implementation of the handling suspect in South Sulawesi, Dr Andi Armyn Nurdin, Kadis the Health of the Makassar City, Naisyah T Azikin, of Director RSWS, the team of the doctor, Kabag public relations, M. Castrated Wahab, the Sub-district Head Biringkanaya, GENERAL Yasir, as well as the Sub-district Head Tamalanrea, Sabri. Although not yet having the assurance, but according to to Herry, himself as the manager of the appropriate command post protap stressed the RSWS side was ready if indeed evidently this patient positive was attacked by bird flu. "If positive, RSWS was ready."
Apart from RSWS, we also prepared two RS reconciliation, RS Islam Faisal, and RS Akademis. That if RSWS the patient's surplus. But up to now RSWS is still being ready accommodated, he said.
Herry explained, the isolation that was planned through to produced by Litbangkes went out was meant as prevention efforts. "While being waiting produced by Litbangkes, the patient continued to be isolated." That the step in the prevention.
Results litbangkes will go out one week, so if entering yesterday, on Thursday, November 14. So the possibility went out results 19 till November 20. At that time we could have known results. And before having results that said they were free bird flu, continued to be isolated, he stressed.
At this time, according to Herry, has been carried out by anticipation efforts of the spreading of the virus. Including the extermination of the poultry as far as the radius 1 km.

In the meantime, the team's spokesperson of the doctor, Dr Khalik Saleh said, when entering RS, the condition for children's four patients really quite weak. The temperature of their body in general 39 levels. His two physical patients were very weak that namely the Inspiration and Paradise. "But earlier (yesterday, red), they already rather baikan." Has had the improvement on the whole. That still was hot Inspiration, the age patient 2.2 years, revealed Khalik. Information that was assembled mentioned, in the inspection last Thursday, two patients also it was known were affected by pneumonia or the inflammation of the lungs. That was based on results of the photograph x-rayed. However according to the sign doctor of his clinic was not too heavy.

In the meantime, the Ahli Staff the Menkokesra office at the same time from komnas bird flu that was assigned especially monitored the implementation of the handling suspect in this area, Dr Dr Armyn Nurdin, said, himself was specially assigned monitored the development of this case. "We were grateful that the fast movement action that was carried out the Makassar Municipal Government has been very exact in accordance with the national standard and the standard of WHO. Baik the medical and non-medical action."

The command post in RS and in the field, that has been in accordance with the standard. The medical action in accordance with the standard. Medical readiness, if later exploded, RS, the power, and equipment have been ready. For South Sulawesi for bird flu all was ready, said Armyn that also former Kadis Kesehatan Makassar. His side only hoped that the comprehensive action that was carried out could control the virus and prevented his spreading. Has been "carried out the vaccine and the burning." So the action biosecurity and depopulation has also been carried out and will continue to be carried out.

Counselling must also continue to be carried out. Also will be carried out by the cleaning or cleaning the Sudiang circle virus. His hope, the virus will not circulate in the environment. All has been appropriate protap and we remained praying, he said Armyn also stressed that in fact, the research and the testing into the 17 patients have been carried out by the Unhas side. However results continued to be waiting litbangkes. Because, said he, so that was legal according to WHO. "Tapi without waiting for results of Unhas to have been carried out by the action as if results (positive, red) that has been available." This as the form of anticipation, he said.

The sub-district head Biringkanaya, AM Yasir said, the emergence suspect bird flu in his territory indeed enabled. The reason is, the resident, especially in Pattene quite happy to maintain the poultry. On average the house, according to him, had the chicken coop, the duck, or the dove. "They that suspect this berlamat in Street Pattene, RW 2 RT 5," beber him. Although having 17 residents who entered the hospital, but according to Yasir, his community, including around the residence of the patients stayed just very calm. "There was no panic." And indeed we have carried out the socialisation, and the extermination. Already many poultries that were burnt then was buried, he said.

The case suspect bird flu in Makassar this personally not the first case. Since 2006 then, already 37 people who had been stated suspect bird flu. "But not there is one that is positive," stressed Herry.
Ought to be on the alert Section Head Kesehatan of the South Sulawesi Province, Dr Rahmat Latif SpPD MARS asked the other area also to have to to be on the alert. Because of it is not impossible, the bird flu virus also was threatening. With this signal of the bird flu virus, the side of the province of the health service, according to the Blessing, has carried out anticipation of early. Including planning to carry out the simulation of the handling and the prevention. "Only indeed rather was postponed because suddenly had the case in Makassar and for the time being we the focus there," said the Blessing.

The blessing mentioned areas that ought to be on the alert like Sidrap and the other city regency that had poultry livestock breeding enough. He stressed that almost all the territories in South Sulawesi the bird flu danger. The reason is, the resident in this area still was having the habit maintained and penned the poultry, especially the chicken in the cellar.

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