Thursday, November 13, 2008

17 residents of the Biringkanaya Subdistrict Infected with Bird Flu Virus

Thursday, 13 2008

MAKASSAR totalling 17 residents RT 5/RW 2 Sudiang districts, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict, Makassar, South Sulawesi was expected to be infected with the bird flu virus and currently in treated in space of the Public Hospital isolation Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar.

Several days before being treated, the inhabitants around his house found dozens of chickens died suddenly with the condition for the coloured body blue and rotted.

Was based on results of the sample inspection of the chicken that died that was carried out by the Health Service of the Makassar City, these chickens were positive infected with the Bird Flu virus.

From 17 patients that in treated in RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo, six among them children's patient with the age between three months and 10 years, namely Salman, 5, Nurul Awaliah, 3, Nur Fadilah, 4 months (related) and his neighbour of Saleha, 10, Irwan, 8, Fauzi Ibnu, 3 months (also related).

To anticipate the spreading of the bird flu virus in the place of this patient was domiciled, the Makassar Health Service has destroyed dozens of kept chickens available in the RT territory 5 RW 2 Sudiang districts.

In the meantime, the Head of the Medik Field at the same time public relations of Tim Khusus Flu Burung RS Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo Kurnia Bintang said has carried out the step in the taking medic of the sample of blood, rapid test influenza and the photograph torax. The temporary sample of blood was checked in the Laboratory.

But results rapid test influenza, six including experiencing the A illness of the influenza kind that headed to H5N1 and three among them, results of the photograph of the torax experienced bronchopneumonia, that had an opportunity also to the side of infected him the virus H5N1, explained Kurnia. (LN/OL-02

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