Growth In Makassar H5N1 Cluster

Commentary

Growth In Makassar H5N1 Cluster
Recombinomics Commentary 11:40
November 24, 2008

Jumlah the patient suspect bird flu that was treated in the Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital (RSWS) improved as many as two people. Therefore, the total patient who was isolated in RSWS ferns space was recorded by as many as 19 people. The additional patient who was stated suspect this each one had a name Ikbal,6 and Karmila,4.Kedua him was domiciled at the Village of Tangkejangang Street Pattene RW 2 RT 5 districts Sudiang the Biringkanaya Subdistrict. ”Kemarin, there were two patients that masuk.Kedua him was still domiciled was the same as the patient sebelumnya,”

He while being handled intensively and being isolated in the ferns building, the place of the handling of the patient suspect bird flu.

Information that I could, the sample of this blood has been sent to Jakarta, said Dr Khalid that also the Team of the Control of RS Bird Flu.

Makassar Municipal Government again found 60 chickens that were expected strong positive bird flu, yesterday. The chicken that was found already in the situation died that was suspected property of the resident RT 01 RW 05 Sudiang districts, Kecamatan Biringkanaaya.

The above translation describes two more children who were hospitalized in Makassar. One is a sibling of one or more patients hospitalized earlier. They are in isolation and samples have been sent to the central lab.

Moreover, 60 more chickens in the area tested positive for bird flu. The continuing admission of patients in Makassar as well as Semarang raise concerns of additional cases, since the cases in Makassar appear to be mild. Although some patients developed pneumonia, many did not and several have now been discharged.

The increase in the suspect cases, including those that were H5N1 lab confirmed, raise concerns of additional unreported and self medicated cases.

The level of H5N1 infections in patients and poultry has been obscured by the lack of OIE or WHO reports, as well as the lack of comment by WHO, on the large number of suspect cases which have been said to be lab confirmed by attending physicians.

The time for WHO to bring Indonesia into compliance with international human and animal health regulations has long since passed.