Suspect Bird Flu patients improved

Makassar, Sulawesi

15 11 2008

Suspect Bird Flu patients improved

Condition for the health 17 patients were expected (suspect) bird flu in the Hospital Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Makassar, South Sulawesi (South Sulawesi), began to improve, yesterday, except Firdaus, 6. Firdaus till yesterday afternoon was still feverish.

The team's spokesperson of the handling of the hospital bird flu, Khalid Saleh, explained his side still was waiting for results of the sample inspection of blood that has been sent of the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Body (Balitang) the Department of the Health in Jakarta. So, 'till today (yesterday), we still could not confirm whether 17 patients were infected by the virus H5N1 (bird flu)', explained Khalid.

Several days before 17 residents Street Tangki of RT/RW 05/02, the District of Sudiang, the Biringkanaya Subdistrict, Makassar, that was treated, around their house was found by dozens of chickens that died suddenly with the condition for the body turned blue.

Results of the Kesehatan Service inspection of the Makassar City showed these chickens were infected with bird flu.

Officially Kesehatan local continued to carry out the extermination of the poultry. The extermination of this poultry was carried out to that his three times, yesterday.

Twice beforehand has destroyed 106 poultries (the chicken, the duck, birds), and yesterday improved 61 tails. The extermination that was helped by the Team of the Peternakan Dinas Kelautan Field and Pangan Kota Makassar Endurance this was witnessed by the local resident. Moreover the residents willingly helped gathered their kept poultry to be destroyed.

In the meantime, Section Head Kesehatan of the Makassar Naisyah Azikin City that was found in the location of the extermination of the poultry said the burning was carried out to the poultry that was gotten to the radius 1 kilometre from the location of the discovery of the case of bird flu.

hattip Dutchy