Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Casualties Tangerang Bird Flu, the Illness was Still being traced

Rabu, 17 Desember 2008 | 16:11 WIB
TANGERANG, RABU - Regional Government Tangerang through the Kesehatan Service abundant of the story of the illness that was suffered by Sut (24) assumption casualties (suspect) the virus of kind bird flu H5N1 or Avian Influenza (AI) before dying. The "official was still abundant to confirm casualties were affected suspect bird flu in what area, the" headword "of" Dinkes" Tangerang Hani Heryanto, on Wednesday. He said now his side could only confirm Sut was the sufferer suspect bird flu, because of not yet having results of the laboratory inspection, so as casualties still could not be it was confirmed positive or were not affected by this deadly virus.

Beforehand, a servant who worked in the Bintaro territory, Pondok Aren, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten had the initials Sut died on Tuesday (16/12) then because of being suspected of being infected by the bird flu virus. Tante casualties, Sumiati said before dying his nephew could be treated for three days in the Hospital (RS) the Asih Main Point, Ciledug, Kota Tangerang. Initially Sut experienced breathless, the difficult and feverish cough high. Afterwards the family brought casualties to the closest hospital because of his condition was increasingly serious. However finally Sut died after undergoing the maintenance three days in RS Sartika Asih Ciledug.

Casualties were afterwards carried to the Daerah Public Hospital (RSUD) Tangerang to be bathed and dikafani as well as arranged body returning that will be carried to Punggelan, Banjarnegara, Central Java. According to Heryanto, after the tracing was finished, the official could confirm whether casualties were affected by the virus suspect bird flu in the Tangerang Regency or in his place of birth in Punggelan, Banjarnegara, Central Java. The official RSUD Tangerang has taken the sample of the saliva and the liquid to casualties's throat to confirm positive or not that was relevant was affected by the bird flu virus. However, to get results of the inspection was needed by time three days. He had said since 2005 through to 2008 Tangerang regencies was the endemic area of bird flu with the number of most cases namely 18 cases, and 16 people including dying (not yet including casualties Sut). As many as 10 from 36 subdistricts in the Tangerang Regency were the endemic area of bird flu. Heryanto said his side got the fund from APBD 2008 for the special program the socialisation of bird flu like the simulation, the training of the health power and community.

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