Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Yogyakarta has two bird flu suspects early 2009

[I believe this article may be referring to this posted below....]

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Resident alarmed the Spreading of Bird Flu Yogyakarta
On February 18 2009
the Resident alarmed the Spreading of Bird Flu Yogyakarta
- since several days ago the plague of bird flu threatened Yogyakarta. That was just recently recorded by hundreds of chickens in Bantul and Sleman died. That was acknowledged positive was attacked resulting from the Avian virus influenza (bird flu). -snip-
Stated by Suspect It was further that he explained, the owner of the positive chicken bird flu could be with several of his relatives treated in RS Dr Sardjito because of experiencing signs like the fever, flu, and pain. They had also been stated suspect bird flu. However after being held by the laboratory test in RS Dr Sardjito or to Jakarta finally was stated by the negative and was permitted to come home.


02/25/09 19:13

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - The Yogyakarta authorities have warned the people to be on alert, as two bird flu suspects were found in Yogyakarta early 2009.

Bird flu cases were first detected in Yogyakarta in 2005, Tri Harjun Ismaji, the secretary of the Yogyakarta special autonomous province, said here on Tuesday in a speech read out by Bondan Agus Suryanto.

In 2005, Yogyakarta had six bird flu suspects, four suspects in 2006, 24 in 2007, and three suspects last year, he said.

Bird flu or avian influenza (AI) was very dangerous as there were 129 cases of AI infections including 113 fatalities, or 81.3 percent, he said.
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