Monday, April 27, 2009

Indonesia: Medical treatment of Pig Flu was the same as Bird Flu

[Health Minister Supari, mentioned, that the "extermination of the pig, said he, need not yet because of not yet having casualties who fell." But at least she did admit to the Case Fatality Rate of H5N1 in Indonesia.]

Senin, 27 April 2009
Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said Babi Flu medical treatment was the same as Bird Flu. The Flu Babi virus, said Siti, basically was the same as Bird Flu. The minister added, in fact the Bird Flu death rate was higher than Babi Flu. "His death rate bird flu 80 percent, whereas Babi Flu of six percent," said he when being met before being in a meeting of the Co-ordination Minister Bidang Kesejahteraan of the People in his office, Jakarta, on Monday (27/4). Nevertheless, the community was asked for not careless and continued to be on the alert against the spread. Siti explained, the government was ready to face the raging virus if entering Indonesia. His article Tamiflu medicine that normally is used for the sufferer Bird Flu, also could be used for Babi Flu medical treatment. "Tamiflu Indonesia was more sensitive and automatic." We were ready if really entered his virus, briefly. The extermination of the pig, said he, need not yet because of not yet having casualties who fell.

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