Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Indonesia: Gov't Records 2 Positive Cases Since Feb. 1-Malang; 1-Riau

The ministry of the Health released two positive cases of bird flu (H5N1) that happened all along February-April 2010. Two new cases infected HA, the housewife was 45 years old from the Malang City, East Java, and JE the female child was 4 years old from Pekanbaru, Riau.

HA was detected positive after through the routine inspection in the closest Community Health Centre. HA came to the Community Health Centre on February 23 2010 with the Like Illness influenza complaint. Afterwards immediately was carried out by the taking of the specimen swab the nose and the throat. Results of the laboratory test against the sample of the caress that was taken from the nose and his throat then showed if he positive suffered H5N1. At this time the condition HA in the healthy situation, the central headword of Kementerian Communication of the Health, Tritarayati. Ayati.

As for JE was stated positive from the laboratory inspection on April 28 2010 and died on that day also. JE experienced the sign of the fever and could be treated to RS Arifin Ahmad since April 19 2010. While being treated in isolation space in the hospital, his condition continued to worsen. Finally the patient died on April 28 2010. The JE death made the total death resulting from bird flu in Indonesia till at this time reach 136 people from from 166 positive cases.

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