Indonesia: More Details on the 4 #H5N1 Suspected Patients in West Nusa Tenggara Province

PATIENT suspect bird flu Dr NTB INCREASE IN
October 17, 2011 21:29
Mataram, 17/10 (AFP) - The number of suspect bird flu patients are treated in special isolation room General Hospital, West Nusa Tenggara Province increased to four people from the previous two.

Both patients suspect bird flu entering the isolation room specially Provincial General Hospital, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB Dr), Monday, at 11:45 AM it is SKS (10) of the District Pringgarata and five-month-old baby in the name of DS from Praya subdistrict, Lombok regency the middle.

Both patients were taken directly to the department of NTB by the officer community health center (PHC) in each village.

Officers participating health centers bring Pringgarata Nursini credits say, third grade elementary school boy was experiencing heat up to 39.5 degrees Celsius.

"Other symptoms are fever, cough, runny nose and shortness of breath. Seeing that showed symptoms of bird flu disease, we directly refer to the department of NTB," he said.
ND, father of SKS said, her son sick since Sunday (16/10). But before his illness a normal health condition characterized by agility to play with his friends.
"While playing his son was still a healthy condition. But when he's sleeping body temperature is high enough and did not go down and down. So I take it to a health center," he said.
He claimed not to raise chickens, but the death of dozens of chickens suddenly neighbor's happened a few days ago.
"The environment in which dozens of chickens that died suddenly were often used as the location of children's play, including my son," he said.

Meanwhile, officials from the health center Zulhadi Praya, said the condition of the body temperature of a five-month DS baby who was referred to the department of NTB reached 39.2 degrees Celsius.

"The village of origin baby suspect bird flu was a positive area of ​​bird flu. The number of dead poultry in the village according to the calculation of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health is more than 1,700 head in recent weeks," he said.

RSUP previous NTB also caring for two patients suspect bird flu from Central Lombok regency in a special isolation room patients with diseases caused by virus H5N1.
Second suspect bird flu patients referred from the Regional General Hospital (Hospital) Praya, Central Lombok, it is MAD (11 months), residents of District Pringgarata, and IS (53) origin Praya subdistrict.
Patient suspect bird flu was signed department of NTB on Saturday (15/10) at around 15:30 AM and immediately taken to a special room handling of bird flu disease, ie, in the ward Flamboyan.