5Yr old sister of #Birdflu victim also dies #H5N1 Positive

Bird Flu Cases Spread Through Tanjung Priok Pigeon


Sutanto Johannes de Britto



Health workers inspect a suspected avian bird flu (Reuters / Jaringnews)



Because of his condition continued to decline, eventually the patient died on January 16, 2012 at around 2:00 pm.
JAKARTA, Jaringnews.com - Bird flu actually detected on her 5-year-old woman with the initials U.S. in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Jakarta Province. This is confirmed by the Ministry of Health Directorate General of Disease Control and Environmental Health. New cases of H5N1 have also been confirmed by the Center for Basic Biomedical and Health Technology, Health Research Agency.

Surveillance team has conducted investigations in the area on January 7, 2012 ago. Team USA claimed that the symptoms of fever are signs of bird flu. He was immediately referred to the department of Friendship. The U.S. immediately get in the intensive care isolation room, according to the administration of examinations suspect bird flu.

On January 13, 2012, the U.S. experienced shortness of breath and medical teams take immediate medical action according to the procedure. At that time examination Polymirasea Chain Reaction (PCR), virus-infected patients tested positive for H5N1.
Because of his condition continued to decline, eventually the patient died on January 16, 2012 at around 2:00 pm.
Based on the epidemiological investigation into the patient's house and the surrounding environment by Kemenkes Team and the local health office, and obtained the relevant information that is often brought into the workplace workshop PD (bird flu positive patients) where there are domesticated pigeons, are often invited to the ranch owned by friends of pigeons PD, and are often given food without washing hands after holding a dove.
With the increase of these cases, the cumulative number of bird flu in Indonesia since 2005 until this news broadcast is 184 cases with 152 deaths. http://jaringnews.com/hidup-sehat/umum/8399/kasus-flu-burung-tanjung-priok-ditularkan-lewat-merpati  Hattip Dutchy