Bengkulu Hospital to handle bird flu patients #BIRDFLU #H5N1

We are dealing ..... infected with bird flu suspected patients as many as four people and the fourth was identified as Ad (21) Garden Village residents Dahri Bengkulu City .....
Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:07 PM
"We've been treating patients with suspected bird flu infected as many as four people and the fourth was identified as Ad (21) Garden Village residents Dahri Bengkulu city," said Deputy Director of Medical Services and Nursing General Hospital M Yunus Bengkulu, Lista antarabengkulu Cerlyviera told reporters. com on Sunday.The fourth patient was treated since Friday (9/3) due to suspected bird flu found pet bird died suddenly on Thursday (8/3), consequently the patient was placed in isolation rooms in the yellow room.
"The fourth patient's blood sample was taken on Saturday (10/3) and sent to the Ministry of Health Balitbang," he said.
Earlier, three other patients suspected of contracting bird flu is the YO (22) citizens of the city of Bengkulu Village cage that are still being treated in isolation rooms, RJ (2) Swamp Makmur Village residents and MV (24) thathad died some time ago."For patients RJ (2) we received word by telephone that his blood sample test results are negative contracted bird flu virus, and once we get the news directly transferred to regular ward," he said.The boy was only exposed to respiratory infections and the development of health will continue to be evaluated for 1-2 days, if it is getting better will be allowed to go home. Previous RJ rushed to hospital suffering from fever, shortness of breath, cough, runny nose, sore throat and found to make contact with poultry around his home.
While the YO (22), although the family did not deny the patient contracted the deadly virus, but the hospital will continue to wait for the results of patient blood samples from Jakarta.
"The patient has been examined YO suffered respiratory infections and decreased to 105 000 platelets per cubic millimeter, platelet count was a little down right now," he said.He appealed to residents to adopt healthier lifestyles and a clean, diligent hand washing and immediately reported to the relevant parties if found poultry that died suddenly. http://www.antarabengkulu.

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