Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Indo: West Nusa Tenggara - Another Suspected #H5N1 #Birdflu

Patient Suspect Bird Flu Increase
3/13/2012
The number of suspected patients with suspected bird flu (Influenza Avien) are treated in General Hospital (Hospital) Bima, continues to grow. There are currently five people Toddlers (Baby Five Years) undergoing intensive treatment at the Hospital Bima.
Patients with suspected bird flu in the care of them Sulastri, 1.3 years Penaraga Village residents, Nabila, a 10-month Panggi Village residents, Putri, 2.5 years Simpasai villagers, district Safara and Lambu, a resident of the village Woha, Desa Samili.


Two children from the city of Bima, undergoing treatment in RSUD Bima hospital since last Sunday afternoon.

While patients in the name of Putri, village residents Simpasai, Lambu go Sunday night.

The last patient Safara, enter the Bima Hospital, yesterday afternoon around 10:30 pm.

"One other patient, on behalf of Azhar that he was only 2.5 months from Dusun Sonco, Desa Sanolo, Kecamatan Bolo has been referred to the District Hospital Mataram,'' explained Dr. Bima Hospital Public Relations. H. Sucipto.


These four patients suspected of having bird flu, now being treated in isolation of class II. The room was far enough distance from other patient care space. But admittedly Cipto, treatment room conditions were not yet qualified under the provisions of the Minister of Health. "A number of patients treated in hospitals have an average Milky symptoms, runny nose, cough, hot and breathless,'' he said.

Sucipto admitted, a number of suspected patients with suspected bird flu, has so far not sent his blood sample, to ascertain whether they are positive for bird flu or H5N1 virus. Moreover, he argues, there is no clarity from the Department of Health and Department of Animal Husbandry, the virus that attacked chickens in H5N1 or H5N2 Bima category. "The information must have the virus that causes the death of tens of thousands of chickens in the Bima H5 category,'' he admitted.

He said that if a virus that attacks the chicken in the Bima type H5N1 or H5N2, it will be very menbahayakan for humans. Because deaths from the virus could reach 60 percent. "That needs to be aware of, transmission of the virus from human to human. People with the H5N1 and H5N2 virus to be completely isolated from other patients. While the condition of the Milky Hospital, the mobility of visitors is very crowded,'' he said.

Two of four patients with suspected bird flu found in isolation hospitals admitted they entered Bima Bima Hospital Sunday afternoon, after they had been in care at the health center. "The pain's been four days with cold symptoms, cough and heat. Once brought to the health center Mpunda, the heat does not go down then we take it to the Bima hospitals. Hospital doctors are advised to enter the isolation room, due to high heat conditions,'' said Sabriani, mother of the patient Nabila, Village Panggi origin.

When asked whether the victims had direct contact with chickens? According Sabriani there was never any direct contact, because they have not kept chickens. "The incidence of sudden death many ditetangga Chicken around the house,'' he admitted.

The same conditions on the victim Sulastri, 1.3 years Penaraga Village residents. Although never in direct contact with chickens, but the sudden death of many chickens around their homes. "Before we get to hospitals Bima, had twice taken to health centers in both the health center and Mpunda PenanaE. But the heat did not want to go down,'' I Mardianingsih, mother of the victim Sulastri. Similarly, the symptoms are felt Sulastri, a runny nose, cough, hot and vomiting.

The last patient who entered hospitals on behalf of the Bima Safara, Samili village of origin. In addition to having a cold, cough, hot, he also experienced shortness of breath. For these patients, although not in direct contact with chickens, but a lot of their pet chickens that died suddenly. (Yety / Won)

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