Indonesia, Central Java: Suspect Bird Flu Patient Died

Semarang, Central Java
Saturday, 06 Desember 2008

SEMARANG— Once again, a Semarang inhabitant died it was suspected resulting from suspect bird flu. Casualty had the initials the SD, 41, the resident Klipang, Semarang. SD died around struck 03,30 after could undergo the maintenance for one half of the hour in RSUP Kariadi.

Beforehand, casualtycould receive the maintenance in RS Panti Wilasa, before finally was reconciled to RSUP Kariadi on Friday the dawn (5/12) struck 02,00. RSUP Kariadi public relations, M. Alfan during it was confirmed confirmed had a patient who died resulting from suspect bird flu.

The patient was reconciled from Panti Wilasa earlier (yesterday) struck 02,00 dawns, and at once were treated in the Intensive Care Unit (UGD). Strike 03,00, the patient was moved to space of ICU. However half of the hour afterwards, the patient could not have been helped. When entering here (RSUP Kariadi) his situation has been very serious, explained Alfan to the Semarang Radar.

Doctor Muchlis Akshan, Infection Consultant of the RSUP Kariadi said, if this reconciliation patient only through then. Because, before the RSUP Kariadi side carried out the inspection, this patient has died.

So we could not carry out the inspection, because when being brought to ICU, the patient has died, obviously him added his side could carry out the taking of the sample of the patient's blood totalling one time.

Explained, from the reconciliation letter that acceptance, was informed if the patient was suspect bird flu. Because of this, his side at once was alert. However, Dr Muchlis still could not confirm whether beforehand direct contact casualties with the poultry or not.

According to reconciliation was unclear. But that was certain, the clinical sign that was suffered by the patient was similar suspect bird flu, that is sick the heavy lungs, and the disturbance of the sudden breath, he explained.

The death of this SD increased the number of patients died resulting from the virus avian influenza (AI) that was treated in RSUP Kariadi. The first case happened in 2006, afterwards in November then, that killed DS, the resident Medoho, Gayamsari.

Hat-tip Dutchy