Maros Child Suspect Bird Flu

On Thursday, 29-01-2009

Officials Livestock Service Destroyed 79 tails of Poultry

MAKASSAR, BKM -- A child from the Village of Bado-bado, the Bagimange Village, Kecamatan Mandai, Kabupaten Maros, Ansar (5) was forced to be isolated in the ferns building of RSUP Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo.

He received the maintenance in the special room of the bird flu patient since Tuesday night (27/1). He was expected (suspect) was attacked by the virus avian influenza (AI). Chairman Tim of the Handling and the Control of Bird Flu of RSUP Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Dr Khaliq Saleh said, Ansar was carried to the hospital because of experiencing the high fever, 39 levels celcius.

Also the cough, runny nose and breathless. This condition was experienced by him along with the death 13 tails of chickens belonging to his parents.

Three tails were stated positive H5N1, said Dr Khaliq ended checked the condition for the patient in the ferns building, on Wednesday (28/1).

To confirm whether Ansar positive infected with the AI virus or not, the RS side has taken the sample of blood and his mucus. The sample has been sent to the laboratory in Jakarta. Director Pelayanan Medik and Operational RS Wahidin this hoped, next week results could have been known.

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