If this article was not out of ANTARA News, I may have discounted it. It is regarding HA(45), who was confirmed positive for H5N1, and has recovered. This article says that she enters the clinic 0n February 23rd. She gets swabbed, few days later, tests come in positive, they go to her home...but she moved...so they watch the neighborhood...10 days later, she comes back to the clinic...with different complaints....and illnesses. They re-swab her and she tests negative, as well as her family members.
Did they send her off initially with Tamiflu? Did she recover without it? I guess we may never know.
The articles regarding this case were previously posted here and here
Three citizens of Malang Otherwise Bird Flu Negative
Monday, May 10, 2010 19:38:06
Malang - Three people were family HP (45), a citizen of Malang, East Java, which some time ago expressed a positive A H5N1 (bird flu), following the "swab" and further investigation, but the result is negative.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Enny Sekar Malang Rengganingati, Monday, said HP's three-person family was also "diswab" after the announcement of the MOH. However, the results were all negative.
"After the notification from the Health Department, we also do a 'swab' at his family and the neighborhood, but none of them experienced the same symptoms with HP. In fact, HP's current condition is also healthy," said Enny.
He argued, in addition to 'swab' against the HP family, Health also works closely with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock to conduct a follow-up examination on HP's environment including the pet birds.
Only, more Enny, from the results of examination of poultry and the environment around HP also did not reveal any symptoms leading to the A H5N1.
Although there are no symptoms in the direction of A H5N1, said Enny, his party continue its efforts to optimize the prevention of "turn on" programs "Sentinel Surveillance of Influenza Like Illness (ILI)" in the entire region of Malang city.
According to him, in some health centers spread out in five districts of the region had no her ILI program, so residents who have symptoms of flu and sore throat did not recover within a few days would "diswab".
Alluding to an otherwise chronological HP positive A H5N1 was Enny said, on February 23, 2010 HP went to the nearest health clinic suffering from flu and sore throat.
Because existing ILI program, HP "diswab" by health officials and the sample sent to a laboratory. A few days later the results submitted to the Health Service of Malang and tested positive for H5N1.
After knowing the result is positive, Malang City Health Office address came to HP, but HP have moved from the address listed in the medical record of clinic. "Although HP has moved and we continue to conduct an examination of the surrounding environment," said
Enny.
Approximately 10 days after the announcement of the MOH, the HP came back to the clinic and check again, but with different complaints and illnesses. At that time, HP and his family "diswab" again and the sample sent to a laboratory in Surabaya and
the results were negative, including his family.
"Now that HP and his family good health and the environment is also no problem. What is important we remain Ill. menaktifkan and optimize programs at several centers," said Enny.
Based on the release of the Ministry of Health recently, HP (45), a housewife in Malang tested positive for the A H5N1.
Besides HP, the release was also mentioned JE (4 years 8 months) from Pakanbaru, Riau, also tested positive for H5N1, because his condition worsened, dated 28 April 2010 died in hospitals JE Arifin Achmad.
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