Commonground Commentary: Sumatra Indonesia

What is going on in Sumatra? Here is what I have:

Bengkulu, Sumatra

Bengkulu is a city on the west coast of Sumatra island in Indonesia.With a population of 340,000 (2007), the city is capital and largest city of the Bengkulu province.

August 7^th:
18 Villages in Bengkulu City tested positive for bird flu.

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/08/18-villages-in-bengkulu-city-ai.html

August 9^th:

Total of 54 patients treated in isolaltion rooms. Sym’s of fever.

From SMP2 Junior High School.

Hospital: Dumai

Treated according to SOP for Swine or Bird Flu.

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/08/indonesia-dumai-hospital-reaches-57.html

August 10^th:

P (19)

From: Lempuing Village

Adm: 8/11

Hospital: RSUD M Yunus

Reconciled: Community Health Ctr w/sym’s high fever, breathless, contact w/poultry died suddenly.

Diagnosis: Negative for H5N1, pneumonia. Improving

Vi (27)

From: Kembang Seri

Adm: 8/11

Hospital: RSUD M Yunus

Diagnosis: Pending

August 12^th:

Poultry infected with H5N1

This poultry was spread in five subdistricts :

Taba Penanjung Subdistrict --Taba Penanjung Village.

Merigi Kelindang subdistrict -- Pagar Agung Village,

Kecamatan Talang Empat -- Lagan Village, Kembang Seri and Taba Pasma.

Pagar Jati -- Desa Layang Lekat

Pondok Kelapa - Desa Pasar Pedati dan Kembang Ayun

304 Poultry died in Taba Penanjung

The breakdown is:

8 locations:
Desa Taba penanjung 21 ekor, Desa Pagar 72 ekor, Desa Kembang Seri 31 Ekor, Desa Kembang Ayun 50 ekor, Desa Lagan 20 ekor, Layang Lekat 70 ekor, Pasar Pedati 30 ekor and Taba Pasma 245 ekor.

In the same article it states:

2 cases of suspected bird flu:
Ha (37)

Taba Pasma NR (25)

From: Kembang Seri

Adm: Community Center

Tests Pending

So I now have 3 people, from Kembang Seri, reported with bird flu symptoms, and being tested, in 3 days (August 10 - 12th)

As you can see from the map below...I have to the north of Bengkulu, "Dumai". That is where the 54 patients were treated at Dumai Hospital. Also to the north, I have Sawahlunto. I have that marked because of the information below. A suspected bird flu case, that died. No confirmation as of today.

Adm: 7/27

Name: Payanti Yen (24)F

From: Muaro Kalaban Sawahlunto

Hospital: M. Djamil

Recon: 7/24 Sawahlunto

DOD: 7/28

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/padang-dr-rawat-four-probable-ai.html

http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/07/patient-suspect-bird-flu-deaths.html