Baby Nine Months Suspected Bird Flu Patients suspected of bird flu increases.

Le, 9-month-old baby, the couple's daughter Lia, a resident RT 02/04 Desa Kampung Cangkuang Bagendit Sub Banyuresmi suspected bird flu suspect. He began to be treated in isolation space Dr. Slamet Hospital on Saturday (26 / 2) at around 04:30.

Uncle patients, Abdul Rahman (40) says, keponakanya everyday lives with her grandmother, Acih (60). Before entering the isolation room, his nephew had taken to the PHC Banyuresmi sick with a fever accompanied by influenza. But he said, around 04.00 pm, the clinic medical officer suggested that his nephew was referred to hospital.

"He (Le, red) had previously had a fever since Friday (25 / 2) afternoon. Until the night his temperature does not go down. I immediately took him to the clinic for treatment and directly referred to public hospitals, "he met in the waiting room isolation Slamet dr.

Obviously, he continued, it is also worrying if Le had contact with chickens that died. Because, Her grandmother had 10 head of poultry and sudden death due to bird flu virus a few days ago in her neighborhood. "Maybe Le had contact with chickens given the grandmother likes to hold her when inserting cock into his cage," he added.

Penangung responsibility isolation room dr Asep Roni Heryanto Slamet Garut, say, Le is the second patient treated at the Isolation Room of bird flu. He said he received chronology was experiencing the early symptoms of bird flu-like symptoms such as high fever, cough and have shortness of breath. "Indeed, we accept the referral of patients suspected of bird flu from kecematan Banyuresmi contained chicken deaths from the H5N1 virus earlier in the morning dawn. Thus the number of patients treated in isolation space is currently a two person with NK, "he said.

As with the handling by the first patient NK, Le also has given the act of giving inpus, oxygen, and given tamiflu drug. While the results did show a normal direction as his fever down and cough and crowded reduced. However, further Asep, it still has not been able to conclude that NK and Le was not affected by bird flu.Because the results of laboratory test from Jakarta has not he received. "So far, for the first patient's condition has improved.But still we wait for the results of the study sample of nasal and oral fluid (smear nose and mouth). So, because the status of both patients is still not clear we know, these patients still we deal with the intensive, "he added.

To know the results, he said, his back to send the sample apus apus nose and throat Le to be tested in the laboratory in Jakarta. And the new results can be accepted the next few days. In addition, Asep said, it also had the chance to get information from the first patient, who also have a fever after checking a number of dead chickens in Kampung Cangkuang. "Incidentally, this is the village of Kampung Cangkuang Le patient place to live," he concluded.