2/16/13
A team of doctors at Sanglah Hospital confirmed that the laboratory
tests on two toddlers suspected of suffering from avian flu had come
back with negative results.
Early last week, the 9-month-old baby
identified as AG from the remote village of Tembuku and a
two-and-a-half-year-old boy, AD, both from Bangli regency, were rushed
to Sanglah Hospital suffering from respiratory problems and other
symptoms of avian flu.
The two boys live in villages where poultry infected with avian influenza had been identified.
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Ketut Suarjaya, head of the provincial health office, told journalists
that the laboratory tests, examined in Jakarta, had shown that the H5NI
virus that caused avian flu was not affecting the two children.
“The health of these two boys is improving and they are now having intensive treatment at the hospital,” Suarjaya said.
Previously,
the provincial health office had warned local people to be on the alert
for the possible return of an outbreak of avian influenza.
In
late December and early January, four regencies in Bali, including
Buleleng, Tabanan, Klungkung and Bangli, were reported to have cases of
avian flu that killed hundreds of ducks in the regency.
The virus
was a new and more malignant strain known as H5N1 Clade 2.3.2. and had
killed thousands of poultry in Java before it spread to Bali.
Several
preventive measures, including animal culling, were taken by the
provincial administration to prevent the malignant virus from
affecting other regencies.
Ducks are a favorite dish for local residents. The animals are also used in various rituals.
“There
have been no cases of humans with avian flu in Bali since April 2012,”
confirmed Suarjaya, but added that people should remain on high alert.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2013-02-16/two-avian-flu-suspects-test-negative.html
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