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News > January 9, 2006
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Two Patients Positive For Avian Influenza
Jakarta, 9 January 2007, Ministry of Health - Two persons have been confirmed for the avian influenza virus through laboratory examinations conducted by the Health Research and Development Agency (Balitbangkes) of the Health Ministry. With these two new cases, to 7 January 2007, there have been 76 human H5N1-positive cases, including 57 fatalities. The last two cases are Rd (M, 14), a citizen of Kali Deres, West Jakarta, and Rh (F, 37), a citizen of Serpong, Tanggerang. Rd has been treated in Persahabatan Hospital, East Jakarta since 5 January 2007. Rh was referred to be treated in the same hospital by Tanggerang Regional Hospital, on 8 January 2007.
This information on Avian Influenza in Indonesia was received by the Public Communication Center from the Health Ministry Avian Influenza Communication Center, on 8-9 January 2007.
The initial symptoms appeared in Rd on 1 January 2007, in the form of fever, cough, runny nose, heavy breathing, queasiness, and vomiting, the day after he touched a dead duck. On 5 January 2007, Rd started to be treated in Persahabatan Hospital with the level of leukocytes contained in blood amounting to 2,300-2,700, while the normal level is 4,000-9,000. On 6 January 2007, the level of leukocytes for Rd decreased to 1,300-1,600. The examination result of RT-PCR (Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction) at the Health Research and Development Agency Laboratory on 7 January 2007 confirmed that Rd was positive for the H5N1 virus.
Meanwhile, Rh, a citizen of Periang kampong, Pondok Jagung village, Serpong sub-district, Tanggerang Regency, also began to show symptoms of the disease on 1 January 2007. With complaints of fever, coughing and heavy breathing, Rh began treatment at the Tanggerang Regional Hospital on 7 January 2007 before being transferred to Persahabatan Hospital last Tuesday (8/1/2007). She touched chicken when she purchased it in Pasar Serpong. Rh is also positive for H5N1.
With these additional cases, that is, 1 case from DKI Province and 1 case from Banten Province, the number of confirmed human Avian Influenza cases per province is as follows:
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No.
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Province |
Cases Being Confirmed
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C |
DC |
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 |
DKI Jakarta
Banten
West Java
Central Java
East Java
North Sumatera
West Sumatera
Lampung
South Sulawesi
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19
10
25
4
5
7
2
3
1 |
16
8
20
3
3
6
1
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Total Cases |
76 |
57 |
The Avian Influenza Communication Center notes that of 671 patients identified as suffering from symptoms similar to Avian Influenza, approximately 11% have been confirmed as positive for the H5N1 virus.
So far, fowl is still considered to be the source of avian influenza. To reduce the risk of infection with the avian influenza virus, Health Minister Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari, Sp. JP (K) suggests the following things:
- Do not touch sick or dying birds; if you do, immediately wash your hands and report to local authorities.
- Wash your hands and utensils with soap and water before you eat or cook. Cook all poultry and eggs well.
- Separate your birds and separate all new flocks for two weeks.
- Go immediately to a health clinic if you have a fever with flu-like symptoms and have had contact with bird
This information is issued by the Public Communication Center at the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information, please contact us at phone/fax numbers: 021-5223002 and 52960661, or e-mail puskom.depkes@gmail.com and puskom.publik@yahoo.co.id.
Director of the Center for Public Communication
Dr. Lily S. Sulistyowati, MM
NIP 140218301
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