Indonesia : 1 Residents of Bengkulu Allegedly Hit by Bird Flu

Machine translated article from Kompas :

" A Great Hamlet Village residents, the city of Bengkulu, Burhan (53) resident, was taken to the Hospital M Yunus undergoing medical treatment since Saturday (10/12/2013). 

He feared bird flu after eating chicken meat with suspected bird flu. Burhan wife, Rogaya, said, on Tuesday, Burhan redeem some rooster with the hens in Panorama City Market Bengkulu.

He plans to breed around 35 chickens he had. Unexpectedly, after that, in a matter of a few days, dead pet chicken to the remaining two-tailed. During that time, he had slaughtered some pet chickens for consumption. 

After eating it, Burhan said to suffer from abdominal pain and cough. Separately, Animal Husbandry Department officials Bengkulu, Helni Kusuma Dewi, confirmed that on Saturday, he received a report that livestock owned by Burhan died suddenly.

 "After we did a quick test apparently confirmed chickens owned Burhan pack tested positive for bird flu, while live chicken are advised to be destroyed, but because we have no funds to replace the resident chickens leave our chickens, we only recommend it, "said Helni. Burhan Until this news was still being treated in yellow numbers 9 M.Yunus Hospital for observation."

Indonesia : The entire region of Central Java endemic bird flu

Machine translated article via Kompas :

" Following treating bird flu patients at the Hospital Dr. Kariadi Semarang, Animal Husbandry Department formed a team of bird flu handling fast motion. The first step they do is map the endemic areas of bird flu, with the rapid test.

The result, 32 birds from hundreds of in-test samples, positive for H5N1 virus. According Whitono, Head of Animal Husbandry Department of Central Java Province, the figure is actually quite small. Poultry population growth in Central Java reached 125 million chickens per year.

"Birds that tested positive for bird flu is spread over 35 districts / cities in Central Java. But the last one we found was in Brebes," said Whitono, Thursday (2/2/2012) at Bhakti Praja Ghradika buildings, office complexes Governor of Central Java. Based on a rapid test , concluded, all areas in Central Java categorized as endemic bird flu. In endemic areas, when entering the rainy season, bird flu in poultry numbers increased rapidly."

Indonesia : Sudden Death Chicken, Bird Flu Positive

Machine translated article from Kompas :

" Department of Agriculture and Livestock (Distanak) Kotawaringin Timur District, Central Kalimantan claimed dozens of chickens owned by residents who die suddenly found positive contracted the bird flu virus (H5N1).

Found in chickens died suddenly and caused the bird flu virus is owned by village residents Sawahan, District of New Mentaya Ketapang, East Kotawaringin District.

The bird flu virus that causes chicken died suddenly were incidental in nature, ie, events that at times can appear suddenly, but if it gets appropriate action in anticipation that it will not cause the occurrence of infectious to birds and other regions.

According to the Bima, although the results have been declared positive, but otherwise not endemic East Kotawaringin proven by the absence of follow-up of other chickens that died suddenly.

Although it has been found in chickens died of bird flu virus is expected to East Kotawaringin people not to panic and fret because they still can be avoided."

Indonesia : Since January There are 19 patients suspected Bird Flu

Translated report from Kompas :

" The total probable bird flu patients who were treated in General Hospital, Dr M Djamil, Kota Padang, West Sumatra, increased again. Two new patients, aged 49 years and 8 years 6 months, referred to the hospital on Sunday (13 / 3). Thus, since January 2011, there were 19 probable bird flu patients treated at the hospital.

Zaini Kasman (48), husband of one of his patients unexpectedly began to be treated since Saturday, said his wife had a fever and unusual condition after dozens of pet chickens died suddenly. "My legs trembling wife," he said Monday.

The total probable bird flu patients who were treated at Dr M Djamil on Monday carrying 10 people."

Indonesia : Bird Flu Patients Expected to Increase

Translated report from Kompas :

" The number of patients infected with bird flu suspects in Hospital Dr. Slamet Garut, West Java, the two men. Community asked to be alert when a family member sick with flu-like symptoms.

Patients suspected of bird flu is L (9 months) from Kampung Cangkuang, Banyuresmi District, Garut. He had fever, cough, and shortness of breath after contact with poultry infected with bird flu. Sukaresmi is the region with the highest cases of dead poultry in Garut since early 2011.

RS Dr. Slamet also treat patients suspected of bird flu AN (49), employees of Animal Husbandry Department, Fisheries and Marine Sub Banyuresmi. He sudden high fever and cough after interacting with the birds died of bird flu positive."

Indonesia : Bird flu outbreak, Farmers Must Ready

Machine translated article from Kompas :

" GRESIK : Bird flu disease that attacks poultry in Bojonegoro and Gresik occur sporadically. Farmers are encouraged diligent cleaning cages and sprayed desinvektan for disease does not spread. Infected poultry must be destroyed by burning or backfilled.

Head of Animal Husbandry Subdinas Gresik Regency, Susanto, Thursday (2/24/2011) said efforts to anticipate and prevent the spread of bird flu virus is by vaccination. In addition there are educational to farmers for diligent in cleaning his cage."

Indonesia : Sudden death of chicken, Citizens gets Bird Flu

Translated article from Kompas :

" A total of five residents Banyuresmi Village, District Banyuresmi, Garut, got the flu, following the discovery of hundreds of chickens that died suddenly due to the H5N1 virus or bird flu in the region.

"There were five residents in Banyuresmi with flu, but provisional estimates indicated no bird flu," said the Head of Disease Prevention and Eradication of Garut Health Office Dede Romansyah after reviewing the location of the area stricken with the H5N1 virus in Banyuresmi, Garut, on Monday (21 / 2 / 2011).

Five people's identity can not be dipublikaskan, but the patients identified two children under the age of 2.5 years and 1.5 years, a six-year-old child and two adults aged 54 years and 35 years."

Indonesia : 4 Village Samarinda endemic bird flu

Translated article from Kompas :

" SAMARINDA : Four villages in Samarinda, East Kalimantan (Kaltim), defined as the bird flu virus endemic areas.

"From the results of rapid tests we did on two carcasses of dead chickens in the village of Simpang Pasir District Palaran positive results," said Chief Veterinary and Fish Health Section, Animal Husbandry Department of Samarinda, drh Jumiyanti, Sunday (01/30/2011).

This is the result obtained after conducting tests on chickens that died suddenly, so the bird flu endemic in Samarinda has expanded diempat village, he said"

Indonesia : Teenage Girl in Sukoharjo Dies of Bird Flu

Via Kompas, the whole report :

" SUKOHARJO : A Sukuharjo district health offical said the death of 14-year old girl a few weeks ago proved to have been caused by bird flu.

"We can confirm that PN died of bird flu a few weeks ago," the health official, Agus Prihatmo, said here on Saturday.

He said samples of PN’s body fluids had been sent to the Health Ministry’s laboratory in Jakarta for tests and the test results received in Sukaharjo only on Friday (July 16) had shown the junior high-school student was positively infected with the bird flu virus.

He said it was so far not known where the virus came from. "We still don’t know whether the virus originated in Menjing Polokarto, Sukoharjo or another region," he said.

The victim who was a resident of Menjing village had had contact with a dead chicken before. "At the time she dumped a dead chicken in the backyard of her house," he said.

He said his office had taken preventive measures, especially at and around the victim’s residence, after knowing the cause of her death. Agus also appealed to the people to be alert to the possible spread of the virus by improving cleanliness.

"Have your health condition checked at the nearest health service center as soon as you have the symptoms," he told people.

In June PN suffered from an influenza-like illness. The health ministry has conducted a study in the village with regard to the death of the girl."