Pontianak, West Kalimantan : A girl possibly dies of bird flu

A breaking report from Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner :

" Pontianak : A 5-year-old girl from Toho, Kabupaten Pontianak, died after being treated for few hours in Soedarso regional hospital, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The girl is suspected to contract bird flu H5N1 infection.

Wingky’s mother, Ratna, said her daughter died on Saturday evening (24/7) in Soedarso hospital. Wingky had been having high fever for a week before and then admitted to a public health center in Toho. Because illness continued, Wingky was then transferred to Rubini regional hospital in Mempawah, Kabupaten Pontianak. Later the hospital referred the girl to Santo Antonius hospital in Pontianak.

“In a day receiving treatment in Santo Antonius hosptial, my daughter was referred to Soedarso hospital and isolated as bird flu suspect patient,” Ratna added.

Ratna mentioned her daughter showed symptoms such as fever, coughing, breathing difficulty, and sore throat. Soedarso hospital had collected patient’s blood sample to be tested for H5N1.
Within last two months, six children have been treated as bird flu suspect patient in Soedarso hospital. All of them were tested negative.

It is unclear whether Wingky had any contact with birds, the family doesn’t rear any birds. However, patient’s parents said many chicken deaths were found in their neighborhood."

West Kalimantan : Suspected Bird Flu Patients Condition Improving

A translated report from the original article at Pontianak Post :

" Patients suspected suspect bird flu, Dany Ardian (10), Wenti Pratiwi (9), Audina (8) and Ari (15), which is currently being treated in isolation space dr Soedarso condition improved. Nevertheless can not conclude that they are negative as the first patient suspect bird flu, Deby Deborah (4.5), which has been declared negative.

"Although the condition of the patients showed improvement, such as the heat began to fall, as well as coughs and colds are starting to diminish, but before obtaining the laboratory results, then we still will provide intensive care to patients. To them were given drugs such as tamiflu, fever and antibiotics, "said Tita Selati Sundari, Head of Hospital Services Soedarso to Pontianak Post, Wednesday (30 / 6).

According to Tita, the hospital will always be alert to the patient suspect bird flu. Therefore, when found in these patients, it will directly enter into the isolation room. "We do according to the applicable procedures, because we ourselves do not want to take the risk. So if the symptoms are supported by the environmental conditions contained dead chicken according to information on the patient's family, then we switch to direct isolation room for intensive care, " he said. "Currently there are seven isolation room capacity of the bed. If circumstances force, then we provide additional four beds and three cots, "he said."

Indonesia : Pontianak, West Kalimantan - 4-year-old negative bird flu. Four other children under isolation

From Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner, an important update on the Bird Flu situation in West Kalimantan :

" Pontianak : Following to avian influenza (AI) outbreak in chickens, four people from different areas in Pontianak are under intensive treatment of alleged bird flu infection. Patients were reported to develop fever and flu symptoms after chickens suddenly died around their neighborhood.

Patients are being treated in dr Soedarso hospital, Pontianak. A patient has recovered and discharged from hospital, while four patients are still isolated, Ad (10), Ap (15), Da (10) and Wt (9). Da and Wt are cousins, and neighbors of Ap residing in Karya Bhakti street. Ad is resident of Pak Benceng of Pontianak city.

Head of Medic and Non-Medic Service Division, Dr Soedarso hospital, Dr Hj Tita Selati said patients had been taken care according standard procedure (protap). “They are isolated and given Tamiflu”, said Tita.

In the meantime, patients’ swab samples have been sent to research and development laboratory of Ministry of Health (Litbangkes) in Jakarta for bird flu confirmation.
Ap was referred from Gang Sehat public health center and Wt was from Purnama public health center.

Previously, Dd (4.5), a bird flu suspect patient in dr Soedarso had been confirmed negative by Litbangkes, and discharged from hospital."