Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Indonesia: Boy 10 Years in Garut Suspect Bird Flu

January 26, 2010

GARUT - Isolation Room General Hospital (RSU) Dr. Slamet Garut re-occupied a patient suspected of virus afian influenza (AI) or better known as bird flu virus. Patients who are treated this time was a 10-year-old boy named Iis Tasrliyah, Village residents Gentur, RT 04/04, Desa Padamukti, District Pasirwangi.

Iis treated in isolation space Dr. Slamet Garut General Hospital since Saturday (23 / 1) at approximately 14:15 on Pasirwangi health center physician referral. Iis allegations have been attacked by the bird flu virus than seen from the symptoms he suffered, also because of the history of the many birds that died suddenly not far from where live Iis.

Director RSU Dr. Slamet Garut, Widjajanti Utojo mention, when they arrive at RSU, Iis in a state of high fever that reached 38.8. In addition, pulse resfirasi and also high enough plus he suffered shortness.

In addition, patients from both parents if the previously obtained information, not far from where they live are dozens of dead birds suddenly. Even worse, dozens of dead birds is not burned or buried by the owner, but thrown away in a pond that every day passed by Iis.

"On the report stated that patients susfect AI and decided to put in the insulation space is devoted to treating patients susfect AI," said Widjajanti.

According Widjajanti, to obtain certainty about Iis illness, it had taken samples of blood, saliva and mucus Iis and sent to Research and Development. "We're still waiting for the results. I hope it's negative," he said.

Diterangkannya, three days after the entry in isolation, health Iis now seems already started to improve. Body temperature, respiration and pulse, now began gradually to normal.

Further expresses, according to information from the Department of Health, after thorough examination of several samples of dead birds, were found positive of H5N1 virus. This deserves recognition skeptical.

Both parents of patients, Asep Sulaeman (42), and Saadah (29), said the illness was her son has been felt since last Wednesday, January 20. In addition to high fever and cough, then Iis also suffered from vomiting. At that time her son had taken to the local doctor to be examined. "The doctor said if my child is attacked by dengue fever," he said Asep Sulaeman.

But until a few days later, the illness was not her child heal even tend to worsen. After that, precisely on Saturday (23 / 1), a new doctor to refer Iis immediately taken to the RSU Dr. Slamet Garut.

Asep and Saadah recognized, within the last week, the region's many birds that died suddenly. Poultry carcasses are disposed of by the owner of a pool which are located not so far from their homes.

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