# 355
Today, Indonesia announced the death last Friday of a 6 year-old girl in Yogakarta from the H5N1 bird flu virus. They state the delay in the announcement was due to the fact that it has taken nearly a week to get positive test results back from the laboratory. Given the number of `suspected’ cases currently reported in the media, it is easy to understand that the labs may be backlogged.
Still, if it's taking 6 days to get test results back, they've got a problem.
This report from MetroTVnews.
KUMILAH POSITIF FLU BURUNG
Kamis, 25 Januari 2007 21:15 WIB / http://www.metrotvne...
Metrotvnews.com, Yogyakarta: One of the patients from Magelang, Central Java that died in the Intensive Care Unit's space (UGD) RS the doctor Sardjito, Yogyakarta, evidently positive bird flu. It was Kumilah (6,5) actual died on January 19 set. However, that was just announced by the RS side Dr Sardjito, on Thursday (25/1).
Because of results of the laboratory test Balitbang the Department of the Health was just issued on this day.
Kumilah beforehand suffered hot high for four days.He was afterwards treated in the Morangan Hospital, Sleman, Yogyakarta. After seven maintenance days, Kumilah suffered breathless. He then at once was reconciled to RS Dr Sardjito. Only 1.5 hours were treated in UGD space, the Kumilah life evidently could not be helped again. He died after experiencing cramps and breathless difficult.
(YUL)
It is a peculiarity of the translation software that it often confuses genders. The patient in question reportedly was either a 6 or 8 year-old female.
From this account, it appears Kumilah spent a week in another hospital, her condition worsened, and she was transferred to RS Dr. Sardjito Hospital. Later, on the 19th, she was transferred to the ICU, where she died a couple of hours later.
Divining the truth from translated local news reports is, as I’ve pointed out many times, often difficult.
MetroTVnews reported several times last week on a 6-year-old girl, suspected of bird flu infection, admitted to this same hospital. That patient, it was widely reported, was subsequently determined to have seasonal flu, and was to be released.
At this writing, it is unclear if this is the same patient referred to in those articles. The age, dates, and location approximately match, but no full name was provided in the earlier accounts.
Hopefully there will be further clarification of this story in the days ahead.
