# 1689
Local media reports, translated by the flu forum newshounds, are describing at least two possible new suspected cases of human H5N1 infection. None of these, apparently, have been officially confirmed positive by testing yet.
There are, at last count, as least three patients hospitalized in Indonesia that have already tested positive for bird flu. These would be in additional to those cases.
First, an 18 year-old high school student from Bangkinang, a township in the province of Riau. Identified as ZS, this patient has been hospitalized in Riau's capital city Pekanbaru for four days.
Test results are pending.
A hat tip to Mojo on the Flu Wiki for this translation.
Pekanbaru -- noodles: Other the Riau resident was expected terjangkit the bird flu virus.
On Tuesday (19/2), a SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL student in Bangkinang, Kabupaten Kampar, ZS, 18, was stated as the patient was expected by bird flu.
At this time, ZS received the intensive maintenance in space of the bird flu isolation of RSUD Arifin Ahmad, Pekanbaru.
Beforehand, the patient received the maintenance for four days in the Hospital of Awal Bross Pekanbaru.
However, because of the condition that continued to worsen and show the sign was similar to bird flu, around struck 10,00 WIB, on Tuesday (19/2) ZS were moved to RSUD Arifin Ahmad.
"From results" of "our inspection, the lungs of the appearance patient increasingly worsened."
The hot fever illness also never will descend.
Because of that the team of the doctor appointed the patient as suspect bird flu, said Tim Doctor Penanggulangan Chairman of Bird Flu of RSUD Arifin Ahmad Azizman Saad.
Concerning the condition kliniks ZS, Azizman said from the temperature of the body at this time revolving 37.6 levels celcius.
The level leokosit in the position 2,400 and trombosit 108,000.
Only the condition for the ZS lungs continued to worsen, although not yet having the liquid that soaked the lungs.
The second case (Hat Tip Mathematician on the Flu Wiki) states the patient `positive bird flu', but this apparently isn't an `official' announcement. It requires two positive tests before a diagnosis of H5N1 infection is accepted by officials.
Unusual too is the age of this patient, reported to be 56. In this case, and the one listed above, there are other possible causes for their illness. We will have to await official word to know for sure.
The Positive patient Bird Flu was treated in Pekalongan Selasa,
19 Februari 2008 - 23:17 wib
Pekalongan - One of the patients who was treated in RSUD Kraton, Pekalongan, Central Java, was stated positive suffered bird flu (avian influenza/AI).
The patient was named Istiono (56), villagers Rejosari, Pekalongan, this was at this time treated in the room of the special isolation. Information that succeeded in being gathered mentioned, the positive patient this bird flu entered RSUD Kraton last Monday approximately struck 12,00 WIB by his family's member. Upon arrival at RSUD he direct diperkisa and was brought to isolation space. Till at this time, on Tuesday (19/2/2008), the condition for this patient was still being very weak.
According to the official's information, this patient could be beforehand treated in RSUD Kajen. However because his condition descended he was reconciled to RSUD. Beberapa the doctor RSUD Kraton that treated him, at first appeared reluctantly frank gave information about the condition for the patient on the basis of not having the authority. The assurance of the illness that was suffered by Istiono had finally been given by Dr Dian, one of the doctors in RSUD Kraton. "Is it true that that the patient on behalf of Istiono positive bird flu." I just examined him, he said.
To handle this AI case, continued he, his side at once brought the patient to isolation space. The patient was forbidden to come home because of being carried out by his specimen inspection. According to him, the hospital side also formed the team of the special doctor to handle the bird flu patient.
Geographically, these two cases are hundreds of kilometers apart.
We continue to hear reports of other suspected cases in the local media, but the numbers remain small, and the government isn't terribly forthcoming with information.
Machine translations are often cryptic, and nuances are often difficult to discern. Sometimes, local reporters get the story wrong, too. But they remain a valuable resource for us thanks to the hard work of our flu forum newshounds.
