# 2011
Sulawesi Highlighted in Bright Green
Once again we have a report from multiple local media sources of a suspected bird flu cluster in Indonesia. As always we need to take these early reports with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Thus far, test results have not been announced, and no English Language newspapers have picked up the story. While this may prove to be a real cluster, it could also turn out to be a false alarm.
That said, this story has been percolating for about 48 hours, and is now being carried by multiple Indonesian news sources. Since the Indonesian government has shown some reluctance in the past to provide timely and accurate information regarding their bird flu cases, we sometimes must rely on these translated news reports.
The latest, and most detailed report comes from Tempo Interakif (Interactive TIME).
A hat tip to Mojo on Flu Wiki for this translation.
Five Kendari residents were expected Terjangkit Flu Burung
Wednesday, May 21 2008 | 17:27 of WIB
Five Kendari inhabitants, South-East Sulawesi, were expected strong has terjangkit the bird flu virus.
They were treated in Daerah space of the Public
Hospital isolation (RSUD) South-East Sulawesi since last Tuesday.
The five residents who were expected terjangkit the virus of Avian Influensa (H5N1) itua was Asdar, 8 years, Andika Saputra (1.3), Sarminda (10), Nuraminah (4) as well as Dg Sholeh (53).
The hospital side has taken sample the patient's blood to be researched.
We still could not confirm whether the five patients terjangkit bird flu or not, said the doctor the conference that treated the five patients.
According to Dewaty, his mother of Asdar, his child entered the hospital because of the high fever, his temperature achieved 38 levels celcius.
After dibeeri medicine did not descend-descended, he then brought his child to the hospital.
We were still being waiting for results of the laboratory test, said Dewaty.
The representative Kendari Mayor, Musaddar Mappasomba, stated his side would menangung all the medical treatment cost and the maintenance of the five residents.
Although the laboratory test was not yet known, according to Musaddar, his side already melakukan spraying disenvektan in the house of the five patients.
What we know at this time is that a family of 5 (1 adult, 4 children) in south-east Sulawesi are in isolation with fever and other `bird flu' symptoms, and according the this report, are `strongly suspected' of having the avian flu virus.
Blood tests have not been completed, but authorities are disinfecting the house where they lived, and the office of the Mayor of Kendari has said that the government would cover the cost of their treatment - something that is generally only done for confirmed bird flu cases.
None of this has, as yet, been picked up by the English Language media. We've seen other `clusters' that eventually were stated to be Dengue, or Malaria, or by some pathogen other than bird flu. So this remains, for now, a suspected cluster.
Hopefully we'll get some clarification on this case from the lab tests soon.
