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Today the newshounds on the flu forums have been following what appears to be a strongly suspected human H5N1 case in Indonesia, that of a 37 year-old from Banten.
According to this news article, at least one positive H5N1 test result has been returned by a Department of Health testing laboratory. It generally requires two positive tests before a patient is declared positive.
Given Indonesia's recent policy change not to confirm human bird flu cases as they happen, we may have to wait a while for official confirmation.
A Hat tip to Ironorehopper on Flu Trackers for this article and Translation and to Dutchy and Niman for also contributing to the analysis.
The resident Banten Positive Terjangkit Burung Flu
Tangerang, CyberNews.
A resident Belendung, Kecamatan Benda, of Kota Tangerang, Banten, the USA (37) that died last July 10 was stated positive terjangkit the virus of kind bird flu H5N1.
The executive the Task of the Sub Dinas Pemberantasan Head and the Prevention of the Illness and Lingkungan Sanitation (P2PL) the Kesehatan Service of the Tangerang City, Ati Pramudji Hastuti, on Sunday (13/7), said results of the blood inspection by the Departemen Laboratory of the Health showed that the USA died because positive was infected by the bird flu virus.
The USA that lived in Street Kyai the Pilgrim Kuding RT 04/07 the Blendung Village, the Object, Tangerang, that blew out the last breath in the Public Hospital (RSU) Tangerang (10/7).
Before dying, the USA experienced was sick with the condition for the high fever, the difficult cough, and breathless since Monday (5/7), but till three days afterwards, the condition for casualties will never improve, in fact the temperature of his body increasingly increased.
Because the condition for casualties continued to worsen, the US wife, Yuliana brought his husband to the Husada Insani Hospital, Cipondoh, Tangerang on Wednesday morning (9/7) and underwent the inspection of the interior body.
Results x-rayed in RS Husada Insani showed, the USA was it was suspected strong tertular the deadly virus that came from the poultry so as immediately underwent the maintenance in isolation space.
On that day also (9/7), the USA was carried to RSU Tangerang in order to undergoes the inspection of further blood, but results of the diagnosis changed, casualties were estimated suffered tuberkolosis (the TB) acute.
"As the step" in "anticipation, the status" of "casualties was stated by the sufferer suspect bird flu," said Ati Pramudji Hastuti.
However when undergoing the intensive maintenance in special isolation space the bird flu sufferer in RSU Tangerang, the USA died on Thursday early afternoon (10/7), afterwards the US body was buried the Umum Cemetery that was not far from his house.
