# 2737
By way of the Bird Flu Information Corner - a joint endeavor between Kobe University, Japan and Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Indonesia - we get two Indonesian media reports tonight regarding an investigation into suspicious deaths that occurred in Bogor, Indonesia two weeks ago.
Bogor is a small town located about 40 km south of Jakarta.
Based on the two articles below, it appears that two patients - sisters - died last week from that area after being admitted to Persahabatan Hospital, in East Jakarta.
Both were `strongly suspected' of being infected with the bird flu virus. Health officials, according to the second article, are taking blood samples in the area.
Contacts of the victims were provided with Tamiflu.
If any results of these tests are known, they haven't been disclosed by the Ministry of Health.
A big Hat tip to Bird Flu Information Corner for finding and translating these articles.
Bogor, West Java::: Chicken outbreak and bird flu suspects sister
February 1, 2009
Headline news, MetroTVnews.com 2 Febuary 2009.
Bogor – Agricultural service, Bogor, West Java, culled hundreds of birds in Kelurahan Kedung Badak, Kecamatan Tanah Sareal Bogor (1/2) since bird flu has killed number of chickens on that area.
One week before two patients of Cilendek Timur Bogor, died after treated at Persahabatan hospital, East Jakarta. They both strongly suspected to be infected by bird flu.
Health service collects blood samples
31-01-2009 15:08 WIB
Meanwhile, Health service of Bogor took blood sample of people around the bird flu victims neighborhood who died last week (1/16), Nurul Hikmah and her sister Ruslani (30), the residents of Cilendek barat RT 3/8, Cimanggu Barata Bogor.
Blood samples are examined by Research and Development Laboratory of Healt Ministry and Eijkman Institute. This is the first time bird flu case is found in Bogor.
Nurul Hikmah died after 2 days treatment at isolation unit of Persahabatn hospital. She was treated at Karya Bakti Bogor hospital before admitted to Persahabatan hospital. Nurul died after developing respiratory failure and worsening lung function. Medical record showed dark spots in her lung.
Bird flu District Surveillance Officer, Health service Bogor Dwi Sutanto said that victim buried at the same night she died.
“While waiting laboratory test result, we gave Tamiflu to everyone who had contact to the patient. Including Karya Bhakti and Persahabatan hospital medics and victim’s family”, he said.
