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Ida at The Bird Flu Information Corner tonight has a report out of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia regarding four kids from Kecamatan Simpangkatis who are being treated in a special unit for bird flu patients.
These are suspect cases, based on clinical symptoms and their proximity to recent poultry deaths. Laboratory results are not expected for several days.
Pangkalpinang, Bangka-Belitung ::: Four bird flu suspect kids
Pangkalpinang – Four kids from Kecamatan Simpangkatis are treated in Depati Hamzah regional hospital, Pangkalpinang. Patients are placed in special unit for bird flu patients.
They were suspected of contracting bird flu infection as they exhibited continuous fever, said Supriyadi, Health Service official of Bangka Tengah. Patients’ family confirmed that they experienced many chicken deaths not long before.
The suspected kids were found during field investigation on people, which is routinely done by Simpangkatis public health centre officers when birds in the area reported to have suddenly died.
To anticipate any possibility of bird flu transmission to human, public health officers referred the four kids of Kecamatan Simpangkatis to Depati Hamzah regional hospital. Medical team of the hospital had collected their blood sample for bird flu test. Laboratory confirmation expected to be issued within a week.
Kecamatan Simpangkatis is one of sub-districts under observation of regional health service because of large bird flu H5N1 outbreak in chickens.
Source: Indonesia local newspaper, Bangka Pos.
