# 4950
After a rainy drive across the state I arrived at St. Augustine late yesterday afternoon. T.S. Nicole died over Cuba, and the weather has cleared remarkably.
Since this is a bit of a working holiday for me, I’ll keep these entries brief until I return. This morning, some links to stories and events around Flublogia.
Ida at BFIC has 3 reports overnight on the continued spread of H5N1 in poultry in South Sulawesi and new outbreaks in West Sulawesi.
West Sulawesi ::: Bird flu uprises in 2010
Posted by Ida on September 30, 2010
Mamuju – Avian influenza or bird flu H5N1 prevalence in West Sulawesi province is uprising in September 2010.
Balikpapan, East Kalimantan ::: Chickens death confirmed bird flu
Posted by Ida on September 30, 2010
Balikpapan – The cause of chickens’ death in Kelurahan Manggar, Balikpapan Timur, East Kalimantan province is identified of bird flu H5N1 virus. Diagnosis was done through rapid test by of Agriculture, Marine and Fishery Service. Samples have been sent to Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan for confirmation.
Polman, West Sulawesi ::: Bird flu has spread to Kabupaten Polman
Posted by Ida on September 30, 2010
Polewali Mandar – After hitting three municipals (kabupaten) in South Sulawesi province – Pinrang, Sidrap and Luwu - bird flu H5N1 is now attacking thousands of chicken in Kecamatan Limboro and Binuang, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar (Polman), West Sulawesi.
Arkanoid Legent has the latest Australian & New Zealand influenza surveillance data, along with reports on Dengue in Pakistan and the Philippines.
Australian Influenza Surveillance 2010 - Latest report
The latest report from the Department of Health and Ageing in Australia, excerpt :
Report No. 37
Reporting period 11 to 17 September 2010
- Levels of influenza-like illness (ILI) in the community have continued to increase through most surveillance systems this reporting period. Local, regional and widespread activity was reported within jurisdictions. However, the number of laboratory confirmed notifications continued to decline.
New Zealand : Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) - Update 210
The latest H1N1 update from New Zealand's MOH :
" Overall influenza H1N1 activity continues to decrease below baseline levels. While some cases and clusters of influenza are likely to continue, this is much less frequent now and at a national level we are nearing the end of the second wave of pandemic influenza H1N1 in New Zealand. The Ministry's weekly updates will end next week.
Crof has reports on Underreported Dengue in Pakistan, the unintended consequences of mosquito control in Sri Lanka: Killing our enemy's enemy, and a somewhat breathless report out of Sydney Australia: A world without antibiotics.
The `big story’ this week continues to be the hospitalization and isolation of several residents of Pinrang, Indonesia who are experiencing flu-like symptoms after exposure to dead or dying chickens.
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Thus far, we have no announced laboratory results, and so it is unknown whether any of these people are infected with the bird flu virus.
The numbers appear to shift a bit depending upon the news source, but it appears that 26+ people are being monitored in their homes, and 4 or 5 are hospitalized.
FluTrackers is maintaining a forum thread with updated reports that you can check here.
The most recent report comes from Treyfish, and is a translation of a Para Pos article called 5 Warga Suspect Flu Burung, excerpts of which appear below.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
3 Referred to Makassar, 2 Isolated
5 Residents Suspect Bird Flu
THURSDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2010
PINRANG - Five residents in District Lanrisang Pinrang otherwise suspect (suspect) bird flu. Three out of five residents, each Nawir (42), Andrews (5) citizens Suppang Saddang Hamlet, and Novi (18) Same Ulue Village on Tuesday night, was referred to the Provincial General Hospital Dr M Wahidin Sudirohusodo.
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Not less than 26 residents who currently monitoring the Health Department. "These data may increase, but we hope diminished," she said. Rusman explained, which distinguishes the common cold sick with bird flu is body temperature. However, if positive for bird flu, 80 percent of patients will experience death.
Authorities say it will take roughly 10 days before test results will be known due to the repeat testing that they require to confirm or rule out the disease.
FluTrackers also has reports on msny of other disease outbreaks around the world, medical studies recently published, and other humanitarian crises.
You could spend a year there, and not read it all.
I’ll check back later in the day to survey the scene, but as you can see, these newshounds and bloggers have everything in Flublogia well covered.
