Suspect H5N1 Cluster in Serang Indonesia Grows to Nine
Recombinomics Commentary
December 21, 2007
Six students and a management of the Islamic Boarding School (ponpes) Riyadul Huda, in the Village/Desa Terumbu, Kecamatan Kasemen, Serang, Banten, was stated suspect bird flu by the team of the doctor RSUD Serang.
His article, two other students that terindikasi the same illness escaped. Suspected two patients that bolted, frightened when being checked.
The five casualties were affected by the illness attack from the animal, Muklas, 30, (the management ponpes), Mubin, 25, Imah, 20, Enjat, 15, and Nuzul, 9, the four of them were the student who came from the local village.
The five of them it was reported experienced the increase in the temperature of the high body, breathless as well as paralysed after beforehand consumed a duck that was shattered because of being sick.
The head of the Health Service of Serang, Dr. Encep Mukardi said, his side carried out prevention efforts by distributing Tamiflu to the occupants ponpes this and the resident of surrounding area.
The above translation provides additional detail for the suspect H5N1 cluster in Serang. The five hospitalized patients include four family members who attended the school as well as a teacher. These five patients, as well as two additional students, developed symptoms after eating a duck which had been sick. Two of the students were not examined because they fled.
In addition, there are two older family members who have symptoms, but have not been hospitalized.
Thus, at this time there are five hospitalized patients, two additional students who have fled, and two family members with symptoms who have also not been hospitalized.
The hospitalized patients also have depressed leukocyte levels, another symptom of bird flu.
Poultry in the region has tested positive for H5N1 via a rapid test.
A Tamiflu blanket has been applied to the region.
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