Bird Flu Virus Mutation Occurs yet to Humans
YOGYAKARTA - '' Although there are many cases in ducks, it is not necessarily the case of humans,'' said Tjandra via elecDirector General of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Ministry of Health (MoH), Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, reiterated that so far no humans in Indonesia were infected with the virus of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) H5N1 novel types. him say, is a new type of clade 2.3 with sub-clade 2.3.2 '' Although there are many cases in ducks, it is not necessarily the case of humans,'' said Tjandra via electronic mail on Wednesday night (19/12). mutations to sub clade 2.3.2 in Indonesia now only occurs in birds. Besides Indonesia also reported in Vietnam, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong (10 countries).
Of the 10 countries, only three countries that is the case in humans, namely China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh. '' InAn International Consultative Workshop, Gain-of-Function Research on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses , held at the Natcher Conference Center - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland USA (tanggal17-December 18) in Bethesda, Maryland USA, mutation of the virus is also discussed. But the concern now is the occurrence of mutations in poultry, not humans,'' he said.
Furthermore, Prof. Tjandra said during the year 2012 in Indonesia, there were nine cases of AI (Avian Influenza), namely: the U.S., 5 in North Jakarta, January 2012; K, South Tangerang 19 years, in February 2012; DWM, Badung, in February 2012; MV, 24 years old, Bengkulu, February 2012; D, 17, Lombok, February 2012; MA, 2 years, Pekanbaru, April 2012; KK, 8, Karachi, June 2012; AW, 38, Sleman, July 2012; IT, 4 years, Bogor, November 2012. '' Relative AI cases in Sleman AW causing death, according to the Ministry of Agriculture laboratory results of rapid tests and PCR negative in poultry . None of the nine cases were infected clade 2.3.2 ,'' he said.Recognized Prof. Tjandra, although in Indonesia during 2012 there were nine cases of AI, but that number is a far cry decreased when compared peak in 2006 (55 cases), and In 2007 as many as 42 cases, 24 cases in 2008, in 2009 as many as 21 cases, nine cases in 2010, in 2011 as many as 12 cases, and in 2012 as many as nine cases. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/12/12/19/mfaf2c-mutasi-virus-flu-burung-belum-terjadi-ke-manusia
