Bird flu suspect doing better

December 20, 2012 | 20:19 pm
Residents Semarang Suspect Bird Flu

SEMARANG, suaramerdeka.com - A resident Bergas Semarang district suspect (alleged) bird flu after learning peliharannya chickens died suddenly. 52-year-old man with the initials M is then suffering from the flu. Suspect bird flu was first time that happened throughout the year 2012.
Currently M has been undergoing treatment since Monday (17/12) at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Semarang. M health condition improved and was able to move in the hospital as people are not sick. To date, M isolation rooms occupied in the Vincent has not allowed journalists interviewed and questioned their credentials.
"Treatment is similar to other flu sufferers. Symptoms beginning of time here as well as shortness of breath and a runny nose. Rather than cheated better treated first intensive," said Head of Public Relations of the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Semarang, Probowatie Tjondronegoro, Thursday (20/12).
M came to the hospital at the initiative of the suspect exposed himself estimated the H5N1 virus after four of the seven newly purchased chickens died suddenly. At first, the M register with address Sambiroto Tembalang Semarang, but after the original addresses were tracked Bergas Semarang District. "M is alert and immediately register and provide information that happened flu," said the Probo.
By X-ray examination of the thorax has done it, but not clear exposure to the H5N1 virus. Further tests are in authority that health authorities have laboratory facilities to determine exposure to the virus is spreading fast.
Chief Medical Officer of Central Java, Anung Sugihantono, said it had to record and track the bird flu suspects. Semarang District Health Department has set up a command post around the house to locate the suspected bird flu from spreading. "This is the first case of bird flu suspect in Central Java this year," he said.
Epidemiology of bird flu caused teduga contact with poultry. It currently checks for throat swabs and smears of mucus in the laboratory to determine exposure to the H5N1 virus or not. "Saturday (22/12) estimated the lab results come out," he said.  http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/news_smg/2012/12/20/138832/Warga-Semarang-Suspect-Flu-Burung?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter