Flu Season Hits Country Hard, 18 States Reach Epidemic Levels
Emergency rooms admit more patients than ever as flu outbreak grows larger.
January 07, 2013
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Breathe
According Ipih, transmission of the virus through the air, while it can also be transmitted to humans when in direct contact with infected birds. "Transmission of the virus can be from the air, but it might as well had been brought poultry since the beginning," he said. Chief Medical Officer of DKI Jakarta, Dien Emmawati admitted, after conducting DNA tests for poultry owners, Ato declared negative. In addition, it also checks to residents who had direct contact to the birds. "We do checks on people around too. From the results of the examination indicated the person was not found with the virus," said Dien.
It also continues to coordinate with the Department of Marine and Agriculture related to the spread of the virus. Counseling in five capital also continues to be done so that people can understand the symptoms of the H5N1 virus. "If there is a drop dead animals and people in direct contact with high fever should be checked," he said. Puskesmas also been prepared to anticipate if there are people who experience these symptoms. It also provides tamiflu, the drug preventing the spread of the virus."Anticipation in the clinic is the readiness of medicines and medical personnel," he said.
Sheep
Indonesia Entry Wins President’s Trophy at 124th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
January 07, 2012
This what the gov't wants you to know..
http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/news/embnews_01072013.html
Welcome to the machine
Indonesian Bird Flu Alert "Clade"
Monday, January 7, 2013 23:47 P 7/1 (JAKARTA) - Although relatively safe, the government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Health together with the Ministry of Agriculture declared alert against bird flu that could threaten again in the country. In addition to issuing a circular to the local Health Department, the government continues to refurbish the data poultry fell straight to the ground.
Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL) Ministry of Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama in Jakarta, Monday (7/1), said it was making preparations against bird flu, including the new clade virus transmission among others, by issuing circulars to local Health Department .
"After Welfare Coordination Meeting on December 27, 2012, we have made a second circular on December 28, the contents of which reaffirmed the first circular dated December 11, 2012 and added the results of meetings held," said Tjandra.
Some things were added in that circular, Tjandra explained, is the existence of health posts and handling activities in the port.
"Staff are actively P2PL also check into the various provinces and CTF on their readiness, and there have been a lot of feedback as advanced circular to district / city, availability of drugs and others," said Tjandra.
As dikatahui, the period from February to September 2012, the bird flu virus "clade" was detected in wild birds (wild birds) in Hong Kong, India and Nepal, and on farms in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Vietnam.
A total of 15 countries have reported to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) about the bird flu cases "clade" new. The 15 countries namely Iran, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, including Hong Kong, Vietnam, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Japan, Romania, Bulgaria, Laos, Indonesia and Russia.
While in Indonesia, said Tjandra, no case of bird flu (clade) in humans in Indonesia recently. The last case is still young IT (4) of the Long Parung, Bogor, died on December 6, 2012 that the virus is still a long clade 2.1.
Cases of the new virus is only in Bangladesh and China, including Hong Kong five cases. The case of Bangladesh all light. "Case in China (including Hong Kong) died three out of five cases," said Tjandra.(I-fs/BS)
High Hopes
H5N1 Virus Beware of Malaysia
Entikong, ON: Government of West Kalimantan Province tighten poultry and hewadn traffic at the entrance at the border of Indonesia - Malaysia regarding the spread of H5N1 and Avian Influenza virus clade 2.3.2.1 in some areas in Indonesia.
RI border checkpoints - Malaysia - Antarafoto
Head of Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health of West Kalimantan province, Abdul Manaf Mustafa said, Distankeswan has coordinated with the Cross Border Post (PLB) in Entikong, Sangau District, West Kalimantan to ban all kinds of birds and animals coming from Malaysia to Indonesia.
"Do not accept poultry from outside, either from countries including Malaysia from Java anyway. Therefore, it is very risky," said Abdul Manaf, on Monday (01.07.13).
According to Abdul Manaf, the role of the military as border security is needed in anticipation of the entry of birds and animals from Malaysia.
However, Distankeswan Kalbar also will deploy a team to the border to help the military in detecting dangerous virus entry. "We are working with border security TNI (Pamtas), from entering poultry from Malaysia," said Abdul Manaf.
Abdul Manaf adds, West Kalimantan provincial government has banned the entry of poultry from outside the area since 2008. "It lasted for four years, the ban has not been lifted to anticipate the spread of bird flu," said Abdul Manaf.
RI border checkpoints - Malaysia - Antarafoto
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Echoes
Recurrent avian influenza
(VOV) - The recent outbreak of bird flu back in Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province.It is caused by prolonged freezing weather, the resistance of poultry decreased. Recommended local agriculture producers need to increase nutrient-rich food supplement for livestock and poultry, and housed stables in the cold days.
From 1-5/1, 200 ducks of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Toan, in the neighborhood of 4, Hung Nguyen Hung Trung commune unusual death. After receiving information, the local veterinary forces to take samples for testing and validation of birds killed by H5N1 virus.
Dang Van Ngoc, Vice Chairman of Pe
Learning To Fly
20 Thousand Dead Ducks Attacked AI Sidrap, South Sulawesi
Monday, January 7, 2013, 21:30
Bird flu outbreak in six villages Sidrap District, South Sulawesi.
The bird flu virus that attacked ducks Sidrap confirmed outbreaks in South Sulawesi. Within the next 10 days, a dead duck at one of the farms in South Sulawesi through the figure of 20 thousand heads. "Until this afternoon, we received a report, the number of dead was 20,525 ducks tail," said Head of Livestock and Fisheries district Sidrap Abdul Aziz, Monday, January 7, 2013. Through rapid tests, he added, the plague that attacked ducks in the Sidrap positive bird flu. It is not yet known whether the virus is a new virus or not. Information, the case was first discovered in the village of Ellesalewoe, Amparita, District Five Lautang, Sidrap a few days ago. "We immediately put through the test lab against several samples of dead ducks, birds are the results positive for bird flu," Aziz added. further he explained, cases of bird flu virus endemic in six villages in five districts in the area. One is the area of the largest farms in the village Allesalewo, District Panca Lautang and Tanete Village, District Maritengngae. addition to ducks, bird flu virus also attacks wild duck, chicken petelor, and chicken. "Already recorded 72 wild duck, 1,162 chickens and 110 petelor chicken," said Aziz. Based on data from the local government, the total population of 5.5 million in Sidrap tail, consisting of 3.5 million laying hens and broiler 2, minus ducks of more not less than 500 fish.
Have A Cigar
A chicken samples from Kebon Bawang, Tanjung Priok district, North Jakarta, were tested Institute of Animal Health and fish tested positive for bird flu. Until Monday (01/07/2013), at least 47 chickens in the village were destroyed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Head of Monitoring and Control of Livestock Sub-Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources in North Jakarta Mochamad Micron said the lab results with RT-PCR method ( Reverce Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction ) showed positive samples AI subtypes H5. Therefore, the entire poultry immediately destroyed to prevent contagion.
In recent days, the destruction done a marathon in a neighborhood (RT) and pillars (RW) in the Village of Kebon Bawang. These efforts involve administrative officers, trustees RT / RW, and citizens. A joint team then combing the pet birds in the village's residents. As a result, the team found 47 chickens, 50 pigeons, and 31 birds chirping. The results of a quick test on a number of poultry samples showed positive results of bird flu ( avian influenza ) subtype A.
Samples were also tested by RT-PCR method. Sudden death of poultry override four chickens owned Hasanudin alias Ato (35), a resident of the Village Kebon Bawang, on Tuesday (1/1). A day later, another four were dead with bird flu symptoms such as bluish skin, saliva out of the mouth and nose, and a rash on his chest and legs. A day later, the three remaining tail destroyed for allegedly infected.
Hey You
Bali braces for bird flu epidemic
The local health authorities have begun implementing the necessary measures to deal with the ongoing outbreak of avian influenza affecting the duck population, and the possible spillover of the disease into the human population.
The measures have been taken following confirmed reports of avian influenza killing thousands of ducks in farming areas in three separate regencies: Buleleng, Tabanan and Klungkung.
Laboratory tests have confirmed that the ducks were killed by the new, more malignant strain of the avian influenza virus known as H5N1 Clade 2.3.2. A similar strain of the virus killed hundreds of thousands of ducks across farming regions in Java weeks before the first reported case in Bali.
Provincial Animal Husbandry and Health Agency head Putu Sumantra stated that preventing the spread of the disease was his top priority.
“Our priority now is preventing the disease from spreading into vulnerable regencies, like Badung, Gianyar and Jembrana, which all have sizeable duck populations,” Sumantra stated, adding that local animal husbandry agencies across the island had been alerted to implement preventive measures.
One effective preventive measure is selected culling, in which infected ducks and ducks at infected farms are killed and the carcasses burned before being buried under the supervision of the agency’s officials.
“As many as 1,500 ducks have been culled; the farmers will get financial compensation from the local administration,” he said, adding that the agency was still negotiating with the local administrations in the affected areas on the amount of compe
The measures have been taken following confirmed reports of avian influenza killing thousands of ducks in farming areas in three separate regencies: Buleleng, Tabanan and Klungkung.
Laboratory tests have confirmed that the ducks were killed by the new, more malignant strain of the avian influenza virus known as H5N1 Clade 2.3.2. A similar strain of the virus killed hundreds of thousands of ducks across farming regions in Java weeks before the first reported case in Bali.
Provincial Animal Husbandry and Health Agency head Putu Sumantra stated that preventing the spread of the disease was his top priority.
“Our priority now is preventing the disease from spreading into vulnerable regencies, like Badung, Gianyar and Jembrana, which all have sizeable duck populations,” Sumantra stated, adding that local animal husbandry agencies across the island had been alerted to implement preventive measures.
One effective preventive measure is selected culling, in which infected ducks and ducks at infected farms are killed and the carcasses burned before being buried under the supervision of the agency’s officials.
“As many as 1,500 ducks have been culled; the farmers will get financial compensation from the local administration,” he said, adding that the agency was still negotiating with the local administrations in the affected areas on the amount of compe
Pigs
Monitor influenza viruses in pigs
TRENDS • JANUARY 7, 2013 - 5:28 AM - DRAFTING
In the UNAM obtained samples from different states to test for pathogens in circulation and detect possible mutations.
Mexico • In the winter flu cases incr
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Full Circle
Mothers in one of South Africa's poorest areas are drinking heavily to deliberately damage their unborn babies - just so they can claim disability benefit.
Life is so tough with unemployment high and crime rampant in South Africa's Eastern Cape, that a newborn baby represents a form of income for the mothers.
State benefits mean 250 South African rand (£20) per child per month for an impoverished family. But disability allowance is a far more lucrative 1200 rand a month (£85).
It has led to a spike in the numbers of babies born with disabilities.
Mothers who drink heavily during pregnancy run a far higher risk of giving birth to a child born with what is known as Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The condition is usually irreversible and can mean speech problems, physical deformities, learning difficulties and behavioural issues.
More than three-quarters of the children at the Miracle Kids Centre in Helenvale suffer from FASD.
The centre manager Genevieve Hendricks says the children struggle at school, end up dropping out and then many turn to crime to get by.
"It's so sad to see," she says cradling one of her young charges. "But we need to educate these mothers to know they are causing a lifetime of difficulties."
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has now been prompted to launch a campaign to educate young mothers about the dangers of drinking heavily whilst pregnant.
South Africa has had the highest number of FASD cases in the world since 2002, according to the World Health Organisation. http://news.sky.com/story/1033939/south-africa-women-drinking-to-harm-babies
Walk This Way
Local Outbreak Update
With the recent increase in respiratory and enteric illness throughout the Cypress Health Region’s communities and the province as a whole, the region’s management team and emergency preparedness committee had discussions this morning to develop the go-forward plans.
- A top priority is to reduce the risks for the spreading of illness within our facilities and in the communities.
- Patient/Resident and staff safety will be emphasized in the implementation of strategies.
As of noon today, there has been no additions to the number of facilities that have been declared in an ‘outbreak’ situation …
- Gull Lake Special Care Centre
- Prairie Health Care Centre, Cabri
- Leader Hospital
- Palliser Regional Care Centre, Swift Current
- Swift Current Care Centre
- Medical/Surgical department (west wing), Cypress Regional Hospital, Swift Current
- VISITOR RESTRICTIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT IN ALL OF THESE FACILITIES/DEPARTMENTS.
The following additional measures have been implemented …
- Informational tables will be set up by the front entrances of all facilities throughout the region –signage (attached) will be displayed and instructions for any visitation that is available.
- In the applicable facilities,visitors will be asked to wear isolation masks as provided, portable handwashing stations will be provided (where available), visitors will be asked to wash their hands upon entering and leaving the facility and/or use Avagard when handwashing sinks are not readily available.
- Anyone experiencing signs and symptoms of illness are being asked to stay away from the .This request is being strongly emphasized by the region as a main objective to reduce the risks of bringing community illness into a facility or transferring facility illness into the community.
- Clients who are scheduled for a community services appointment and are experiencing signs and symptoms of an illness will be asked to reschedule their appointments.
- Additional usage of isolation masks in facilities will be available.
- Additional influenza vaccination clinics for public and health region staff are being organized for early in the week of January 7thand will be promoted as they are confirmed (please look forward to this information coming your way over the next while).
Please accept my appreciation for all of the extra efforts you have made to increase the public’s awareness of this expanding situation. Your extra coverages are certainly making a difference in your audiences being updated.
The region’s website www.cypresshealth.ca will be updated on a regular basis when the situation changes.
Updated: January 6 -
The province of Saskatchewan is seeing very rapid activity of respiratory illnesses at this time. The Cypress Health Region's top priority is to reduce the risks for the spreading of illness within our facilities and in the communities. Patient, resident, and staff safety is being emphasized in the implementation of strategies.
A total of seven facilities within the Cypress Health Region are currently under an outbreak status with restricted visitation. All outbreaks have been declared under the guidance of Consulting Medical Health Officer Dr. David Torr.
Facilities currently under outbreak status:
- Palliser Regional Care Centre, Swift Current - Confirmed Rhinovirus
- Swift Current Care Centre - Confirmed Influenza A
- Prairie Health Care Centre, Cabri - Confirmed Influenza A
- Leader Union Hospital - Unconfirmed Respiratory Illness
- Shaunavon Hospital - Unconfirmed Respiratory Illness
- Gull Lake Special Care Centre - Confirmed Norovirus
- Cypress Regional Hospital, Medical/Surgical, West Wing - Unconfirmed Illness
Dream On
Official: Deaths not sign flu virus is out of control
Two people have died in Beijing since late December after contracting a flu virus that caused a global panic in 2009.
Yet, despite its potential for harm, the virus — initially known as swine flu — is not as threatening as it was originally and can be contained, according to Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Both victims of the influenza A, or H1N1, virus were already in poor health when they contracted it, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the organization.
One was a 22-year-old with anemia, the other was a 65-year-old at the terminal stage of bone marrow cancer, she said..she said..she said...she said.. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-01/07/content_16089540.htm
Livin' On The Edge
Emergency Cases of Bird Flu
Ducks Rated Slow Death Reports
Bradford, Kompas - The Case of the deaths of hundreds of ducks or ducks from bird flu reached the point of an emergency. Death of poultry is very massive and rapid spillover. On the other hand, farmers complained about the handling of this case. They have not received adequate attention.
Jaded
NEPAL-CNP staffs fall ill while searching Dhurbe
Sunday, January 6th, 2013
Employees of the Chitwan National Park deployed to trace a rampaging elephant named ‘Dhurbe’ have started taking ill due to cold. “Two to four employees are falling ill every day due to cold,” Kantipur quoted conservation officer of the park, Maheshwor Dhakal, as saying. The victims are suffering from cold, cough and fever.
The employees are forced to sleep in tents as the park lacks human resources to help them in their search for the pachyderm, Dhakal said.
“We have been searching for the elephant for the past two weeks. We are carrying out our duties by taking medicines,” an employee said.
According to National Park source, although more than 150 employees, including technicians, are searching for the elephant, the whereabouts of the tusker are yet to be found.
Krishna Chandra Poudel, secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, said search for the tusker has been intensified. http://www.nepalmountainnews.com/cms/2013/01/06/cnp-staffs-fall-ill-while-searching-dhurbe/
Fly Away From Here
Blindness, coma, death....experts give warning
By Nicholas Jones
5:30 AM Monday Jan 7, 2013
Health experts say Kiwis travelling to Indonesia should pay close attention to the source of any alcohol they drink, and avoid jugs of pre-made liquor.
Dr Leo Schep, a toxicologist at the National Poisons Centre in Dunedin, said very little pure methanol was needed to have deadly results.
"All you need is half a millilitre per kilogram of body weight, so if you're 80kg, you need 40ml of pure methanol to have a potentially lethal dose."
Dr Schep said physical symptoms were similar to drunkenness and could appear vague at first.
If untreated, the poisoning could lead to rapid breathing, blindness, a coma and seizures which could lead to brain damage.
About one-third of serious poisoning victims suffered irreversible visual impairment, but victims' lives could be saved if they received medical treatment quickly. The antidote was ethanol, or alcohol, which acted as a blocking agent.
"If they are out drinking alcohol, they are administering the antidote at the same time...
...It's murder, says anguished grandfather as 19-year-old loses fight for life after drinking methanol at New Year party.
Liam Davies, 19, died six days after becoming ill in Indonesia and being airlifted to his family's adopted hometown of Perth. Photo / Facebook
A Kiwi teenager has died after drinking a methanol-laced drink while celebrating New Year in Indonesia - and his grandfather says the death is "murder, really".
Taranaki-born Liam Davies was on the island of Lombok with friends, and became ill on January 1.
After several days in a local hospital, he was flown to Perth for specialist treatment, but died yesterday.
Liam's death has sparked warnings from health experts for Kiwi travellers to be wary.
His grandfather, Terry..
No Surprize
| January 7, 2013 | BP |
| Prevent Bird Flu Infection |
| Bali-10 Thousand Tamiflu Distributed |
| Denpasar (Bali Post)-Cases of bird flu re-emerged in Bali. The last case was found positive in poultry in the area Banyuatis, Singaraja. To prevent the spread of bird flu infection in humans, Bali Health Agency to strengthen surveillance and puskesmasnya performance in each of these areas, particularly the performance of health centers and surveillance at the scene of infection. In addition, 10 thousand tamiflu also been distributed. According to the Chief Medical Officer Dr Bali. Ketut Suarjaya, surveillance teams will always do the monitoring. If there are people who after having contact with dead poultry ILI (Like Illness Influenze) as tightness, cough and heat will be given tamiflu dose of healing that is 3 times 100 mil per day. After that, the patient is referred to a hospital that has room to treat bird flu patients. Currently have supplied 10,000 Tamiflu capsules that have to distribute to Kabupaten in Bali. Advanced Suarjaya, the positive cases in poultry addressed the health office by sending a circular letter to the affected areas to further raise awareness, especially in areas that are already infected. According to him, in the case of bird flu needs to be improved is the promotion of the public health to improve clean lifestyle such as washing hands before eating to keep the environment clean. "Promotive to preventative measures for bird flu has actually been done long ago. Given the positive cases in birds that action needs to be improved," he said. Surveillance in charge had to be more alert in the attention the case of dead birds in the area served.Giving tamiflu on people who suffer from symptoms of ILI at the scene of the death of poultry quickly is very important. "If in the area infected with ILI symptoms while residents found no direct contact with poultry given tamiflu," said Suarjaya. To handle cases of bird flu, public participation is very important as the sudden death of poultry reported to the surveillance officer or the local headman, so that preventive measures can be done quickly. Residents also have to wash your hands after handling live poultry and poultry meat. Cook it carefully and bury or burn the remaining cuts of poultry and not throw it in any place. If you raise poultry, cage cleaning routine by using soapy water to kill viruses. http://www.balipost.co.id/mediadetail.php?module=detailberita&kid=10&id=73049 |
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