Published Date: 2011-03-12 19:00:06
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (22): Indonesia (WJ)
Archive Number: 20110312.0800

AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (22): INDONESIA (WEST JAVA)
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Date: Sat 12 Mar 2011
Source: Indonesian Ministry of Health [In Indonesian, edited]
<http://www.depkes.go.id/index.php/component/content/article/43-newsslider/1435-laporan-kasus-flu-burung-.html>
via Bird Flu Information Corner:
<http://birdflucorner.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/indonesia-additional-h5n1-confirms/>


Indonesia -- additional case of H5N1 confirmed
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The Indonesia Ministry of Health's Biomedical and Pharmaceutical
Research Center Laboratory has confirmed a positive bird flu H5N1
case. The victim is a 2 year old boy, a resident of Depok, West Java
province.

The child started to feel unwell on 4 Feb 2011 with signs of fever
and with rashes on hand, mouth, and feet. He was then [attended by] a
private practitioner, and later referred to a private hospital in
Depok where he died.

Risk factors: a neighbor is rearing ornamental birds. Also, a bird's
death was reported within 2 weeks (before the onset of illness). A
Disease Control and Environmental Health team with Health Service have
been dispatched for controlling the situation.

The case has been reported to WHO by the Directorate General of
Disease Control and Environmental Health as the focal point of
International Health Regulation.

[byline: Ida]

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communicated by:
ProMED-mail rapporteur Mary Marshall

[The patient appears to have initially exhibited the characteristic
symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease, caused by enterovirus 71
infection, which is frequently observed in children in South East
Asia. It is not clear from this report when the child developed
symptoms of respiratory disease. Further information and confirmation
by the World Health Organization are awaited.

If confirmed by the WHO this will be the 2nd Indonesian human case of
avian A/(H5N1) virus infection, and the 2nd fatality, in 2011 (see:
<http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/country/cases_table_2011_03_10/en/index.html>.

A map of West Java province can be accessed at
<http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-java/map/>. - Mod.CP]

See Also

Avian influenza, human (19): Indonesia (NS) susp. corr. (WS)
20110306.0738
Avian influenza, human (18): Indonesia (WJ), WHO 20110303.0691
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