AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (107): INDONESIA (BALI) SUSPECTED

Date: Fri 7 Aug 2009
Source: Bird Flu Information Corner [edited]
<http://birdflucorner.wordpress.com/>


Bird flu suspect treated in Sanglah hospital, Bali
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A 15-year-old female resident of Pulesari Kecamatan Tembuku, Bangli,
was rushed to Sanglah hospital, on Wednesday evening [5 Aug 2009]
after several chickens belonging to her family were found suddenly to
have died. According to the information, the victim had contact with
the dead chickens when burying them. She developed fever and flu
symptoms after that. Worrying about the girl's condition, the
patient's parent took her to Sanglah hospital.

On Thu 6 Aug 2009, the Health Service and Livestock Service officers
of Bangli investigated the victim's surroundings and found positive
H5N1 in the dead chickens using a rapid test. Subsequent to this
finding, the Livestock Service culled all remaining chickens
belonging to victim's family.