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 Posted: October 08 2006 at 6:58pm |
In the meantime, basic health services for the poor people and close to poor until 2005 have reached 60 million people. The equitable distribution of health services is carried out by setting up Community Health Centres (Puskesmas) at every subdistrict. In the supply of medicines and health equipment, the availability of essential generic medicines at the facilities for basic health services reaches 80-100 percent. In order to help the poor people, the Government has reduced the price of generic medicines between 30 to 50 percent last May. In this month of August, the Government, once again, reduces the price of 1418 types of generic medicines between 60 to 80 percent. Starting on this 17 August, the Government will stick the labels of generic medicines as well as their prices for sale on the market. With the inexpensive price of medicines, we hope that our people will be more able to afford them. The price sticking is also an effort to guarantee that the prices of medicines are not under the mercy of speculators. The Government will continue to increase health services to reach all layers of the society. Health counseling activities, including the integrated services posts (Posyandu), have started to be reactivated. The number of Posyandu that have been reactivated has now reached 42.221 units all across the homeland. from the state budget of Indonesia http://www.thejakartapost.com/sby_speech_2006.asp
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Hmm, It appears that the reservoir may be domestic cats. Look on ********. He can jump the gun sometimes, and I take his pronouncements with some skepticism.
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Posted: October 09 2006 at 9:32pm |
Lots of crazy stuff going on in Indonesia
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Anthrax outbreak spreads in Gowa cattle
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar
An anthrax epidemic has been declared in Gowa, South Sulawesi, with cows in three villages infected with the deadly illness and fears that infected meat has been sold to the public, an official says.
No people in the region have been reported sick with the disease.
Bategulung village secretary Abdul Hamid said three cows in the village had been confirmed infected with anthrax during the last week.
Two possibly infected cows had been slaughtered before the disease was detected and their meat sold to the public, he said.
Abdul Hamid said the administration had issued a circular informing people not to sell or slaughter cattle until the beasts had been inspected and cleared by the local health office.
Villagers in three areas had alerted the authorities after their cattle died of suspicious symptoms, he said.
Farmer Lawonri Daeng Tulung, who owned one of the infected beasts, said he was not initially aware his cow was sick.
"I took the cow to pasture. An hour later, however, I was informed by my neighbors that my cow had died," he said.
Lawonri informed his village head, who later contacted the Gowa Livestock Husbandry Office and Maros Veterinary Agency.
An organ sample was later taken from the cow for laboratory tests. Samples were also taken from 96 other cows in the location.
Maros Veterinary Agency head Roni Mudidgo confirmed anthrax bacteria had been found in an organ sample taken from one of the cattle.
Roni said an anthrax epidemic had been declared in the Gowa regency after two infections were confirmed there earlier. "Local people have to beware," he said.
He urged the Gowa regency to carry out mass vaccinations of all livestock in the area to prevent the disease from spreading. | http://www.thejakartapost.com/misc/PrinterFriendly.asp
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"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." G Orwell
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Posted: October 09 2006 at 10:50pm |
they just found that the H5N1 has infected pigs in bali
thats a worry
JAKARTA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected pigs on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday.
"There were two pigs that were infected by bird flu in Bali. These were old cases that happened last July," Musni Suatmodjo, agriculture ministry director of animal health, told Reuters.
Koran Tempo newspaper had reported on the weekend that a team from the veterinary faculty at Udayana University had discovered avian influenza infected two pigs in the regencies of Gianyar and Tabanan in Bali.
It was not clear if the pigs died.
Pigs are a concern because they are susceptible to many of the viruses that infect humans. Swines can act as mixing vessels in which genetic material from avian flu viruses can mix with human influenza viruses, potentially producing new and deadly strains for which humans have no immunity.
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Posted: October 14 2006 at 5:29pm |
"Indonesia's ability to diagnose bird flu still low"
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Does this sound right? As far as I thought, we had a military lab set up over there... what gives.
The Naval Medical Research Unit #2 (NAMRU-2)
The Naval Medical Research Unit #2 (NAMRU-2) began operations in Indonesia in 1970. Founded to study tropical diseases, its offices are located at the Indonesian Department of Health, Jalan Percetakan Negara 29, Jakarta. The U.S. NAMRU-2 unit is an element of the United States Navy. It was established in Indonesia in order to collaborate with the Indonesian Department of Health on health problems of mutual interest as part of Indonesia's National Health Development.
NAMRU-2 staff collaborate with the Indonesian Department of Health in the areas of manpower development, institution building and research on and surveillance of infectious diseases. The mission of NAMRU-2 is to conduct research, tests and evaluation of infectious diseases to enhance the health, safety and readiness of U.S. Armed Forces in the effective performance of peacetime and contingency missions throughout Southeast Asia.
At the present time, NAMRU-2 is involved in malaria, cholera, typhoid, dengue fever, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and numerous other medical research projects throughout Indonesia and Southeast Asia and works closely with the Indonesian government and the governments of other countries in the region. The U.S. NAMRU-2's working hours are from 06:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 6:23pm |
 anharra wrote:
"Indonesia's ability to diagnose bird flu still low"
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Does this sound right? As far as I thought, we had a military lab set up over there... what gives.
The Naval Medical Research Unit #2 (NAMRU-2)
The Naval Medical Research Unit #2 (NAMRU-2) began operations in Indonesia in 1970. Founded to study tropical diseases, its offices are located at the Indonesian Department of Health, Jalan Percetakan Negara 29, Jakarta. The U.S. NAMRU-2 unit is an element of the United States Navy. It was established in Indonesia in order to collaborate with the Indonesian Department of Health on health problems of mutual interest as part of Indonesia's National Health Development.
NAMRU-2 staff collaborate with the Indonesian Department of Health in the areas of manpower development, institution building and research on and surveillance of infectious diseases. The mission of NAMRU-2 is to conduct research, tests and evaluation of infectious diseases to enhance the health, safety and readiness of U.S. Armed Forces in the effective performance of peacetime and contingency missions throughout Southeast Asia.
At the present time, NAMRU-2 is involved in malaria, cholera, typhoid, dengue fever, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and numerous other medical research projects throughout Indonesia and Southeast Asia and works closely with the Indonesian government and the governments of other countries in the region. The U.S. NAMRU-2's working hours are from 06:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Yeah they have been there for yonks of time and they tested last child to die of BF .............
The latest victim was hospitalised on Thursday and had had contact with a neighbour's dead chicken, Djoko said.
The boy was found to have the H5N1 bird flu virus in tests at a Health Ministry laboratory and by NAMRU, the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit based in Jakarta. ***maybe the aussies are getting ready for the busy .
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Posted: October 15 2006 at 8:00pm |
maybe the aussies are getting ready for the busy .
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 5:56am |
Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – update 36
16 October 2006
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed an additional three cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. All three cases were fatal.
The first newly confirmed case occurred in a 67-year-old woman from West Java Province. She developed symptoms on 3 October, was hospitalized on 7 October, and died on 15 October. Diagnosis was complicated by the presence of chronic diseases. Chickens reportedly died in her household and neighbourhood prior to symptom onset.
The second case was an 11-year-old male from South Jakarta, Jakarta Province. He developed symptoms on 2 October, was hospitalized on 5 October, and died on 14 October. His recent history included exposure to dead chickens in his neighbourhood.
The third case was a 27-year-old female from Central Java Province. She developed symptoms on 8 October, was hospitalized on 12 October, and died on 13 October. The source of her exposure is currently under investigation.
Of the 72 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 55 have been fatal.
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Posted: October 16 2006 at 6:09pm |
Millions in the developing world do not have access to safe drinking water and good sanitation. This can result in waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever. CCP works with local governments, communities, and organizations to communicate the benefits of safe water and clean environments. For example, after Hurricane Mitch hit Nicaragua in 1998, CCP developed the Blue Star campaign, a strategic communication program designed to increase the prevalence of appropriate water handling and environmental health practices, and to contribute to the reduction of the incidence of acute diarrheal diseases. Most recently, CCP has become involved in Indonesia's post-tsunami recovery efforts to get safe water to those in need.
Please consider making a gift to CCP to support our safe water work.
 In February 2005, CCP was awarded a cooperative agreement to establish a completely commercial model to market the CDC's Safe Water System (SWS) in Indonesia . The project will manufacture, distribute, brand and promote the product, which will be sold in traditional retail and non-traditional outlets. CCP is also involved in the post-tsunami relief and recovery effort in Banda Aceh , Indonesia. CCP was awarded a grant by P&G to implement a number of activities designed to promote safe drinking water and other hygiene practices. Under this grant, CCP will help facilitate access to PuR — a POU product developed by P&G that turns turbid water into clear and germ-free water — and will also promote other safe water behaviors, including proper boiling.
In partnership with KuIS (the Healthy Indonesia Coalition), CCP is leading a behavior change communication initiative that will help reduce diarrheal disease in children by promoting (1) correct hand washing techniques at appropriate times; (2) appropriate practices for treatment and management of safe water; and (3) correct maintenance of community water sources and latrines. The project will use social marketing techniques to promote POU water purification techniques, working closely with the private sector. This initiative will work with local NGOs to use mass media (TV and radio), community mobilization, and advocacy.
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Safe Drinking Water Product Now Available For Indonesian Homes
A new safe water treatment now available in Indonesia is being hailed as breakthrough that can improve the health of the 100 million Indonesians that lack access to safe drinking water.
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Aman Tirta introduces an innovative water treatment product
Aman Tirta Partnership is introducing Air RahMat, an affordable, safe, and easy-to-use water treatment product that can be used in the home without boiling the water before drinking
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Strategic Communication Plays a Role in Post-Tsunami Recovery Efforts
With roughly 100 million Indonesians without access to safe drinking water and 70 percent of the population relying on water from contaminated sources, an innovative strategic communication program has been designed to engage Indonesia 's commercial sector to manufacture, distribute, and market a new safe water system. (read more)
They have to buy drinking water and washing water , bathing water to be 100% safe . They cannot afford this ............ they still use untreated water from untreated sources , to drink cook and bath and swim , stock up onwater guys , water lots of water ...........http://www.jhuccp.org/pressroom/2006/03-01.shtml
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 4:57am |
From Monsters and Critics.com
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Flu Roundup: Indonesia defends H5N1 fight
By Kate Walker
Oct 18, 2006, 19:00 GMT
LONDON, England (UPI) -- In a week that has seen three deaths from avian influenza in three days, all in Indonesia, the country defended its efforts in the battle against bird flu.
'We are doing the best we can,' said Nyoman Kandun, a senior Health Ministry official.
While it has been established that the best way to eradicate avian influenza in poultry is by mass action, be it culling or vaccination, the Indonesian government says that it is unable to offer sufficient compensation to the country`s millions of backyard poultry farmers. The sheer number of domestic flocks in the country makes any vaccination program costly and unwieldy.
Last month the Indonesian government launched a bird-flu information campaign, teaching people how to avoid contracting the disease through proper hygiene and due care. But the recent spate of deaths -- Indonesia has suffered the highest avian-influenza toll of any country -- seems to indicate that such programs are not working.
On Friday a 27-year-old woman from Central Java died a day after being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. Her death was confirmed Wednesday by the World Health Organization as being directly attributable to avian influenza -- Indonesia`s 55th such death.
Then Saturday an unidentified 11-year-old boy died in Jakarta`s Sulianto Saroso Hospital for Infectious Diseases.
On Sunday a 72-year-old grandmother died of avian influenza in a highly unusual case that also saw her affected by encephalitis. The woman, from Cisarua in West Java, was placed in a bird-flu isolation ward Oct. 7 and lost consciousness for a day due to encephalitis. Her kidneys were also affected.
No other Indonesian bird-flu victim has been affected by encephalitis; the only other reported case occurred in Vietnam in 2004. Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain that is associated with viral diseases, bacterial diseases such as bacterial meningitis, or complications arising from diseases including syphilis and rabies. Avian influenza, on the other hand, traditionally attacks the lungs.
'The virus in her was highly pathogenic, very vicious. She is the 54th casualty out of 71 cases,' said Runizar Ruesin, the Health Ministry`s bird-flu information center chief.
The Swiss government Wednesday announced it would stockpile enough avian-influenza vaccine to protect the whole country in the event of a pandemic.
Health officials have confirmed the purchase of 8 million vials of a vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline at a cost of around $142 million.
Actual supplies of the vaccine are not expected to be delivered until January 2007, and the cost of the procedure is still awaiting parliamentary approval, which it is expected will be granted shortly.
'If needed, it will therefore be possible to offer a first immunization to the whole of the (7.4 million) population,' the government said in a statement.
'This vaccination will be voluntary and will only be administered once its effect against a pandemic virus has been proven.'
Egyptian Health Minister Hatem Al Gabali this week warned that Egyptians may see a rise in the number of reported avian-influenza infections and outbreaks in the coming weeks, and added that he feared a human case would be reported soon.
'Bird flu is still present and we will witness new cases this winter. We just hope they won`t be fatal,' the minister told Parliament. 'The population still refrains from informing the authorities when poultry is infected, especially in domestic rearings.'
Last week a 39-year-old woman from Gharbiya province, in the northern Delta, was confirmed to be suffering with avian influenza. Her condition has since been described as stable.
Fifteen Egyptians have become infected with bird flu since the first human case earlier this year. Of those, six cases proved fatal.
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Posted: October 19 2006 at 5:41am |
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It is very chilling to finally see in print the Senior Health Minister admitting what we have known all along. Despite their best efforts they are losing the battle against BF and this virus seems to be getting stronger not weaker. Lets hope we fair better when it hits here. I'm going shopping tonight for more stuff.
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 12:40am |
Oct 20, 2:41 AM EDT
Indonesia says it will separate poultry from residential areas in bird flu fight
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia will start clearing residential areas of chickens and ducks as part of its fight against bird flu, health and agricultural officials said Friday.
"It's a measure we have to take to be free from bird flu," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said following a government meeting on bird flu. "It's urgent and must be done as soon as possible."
No timeframe was given for the plan, which will likely be difficult to enforce and will almost certainly face resistance in a nation that has hundreds of millions of backyard birds, many of them in towns and cities.
Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said the measure would be implemented systematically.
"We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas," he said. "If chickens are found walking free, then officials have the right to seize them."
The H5N1 virus has killed 151 people worldwide since ravaging poultry stocks across Asia in 2003, with Indonesia accounting for more than a third of the human deaths, 55.
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Posted: October 20 2006 at 10:41pm |
Remember the recent thread on PIGS in INDO well read this and wonder how the mixing pot continues ............
Beef or pork? A meaty issue in Lampung
Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung
Food purity has become a concern in Lampung province ahead of Idul Fitri, with rumors that some of the beef being sold in traditional markets has been mixed with wild boar meat.
It is common for beef prices to rise significantly ahead of the holiday, as people prepare for big Idul Fitri meals. In the past there have been cases of traders mixing beef with cheaper meats such as pork, which is haram, or not allowed, for Muslims.
"I remember last year when a butcher sold beef mixed with wild boar meat ahead of Idul Fitri. The case was only uncovered after Idul Fitri and the seller was eventually prosecuted. Now I prefer to buy fish," Setiarin, 40, a resident of provincial capital Bandarlampung, said Wednesday.
"Having rendang (beef cooked in coconut milk) to accompany ketupat (rice cooked in a coconut leaf) has been an Idul Fitri tradition for Muslims in Lampung for a long time. However, this year I'll forget the rendang. I won't buy chicken either because of bird flu," she said.
Another Bandarlamupung resident, Sumarsih, 45, said she had heard the rumors but would still buy beef for her family's Idul Fitri meal.
"My husband and children will complain if I don't cook rendang for Idul Fitri. Despite concerns about the beef being mixed with wild boar meat, I'll still buy a few kilograms of beef. To be safe, I'll buy it now and put it in the freezer. The price will double if I wait and buy it two days ahead of Idul Fitri," Sumarsih said. 
Customers are not the only ones concerned by the rumors of pork being mixed with beef. Meat sellers in traditional markets are also worried because the rumors have hurt sales.
"On normal days, sales can reach Rp 2.5 million (US$278). During Ramadhan this year, sales have dropped to Rp 2 million per day, when normally I'd expect sales to double," said Jamil, a beef vendor at Kangkung market in the capital.
"I don't know when this issue will end. But it has definitely caused real concern among butchers. We sell real beef; it's not mixed with anything. I know that's a sin ... and I wouldn't do such a thing," he said.
Police in Bogor, just outside Jakarta, arrested a meat vendor two weeks ago for mixing wild boar meat with his beef. Authorities believe the boar meat came from Lampung, which is the nearest area to Bogor that is still home to a sizable wild boar population.
Since Oct. 10, the Bandarlampung Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Office has been conducting operations in traditional markets to prevent the sale of adulterated beef. Despite the rumors, however, officials from the office have yet to find a single vendor selling adulterated beef.
Office head Zulhana Paita said the office would continue its daily operations to prevent any cases like last year.
"We have so far not found anyone selling beef mixed with wild boar meat. However, we will continue to conduct raids to prevent public anxiety," Zulhana said.
A meat vendor at Bambu Kuning traditional market was arrested several days ahead of Idul Fitri last year for selling hundreds of kilograms of wild boar meat mixed with beef. The public was made aware of the case only after Idul Fitri. The vendor was eventually sentenced to several years in prison.
Zulhana said it was unlikely there would be any repeat of the case at Bambu Kuning market, because demand for beef was unusually low, keeping prices down.
"The demand for beef usually rises two days ahead of Idul Fitri. We have been conducting raids for the past two weeks. We appeal to meat vendors not to get involved in any scams," she said.
Bandarlampung Mayor Eddy Sutrisno urged residents to be cautious when buying meat, but not to let the rumors stop them from purchasing and enjoying beef during the holiday.
"We have deployed teams to conduct routine operations. We have asked the police to take stern measures against anyone caught in the illegal practice," Eddy said.
A member of the Lampung Consumer Protection Agency, Daniel Ganie, said operations at traditional markets should be expanded to include cities and regencies throughout the province.
"The distribution of meat to markets is not monitored at the regency level, despite the fact that the sale of wild boar and deer meat has been going on for a long time in the regencies. The meat is usually mixed with beef," Daniel said.
He said the issue of the wild boar meat was a sensitive one for Muslims, and that the Lampung provincial administration should make efforts to prevent a repeat of last year's incident.
"The provincial administration should help educate the public about how to tell the difference between wild boar meat and beef, so they can be more careful shoppers," he said.
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Posted: October 21 2006 at 1:20am |
Some good news here .............but please read thread below this one re Pig , beef and mixing pots ................. 21/10/06
| Bird flu infected provinces in Indonesia drop to 14: official |
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The number of bird-flu infected provinces in Indonesia dropped by 14 from 30, a official said Saturday.
These 14 provinces have declared free from avian influenza (AI) virus in the past six months, Antara news agency quoted Bayu Krisnamurthi, executive officer of the National Commission of the Bird Flu Control and AI Pandemic Alertness, as saying.
The AI-free provinces included South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, West Sumatera, West Nusa Tenggara, and West Sulawesi. < See South Sulawesi, 1st thread in forum>
Bird flu cases were also not found in South Sumatera, Bangka Belitung, Riau, Jambi, East Kalimantan, Riau Islands and West Irian Jaya.
Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said that such development was encouraging in an effort to prevent the AI virus from affecting people.
"The problem is poultry. If we can control AI infection on poultry, the virus will not infect human beings," the minister said.
Between July 2005 and October 17, 2006, there were 72 cases of bird flu infections in Indonesia, and the virus has so far killed 55 affected people.
The case fatality rate (CFR) of the avian influenza virus reached 76.39 percent, she added.
To deal with the fatal disease, the Indonesian government has provided Oseltamivir or Tamiflu to a number of hospitals across the country.
Source: Xinhua | http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/21/eng20061021_314056.html
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Posted: October 21 2006 at 8:57am |
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October 21, 2006
Indonesia says fewer bird flu endemic provinces
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The number of Indonesian provinces where bird flu is endemic has nearly halved in the last six months, although all areas on heavily populated Java island remain affected, a health official said on Saturday.
Indonesia has recorded 55 human deaths from bird flu, the world's highest number, and there has been no sign of a slowdown with the country now one of the frontlines in the battle against the virus.
"There were 30 provinces where bird flu has been declared endemic in fowl. In the last six months 14 of these provinces have reported no new cases," Bayu Krisnamurthi, head of the national committee on Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, said by telephone.
The official said that under U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) definitions an area is seen as free of bird flu if no cases are reported in three months.
"We are always striving against the problem, of course big challenges remain in provinces that are not free (of bird flu) especially those with a high density ratio of population and fowl," Krisnamurthi added.
He said all six provinces on Java island remain affected by the disease.
Three of Indonesia's 33 provinces had never been affected by the virus, while there were 21 provinces where there had been no bird flu cases in humans, he added.
Bird flu has now killed 151 people in nine countries since 2003, according to figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form that can be passed easily between people, leading to a possible human pandemic which could kill millions.
Despite a rising human death toll, Indonesia has resisted mass culling of birds, citing the expense and impracticality in the developing country of 220 million people, where the bird flu threat is not seen as a high priority by many.
Indonesian ministers did, however, commit on Friday to barring free-roaming poultry in backyards in cities.
Hiroyuki Konuma, deputy regional representative for the FAO, told a new conference on Friday in the Thai capital Bangkok he was particularly concerned about Indonesia.
"The virus is widely spread at the moment," he said.
Authorities have struggled to control the spread of H5N1 virus in impoverished Indonesia, one of the world's most complex countries spread across 17,000 islands and with myriad ethnic groups and languages.
Reuters
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Posted: October 28 2006 at 6:18am |
And now in Indonesia . It will not link for me , news is on 2 news feeds . So no BF in the migrating birds ..........................
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 Mamat and an assistant show the way home to pigeons in flight by holding aloft their mates. Pigeons are generally known to return to their own nests -- in this case, coops -- and mates. (JP/J.Adiguna)
Birds of a feather
The threat of bird flu is no deterrent for Mamat, who lavishes affection on his flock of pigeons daily.
Amid the concrete jungle of Jakarta in an abandoned plot of land in Setiabudi, Mamat and his three assistants patiently tend to 160 pigeons owned by King Kang, who lives in Australia.
Almost every day, Mamat's assistants drive around Jakarta for the sole purpose of releasing the pigeons -- their pride and joy -- and to watch them fly home to their cote settlement, located adjacent to the Menara Imperium.
Mamat began tending to pigeons as a childhood hobby, and today is a "professional caretaker" of the tamed birds. He has no ambitions for prestige nor recognition and works merely for the pure joy of tending to his charges, who instinctively know how to get home, covering several dozen kilometers to alight on their coops.
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Posted: November 04 2006 at 5:50am |
Nasal Schistoso Miasis or snoring disease .. Dead Cows and hundreds of cows , infected , Indonesia .4/11/06
Biological Hazard - Indonesia archipelago 
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04/11/2006 - 08:00:22 (Military Time, UTC) |
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Nusa Tenggara |
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04/11/2006 - 08:00:22 (Military Time, UTC) |
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| Dozens of cows have died in two districts of Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara, after suffering from nasal schistosomiasis or snoring disease, an official said. At least 32 cows in the districts of Amabi Oefeto Timur and Semau had died as of Wednesday and hundreds of others are seriously ill, Amabi Oefeto Timor district head Yohannes Tende said. He urged the government to take emergency action to prevent the disease from spreading to nearby areas. "Local people were stunned to find that their cows died within hours of showing signs of the disease," Tende said. He explained that an animal health team from the Kupang Agriculture Office had been deployed to treat the cattle. "The infected cows have been isolated to enable the animal health team to treat them," he added. http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php?lang=eng |
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Posted: November 06 2006 at 9:36pm |
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Great info for BF on their site too
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Posted: November 09 2006 at 4:20pm |
Indonesia's bird flu cases far from a pandemic: official
by Bhimanto Suwastoyo Thu Nov 9, 1:56 AM ET
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia, which has the highest number of human bird flu infections and fatalities, was unlikely to be hit by a pandemic of the disease in the immediate future, an official has said. "We are still far from a pandemic," said Bayu Krisnamurthi, the chief executive of the Indonesian National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (Komnas FBPI.)
However, he cautioned the possibility of a pandemic remained, as no one could predict how the H5N1 virus that caused the disease would mutate.
The Komnas FBPI, set up by presidential decree in March, coordinates government responses to cases of H5N1 bird flu, which experts fear could mutate into a form that spreads easily between humans, setting off a global pandemic.
The vast majority of bird flu cases in Indonesia and elsewhere have occurred after contact with infected poultry.
Indonesia now has 72 confirmed cases of human bird flu infection, 55 of them fatal.
But Krisnamurthi said the ratio of confirmed cases compared to reported suspect cases was decreasing, from about 30 to 35 percent six months ago to currently about 14 percent.
He said although bird flu had been found in 30 of the country's 32 provinces, human infections were contained to nine provinces.
He said the fatality rate for confirmed cases remained largely unchanged at about 75 percent, due to late treatment following late diagnosis, and limited health facilities.
The Komnas FBPI, a ministerial-level committee, was now prioritizing a public awareness campaign on the disease and what to do should infected poultry or individuals be found.
It would also work to promote active surveillance, and continuous vaccination of poultry.
Krisnamurthi said the public awareness campaign seemed to be beginning to bear fruit, with more rapid reporting of suspected infections as well as rising public initiatives to contain the damage, including the slaughtering of sick poultry.
Efforts to curb the spread of the disease have been hampered by the reluctance of some poultry owners, especially backyard farmers, to hand over their sick or potentially infected birds for slaughter.
Krisnamurthi called on people not to be reticent in reporting cases or allowing the slaughter of their poultry as the government was now not only compensating them for the killed fowl but also providing some form of compensation until they could restock their poultry.
"It is not only their chickens that are compensated for, but also their livelihood until they could restock," Krisnamurthi said.
Livelihood compensation would be integrated with poverty eradication programs, including through financial or rice and food aid, or provisional jobs, he said.
In the longer term, the Komnas FBPI also aimed at restructuring the animal husbandry sector and hoped that the process could be started sometime in 2007.
Krisnamurthi also said Indonesia was continuously preparing in case a pandemic did occur.
"We also have to be honest, that we are not yet trained to handle problems at that scale," he said, adding that he hoped continuous exercises and practice could help prepare the government for any pandemic.
According to the
< =yqin =http://yq.search.yahoo.com/search method=post> World Health Organization, worldwide there have been 256 human cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu since the latest outbreak in 2003, resulting in 152 deaths.
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Posted: November 09 2006 at 4:42pm |
| Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia Report New Bird Flu Outbreaks |
By VOA News
20 March 2006 |
This is my consern... the date above...spring. I had my worst case of a flu in the month of May. I had trouble walking...pain in my lower back...for weeks. Many others had it. I know there is no time line for it...but I will be very watchful in the spring... if it doesn't arrive before then.
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on the article above... There are so many Zoonotic horrors flying about that there is no 100% safe way to go. The problem is also insane factory farming, think of the stench... we are under poo so bad in some states you would not believe... think of the Carolina coast.
no one wants that "effluent" so it remains in major piles...runoff... to waterways...it's infected fish all along the coast. People don't even want to swim in the ocean around VA. :O
Every country needs to clean up.
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Posted: November 11 2006 at 3:03am |
And now they will jab more of the girls .<chickens>
Depok to vaccinate 120,000 chickens
DEPOK: The Depok administration is planning to vaccinate 120,000 chickens in 10 subdistricts to stop bird flu from spreading in the city, an official said Friday.
The West Java administration has provided some 30,000 doses of the vaccine.
Dedi Sudjadi, the head of the city's veterinary department, said there had been 32 "sudden" poultry deaths in the city early this month.
"We have yet to receive confirmation the chickens had bird flu," he said as quoted by Antara.
The administration is waiting on the results of laboratory tests conducted by the Bogor Veterinary Research Center. --JP
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Posted: November 11 2006 at 5:00am |
No genetic mutation of H5N1 in RI: Researcher
Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Indonesia, with the highest number of bird flu infections and fatalities in the world, has so far remained free of the new vaccine-resistant Fujian strain of H5N1, which has been found in China.
The head of the Bogor-based Veterinary Research Institute, Darminto, said studies had been carried on samples from seven veterinary laboratories around the country.
"We found there was no indication of the emergence of a new strain in any of the samples. A recent study of the genetic evolution of the virus shows that what we have is the same as the 2003 strain," he told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
He added that researchers were still on the alert, however, because Indonesia's H5N1 virus came from China originally.
Poultry surveillance had been intensified throughout the country, he said.
"We regularly check the samples and send some to Australia for further study."
Fear of a more highly pathogenic virus arose after a new strain was found, believed to have been caused by vaccine overdoses. The existing H5N1 vaccine is ineffective against the new strain.
A booming bogus vaccine industry in China has drawn global concern, as many Southeast Asian countries have imported supplies of the vaccine from China. Indonesia has also bought vaccines from Mexico and the Netherlands.
Darminto said he found "illegal" vaccines being used by some poultry farmers in Medan, North Sumatra, a year ago. The vaccines were not registered with the authorities and were easy to obtain at the market.
He said it was beyond his authority to discuss the presence of unregistered vaccines in some of the country's markets, but did explain that an "unregistered (vaccine) is not necessarily fake".
"I believe we also closely watch vaccine imports but I have no idea how Medan poultry farmers could unregistered ones," he said.
On Thursday, the chief executive of the Indonesian National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (Komnas FBPI), Bayu Krisnamurthi, said the country was still far from an immediate bird flu pandemic, although he cautioned that the threat remained.
Of Indonesia's 72 confirmed cases of bird flu in humans, 55 people have died. Bayu said although the disease had been found in 30 of the country's 32 provinces, human infections had only happened in nine provinces.
Poor public awareness of bird flu has contributed to delays in identification, causing a high fatality rate for confirmed cases.
Bayu said the fatality rate, about 75 percent, was due to belated treatment.
"On average, the reported infections are treated five days after onset," Bayu said.
Komnas FBPI plans to intensify its public awareness campaign and eventually restructure the animal husbandry sector, a long process expected to begin in 2007.
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Posted: November 11 2006 at 8:03am |
"On average, the reported infections are treated five days after onset," Bayu said.
This may be true, but still doesn't explain why in the number of cluster cases, the cases coming in after the intitial case die too. I mean are they saying they waited five days to begin treatment on them? I think this is a statement designed to play down the CFR and ease concerns.
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Date: Mon 13 Nov 2006
From: Marianne Hopp <mjhopp12@yahoo.com>
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak news [edited]
<http://www.who.int/csr/don/2006_11_13/en/index.html>
Indonesia: Avian influenza situation - WHO Update 37
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As of Mon 13 Nov 2006, the Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed an
additional 2 cases of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The 1st newly-confirmed case is a 35-year-old female from Tangerang in
Banten Province. She developed symptoms on 7 Nov 2006 and was hospitalized
on 10 Nov 2006. She remains hospitalized. Her source of exposure is
currently under investigation.
The 2nd case occurred in a 30-month-old male from Karawang in West Java
Province. He developed symptoms on 5 Nov 2006, was hospitalized on 10 Nov
2006, and died on Mon 13 Nov 2006. An initial investigation of his exposure
source found reports of chicken deaths near his home in the days prior to
symptom onset.
Of the 74 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 56 have been fatal.
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[This is the WHO confirmation of the 2 cases described in ProMED-mail post
"Avian influenza, human (176): Indonesia 20061113.3253." The WHO Cumulative
Table of Laboratory Confirmed Cases of Avian Influenza Virus A(H5N1) has
been updated now to Mon 13 Nov 2006 to include these 2 new cases and gives
the total number of cases as 74 with 56 deaths (and not the 75 cases and 56
deaths reported previously from Indonesia sources). The status of the
single suspected case reported in the ProMED-mail post "Avian influenza,
human (174): Indonesia, susp 20061107.3197" remains unresolved.
The overall global total of avian influenza cases now becomes 258 with 153
fatalities.
A map showing the provinces and islands of Indonesia can be accessed via
<http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm>.
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Posted: November 16 2006 at 11:25pm |
This is only a fraction of the chickens in the country .
| Over 100 million chickens in Indonesia vaccinated against bird flu |
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The Indonesian government has vaccinated about 140 million chickens against bird flu, which account for only 10 percent of the total of 1.4 billion chickens across the country, an official said.
The vaccination has to be optimized to prevent a bird flu epidemic in Indonesia, Antara news agency Friday quoted National Commission's expert panel member Amin Soebandrio as saying.
He said the low quality vaccine injected into the chickens might create a new and more dangerous strain of the virus.
"In the past, chickens would die if they had bird flu, but now they are still alive even if they have the virus," he said, adding that the chickens infected with the bird flu virus are really dangerous as they are constantly roaming from one place to another.
Amin expressed regret about an ad hoc method to tackle bird flu cases in the country.
"It is regrettable that bird flu vaccination was not followed up," he said here on Thursday.
He said the people's awareness of bio-security against bird flu and depopulation of bird flu-infected poultry was still low.
"The death toll in bird flu cases in Indonesia was recorded at 57, the highest in the world.
According to the World Health Organization (HWO), bird flu has infected more than 250 people worldwide since late 2003, killing more than 150.
The Indonesian government has rejected mass culling of birds, citing the cost and impracticality in a sprawling, populous country where many people are still unperturbed by the bird flu threat.
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Posted: November 16 2006 at 11:48pm |
Bird flu suspected in child's death in Medan
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan
A 6-year-old child, suspected of being infected with the deadly avian flu virus, died at Adam Malik Hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, a hospital director said on Thursday.
M. Nur Rasyid Lubis, deputy director of the hospital, said the child had been treated at the hospital for two days.
The child died at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning with a temperature of 39 degrees, after experiencing breathing difficulties, coughing and loss of appetite, he added.
The victim was previously admitted to a private hospital near his home. However, because his condition did not improve, he was transferred to Adam Malik Hospital, Rasyid said.
A member of his family said the child experienced a high fever for two weeks, following the death of a number of chickens around his house.
Rasyid said more tests were needed to officially determine whether the boy's death was caused by avian flu.
The head of the North Sumatra Health Office, Fatni Sulani, said his office had sent a blood sample from the victim to a laboratory in Jakarta to help determine the cause of death.
"We need to wait three days before we can see the test results," Fatni said, adding the death could have been caused by other illnesses.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said during a visit to Medan on Thursday, she had not received any information on the death of the suspected bird flu patient.
The minister said the number of deaths in the country due to avian flu had reached 55 out of a total of 74 bird flu cases.
Siti Fadilah said the spread of bird flu in Indonesia was unique, as the causes of the spread differed from one place to the other.
"After appearing in Karo (a regency in North Sumatra), where the virus was spread by wild birds, it reappeared in Tangerang, Java, where it was spread by contact between wild birds and domestic poultry," she said.
"This means as long as we cannot control the migration of birds, it will be very difficult to stop the spread of the virus," Siti Fadilah said.
The minister reiterated that if in a certain region local poultry was found to have the virus, the local administration had to make a quick decision to cull the infected chickens. A fast decision was needed because the infected chickens could transfer the virus to humans, she said.
According to the World Health organization, bird flu remains essentially an animal disease but it has infected more than 250 people worldwide since late 2003, killing more than 150, Reuters reported.
The country has become one of the frontlines in the battle against the disease. No country has suffered from more deaths than this 17,000 islands country where millions of chickens roam backyards freely.
Despite the rise in the human death toll, the government has resisted mass culling of birds, citing the expense and impracticality in a sprawling, populous country where many people are still unperturbed by the bird flu threat.
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Posted: November 17 2006 at 6:47am |
Found this on google , but it won't link for me . Went to Jakarta Post link and nil info so far .
I just went to Jarkarta Post National News section for 17/11/06 and its there but still can't link . Heading is about the little 6 year old boy being suspect BF victim. They reported thousand's ill with fever and diarrhea .
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Posted: November 21 2006 at 4:53am |
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M'sia, Indonesia, Philippines To Boost Disease Responses In Region
MANILA, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Health officials from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will gather in Jakarta on Wednesday, to discuss how to boost their capacity to fight emerging and endemic infectious diseases in the region.
The two-day meeting is to be held under an Asian Development Bank's (ADB) regional technical assistance project, backed by a grant of US$1.2 million (US$1=RM3.65).
The meeting is aimed at strengthening surveillance and disease response systems in these three countries, XINHUA quoted an ADB report released as saying here on Tuesday.
Senior health officials from the three countries, representatives of the World Health Organization, ADB, and other agencies will attend the meeting.
They will review the status of epidemiological surveillance and response systems, identify gaps that need to be addressed, and draw plan to further strengthen regional cooperation.
Southeast Asia has seen a surge in interest in the issue of disease response as a result of the recent outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza (bird flu).
These have coincided with the introduction of new International Health Regulations (IHR) that provides a basis for stronger regional cooperation on disease control and prevention of epidemics.
"Countries in the region are in the process of upgrading their surveillance and response systems according to the new regulations and make these more effective,"said Vincent de Wit, ADB Principal Health Specialist and project leader.
"Most countries are currently conducting assessments and preparing plans to address gaps, for example simulation exercises including for laboratory services and reporting arrangements.
"The IHR framework, which all three countries have endorsed, will provide a good basis for building up these requirements," said De Wit.
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Posted: November 21 2006 at 7:30pm |
I don't remember seeing this one, if double sorry.
INTERVIEW-Indonesia needs better birdflu control-hospital head
14 Nov 2006 17:26:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
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GENEVA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Poultry control measures must be tightened in Indonesia where public awareness of bird flu is poor even though it has the highest number of human deaths, the head of the country's main treatment hospital said on Tuesday.
Cock fighting and backyard chicken farming remain common in the sprawling archipelago, according to Sardikin Giriputro, head of Sulianto Saroso Hospital, the national hospital for infectious diseases in Jakarta.
"The virus is still circulating in poultry, not in commercial farms but in backyard farms which is very difficult to control," Sardikin told Reuters in an interview.
"We have to focus effort to control it. Public awareness is still inadequate.
"People don't follow advice from the government, it is difficult to change behaviour."
He was speaking on the sidelines of an international bird flu meeting organised by the Washington-based group New-Fields.
Indonesia has recorded 74 human cases with 56 deaths, including two cases confirmed on Monday. Only Vietnam has recorded more cases, 93 with 42 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Many Indonesian families' livelihoods depend on keeping poultry which the government has encouraged over the years because the birds are a source of protein, Sardikin said.
"People still continue bird raising, cock fighting and bird singing contests. People still traffic live chickens from one area to another," he said.
His hospital has investigated more than 225 suspect bird flu cases, confirming 22 cases with 19 deaths to date, he said.
"Most of the patients who died came in the late stage. We gave Tamiflu but it was already 48 hours after (disease) onset," he said.
Tamiflu, by Swiss drugmaker Roche <ROG.VX>, is recommended by the WHO against bird flu but should be used within 48 hours.
The three patients who survived had received Tamiflu but two of them had only mild cases of bird flu, according to Sardikin.
Indonesia has only one laboratory with sufficient biosafety measures to confirm bird flu and this will rise to three labs next year, he said. "It can take days to diagnose cases. We think there may be some missed cases.
"It is a result of laboratory testing, which depends on quality and timing of the swabs. Sometimes the virus is no longer in the throat or on nose swabs even though clinically we may believe it is a case of avian flu but the laboratory can't prove it," he said.
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Posted: November 23 2006 at 11:47pm |
Seorang Bocah Diduga Korban Flu Burung
Tangerang: Seorang bocah warga Ciledug, Tangerang, Banten meninggal setelah menderita panas tinggi selama tiga hari. Anak ini diduga tertular flu burung. Apalagi kakak korban sempat dirawat di rumah sakit karena gejala serupa. Namun berdasarkan pemeriksaan dokter, kakak beradik itu hanya menderita diare.
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Posted: November 24 2006 at 12:09am |
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Seorang Bocah Diduga Korban Flu Burung
Tangerang: Seorang bocah warga Ciledug, Tangerang, Banten meninggal setelah menderita panas tinggi selama tiga hari. Anak ini diduga tertular flu burung. Apalagi kakak korban sempat dirawat di rumah sakit karena gejala serupa. Namun berdasarkan pemeriksaan dokter, kakak beradik itu hanya menderita diare.
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http://babelfish.altavista.com/
this is a web site that translates indo but you need the web page of news article. looks like same as India and two Who tested africian countries.
meninggal setelah ......................
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Posted: November 24 2006 at 12:58am |
A Child was expected by casualties Burung Flu 24/11/2006 08:05
Tangerang: One Of of the citizen's children Ciledug, Tangerang, of Banten died after suffered hot high for three days.
This child was expected tertular bird flu.
Moreover casualties's older brother could be treated in the hospital because of the similar sign.
However was based on the doctor's inspection, the older brother was siblings that only suffered diarrhoea.
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Posted: November 28 2006 at 3:50am |
28/11/06 57th Death Avian Flu Woman 35 years old . She suffered for 21 days .
Epidemic Hazard - Indonesia archipelago 
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| A 35-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, taking the country's human death toll from the virus to 57, a health ministry official said on Tuesday. The woman from West Java had been undergoing treatment in a Jakarta hospital since early in the month. "The woman had contact with chicken eggs and there had been reports about dead poultry," the official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters. The vast majority of human bird flu cases involving the H5N1 virus have been linked to direct or indirect contact with infected fowl.http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?id=8587&cat=dis&lang=eng |
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Posted: November 28 2006 at 5:24pm |
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (183): Indonesia, susp | AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN (183): INDONESIA, SUSPECTED
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Date: Tue 28 Nov 2006
From: Mary Marshall <tropical.forestry@btinternet.com>
Source: Reuters Foundation AlertNet, Tue 28 Nov 2006 [edited]
<http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JAK293020.htm>
A 35-year-old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, taking the
country's human death toll from the virus to 57, a Health Ministry
official said on Tuesday [28 Nov 2006].
The woman from West Java had been undergoing treatment in a Jakarta
hospital since early November.
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Mary Marshall
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[This report lacks essential details to allow its reliability to be
assessed. In particular there is no clinical information regarding
the condition of the patient prior to her death, nor whether she had
any contact with diseased poultry prior to her hospitalization. The
report states that if her death is confirmed as due to H5N1 avian
influenza, the human death toll in Indonesia would rise to 57.
Previously it was reported that the death of a 6-year-old child on 16
Nov 2006 was a consequence of avian influenza and this fatality was
considered to be the 57th human bird flu death in Indonesia (see
ProMED-mail post: Avian influenza, human (179) - Indonesia, susp.
20061117.3291).
If the 6-year-old child is excluded, however, the most recent
confirmed cases of avian influenza were contracted around 5 and 7 Nov
2006. It is possible that the female patient identified in the above
Reuters report is in fact the 35-year-old female who developed
symptoms on 7 Nov 2006 and was hospitalized on 10 Nov 2006 and
designated as a confirmed case by WHO (see: Avian influenza, human
(177): Indonesia, WHO 20061113.3256). However that woman was reported
to be from Banten province, not West Java. Clarification and further
information are awaited. - Mod.CP]
[see also:
Avian influenza, human (181): Indonesia, Turkey 20061124.3337
Avian influenza, human (179) - Indonesia, susp 20061117.3291
Avian influenza, human (177): Indonesia, WHO 20061113.3256
Avian influenza, human (176): Indonesia 20061113.3253
Avian influenza, human (174): Indonesia, susp 20061107.3197
Avian influenza, human (168): Indonesia, Greece (ex India), sus 20061020.3017
Avian influenza, human (167): Indonesia, WHO 20061016.2977
Avian influenza, human (166): Indonesia 20061015.2968
Avian influenza, human (165): Indonesia 20061014.2952
Avian influenza, human (164): Indonesia 20061013.2938
Avian influenza, human (163): Egypt, Indonesia 20061011.2913]
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Posted: November 30 2006 at 6:25am |
Just not sure how many have home computers in Indonesia .
| National Committee Launchs Bird Flu Site |
| Thursday, 30-Nopember-2006, 10:16:57 |
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Jakarta, Indonesia-Relief -- Bayu Krisnamurthi, the chief executive officer of the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness (Komnas FBPI), announced the launch of Komnas FBPI’s new website, www.komnasfbpi.org .
The site offers the public the latest information on human avian influenza cases, links to organizations involved in the fight against bird flu, press releases, stories and downloadable material from the Tanggap Flu Burung public awareness campaign, including TV public service announcements and fliers.
''The great thing about the website is people can freely download the public campaign materials so that they could reproduce and distribute them to their respective communities,'' he said. ''We are going to be putting more material on web, so please keep visiting the site.''
On behalf of Komnas FBPI, the government and all partners that are working together to combat bird flu In Indonesia, Mr. Bayu would also like to wish those celebrating the end of the fasting month a Happy Idul Fitri.
Avian Influenza is a highly pathogenic disease. However, there are steps that everyone can take to lower the risk of contracting the H5N1 virus.
There are steps that every Indonesian can take to lower the risk of contracting the H5N1 virus.
1. Do not touch sick or dying birds; if you do, immediately wash your hands and report to local authorities.
2. Wash your hands and utensils with soap and water before you eat or cook. Cook all poultry and eggs well.
3. Separate your birds and separate all new flocks for two weeks.
4. Go immediately to a health clinic if you have a fever with flu-like symptoms and have had contact with birds.
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 6:32pm |
Friday, 01 December 2006, Yogyakarta
MUHAMMADIYAH-USAID GELAR TOT; Bantul Termasuk Rawan Kasus Flu Burung   |
 BANTUL (KR) - Kabupaten Bantul termasuk salah satu daerah yang cukup rawan terhadap kasus flu burung atau Avian Influenza (AI) disamping daerah lain seperti Bekasi, Bogor, Sukabumi, Sleman dan Kulonprogo. Sebab selama ini telah terjadi banyak kasus yang menimpa unggas-unggas milik masyarakat yang positif terkena AI.
 Demikian disampaikan Sekretaris Pengurus Daerah Muhammadiyah (PDM) Kabupaten Bantul, Drs Marzuki MPd mengutip pernyataan Ketua PP Muhammadiyah Dr Sudibyo Markus, Kamis (30/11). Sebagai upaya penanganan penanggulangan kasus AI di Bantul, PDM Bantul bekerjasama dengan PP Muhammadiyah serta USAID menggelar Training of Trainers (TOT) penanggulangan flu burung, beberapa waktu lalu di RSU PKU Muhammadiyah Bantul.
Menurut Dr Sudibyo Markus, sejak Juli 2005 hingga September 2006 di Indonesia terdapat 687 kasus flu burung. Berdasarkan penyelidikan klinis dan epidemologi sebanyak 476 kasus non flu burung, 63 kasus dikonfirmasi sebagai kasus flu burung pada manusia dimana 48 meninggal dunia. Sedangkan 147 kasus masih dalam penyelidikan .
Sementara itu Drs Marzuki menambahkan bahwa Muhammadiyah sebagai salah satu kekuatan masyarakat sipil memiliki peran strategis bagi upaya penanggulangan flu burung. Selain jaringan struktural Muhammadiyah sampai ke tingkat desa, amal usaha Muhammadiyah seperti pendidikan dan rumah sakit menjadi modal yang penting bagi upaya penanggulangan flu burung.
Dalam TOT tersebut materi yang disampaikan meliputi pengetahuan dasar tentang AI, pencarian penyakit inspiratif, pemetaan, SOP penanganan AI, communication skill, sumber-sumber bias, studi kasus, gejala-gejala AI dan demonstrasi. Dalam pelatihan Kecamatan Sanden ditetapkan sebagai sample dalam penanggulangan flu burung dan persiapan menghadapi pandemi.
"Pelatihan fasilitator tingkat kecamatan ini nantinya akan ditindaklanjuti dengan merekrut Village Avian Influenza Controm (VAIC). Juga akan mengadakan pelatihan untuk VAIC atau pelatihan tingkat desa dan memberi laporan kepada fasilitator kabupaten," kata Marzuki. (Can)-m. |
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 7:30pm |
Translation of above please, thankyou.
I think we might need a translation here. I can't read this. I do recognize the Flu Burung.
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 7:45pm |
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Ya, sorry about that but I thought it was important and I can't seem to get the translator to work for Indo.
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 8:09pm |
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I was posting that in general hoping someone would be able to do it for me. Someone will come along and help us out. It does look interesting. That FLU BURUNG always catches my attention.
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 8:27pm |
hi... just checking in ...before I call it a day... here is a translation...
I saw a press release...they are starting a big campaign there to educate the people about Bird Flu.
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MUHAMMADIYAH-USAID the TOT DEGREE; Bantul including the Case Danger of Bird Flu
Bantul (KR) - the Bantul Regency including one of the areas that enough dangers towards the case of bird flu or Avian influenza (AI) by the other area like Bekasi, Bogor, Sukabumi, Sleman and Kulonprogo.
Because of uptil now many cases that struck poultries belonging to the positive community happened was affected by AI.
Was like this was sent by the Secretary of the Management of the Muhammadiyah Area (PDM) the Bantul Regency, Drs Marzuki MPd quoted the Chairman's statement of the MUHAMMADIYAH CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dr Sudibyo Markus, on Thursday (30/11).
As handling efforts of the control of the AI case in Bantul, PDM Bantul co-operated with the MUHAMMADIYAH CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE as well as USAID spread out Training of Trainers (TOT) the control of bird flu, some time before in RSU PKU Muhammadiyah Bantul.
According to Dr Sudibyo Markus, since July 2005 till September 2006 in Indonesia was gotten by 687 cases of bird flu.
Was based on clinical investigation and epidemologi totalling 476 cases of non bird flu, 63 cases it was confirmed as the case of bird flu to humankind where 48 died.
Whereas 147 cases still in investigation.
In the meantime Drs Marzuki added that Muhammadiyah as one of the strengths of the civil community had the strategic role for control efforts of bird flu.
Apart from the structural Muhammadiyah network down to the level of the village, the Muhammadiyah efforts good deed as education and the hospital became important capital for control efforts of bird flu.
In this TOT material that was sent covered basic knowledge about AI, the search for the illness inspiratif, the mapping, AI handling SOUP, communication skill, sources of the ray, the case study, AI signs and the demonstration.
In the training of the Sanden Subdistrict was maintained as sample in the control of bird flu and preparations faced the pandemic.
The "training of the facilitator of the level of this subdistrict will eventually be followed up by recruiting Village Avian Controm influenza (VAIC)."
Also will hold the training for VAIC or the training of the level of the village and gave the report to the facilitator of the regency, said Marzuki.
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Posted: December 03 2006 at 5:36am |
Dec 2 2006 More Views for Indonesia
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More H5N1 Match Failures in Indonesia
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December 2, 2006
H5N1 sequences from the two most recent confirmed cases in Indonesia were released today. The most recent case (35F), from Tangerang, died November 28. The earlier case (2.5M) from Karawang died November 13. H5N1 was isolated from both patients on Nov 10 and 13 respectively. Although the WHO update indicated poultry had died in the Karawang neighborhood, the sequences from the two patient failed to match H5N1 from poultry.
The match failure is not a new development, but the two recent cases indicate that H5N1 continues to evolve in reservoirs that are not closely linked to most of the H5N1 from poultry. The first human H5N1 sequences was generated in July, 2005. It had the novel cleavage site RESRRKKR. All human H5N1 isolates from, the island of Java have had this cleavage site, except the second confirmed case, who was thought to have been infected by H5N1 in fertilizer in August, 2005. Thus, for well over a year, every human H5N1 isolate, including the sequences released today, have had the novel cleavage site.
In contrast, there has only been one bird isolate from Java that has had the cleavage site. It was from a duck in Indrmayu, but that isolate matched a small subset of human cases from the end of 2005. The duck isolate did not match human isolates from Indramayu, or any of the more recent human isolates.
The sequences from the most recent fatality is most closely related to H5N1 from a one year old girl from West Java who died in the spring of 2006 (A/Indonesia/CDC523/2006). The sequence of the 2 1/2 year old boy is closely related to more recent human H5N1 sequences, from the Jakarta are over the summer. Both sequences had some additional polymorphisms from Fujian isolates, as well as those in the Karo cluster indicating continued evolution via recombination.
However, these most recent sequences are most closely related to the other human sequences from Indonesia, which are readily distinguished from the poultry isolates.
Although the match failure is clear, WHO updates continue to mention dead poultry in the neighborhood of many cases even though the matching of a sequence from a bird with a nearby human case has never been demonstrated in Indonesia, even though the number of official deaths is at 57. Moreover, H5N1 testing is largely limited to patients who have some association with dead or dying poultry.
Thus far the only Java match with the H5N1 human sequences has been a cat isolate from Indramayu. Media reports have suggested additional H5N1 positive cats have been identified, but no sequences have been published other than the one cat sequence described above.
The continued match failures with poultry, couple with a lack of sequences from other H5N1 sources, remains a cause for concern.
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Posted: December 05 2006 at 4:31am |
“We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas,” he said.
The National Bird Flu Commission said that the number of provinces where the virus is endemic had been reduced from 30 to 16 over the past six months, but that the number of deaths is still expected to rise.
Aburizal Bakrie, welfare minister and commission chairman, said the government would spend an additional 100 billion rupiah (US$11 million) to more than double the number of hospitals offering bird flu treatment facilities to 100 nationwide
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News In english: Poultry Indonesia Printing Edition, 2006 December
Dipublikasi pada Selasa, Desember 05 @ 14:05:18 WIT admin | |
www.poultryindonesia.com. NATIVE chicken or kampung chicken is best known for its unique flavor, taste and texture of meat. It is described by geneticists and breeders as having evolved from indiscriminate breeding between the indigenous stocks and the exotic purebreds. This breed’s process of natural selection under local environment caused it to develop patterns of behavior that allows them to survive and reproduce even in the most marginal environment and with minimal management intervention.
It has been raised by most of the rural population of Indonesia and they represent an important source of meat and eggs. Although consumed by the family on most family occasions, kampung chickens are not able to provide consumption on a daily basis due to their low production. It plays a very important role in the cash flow of rural people. Kampung chickens do not have specific characteristics and vary in performance and plumage from one to another.
According to the Statistical Year Book on Livestock released by the Directorate General of Livestock Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total number of kampung chickens from the 33 provinces in Indonesia has been increasing from about 279 million birds in 2005 to nearly 300 million birds in 2006. Kampung chicken numbers are concentrated in Java island, with about 55 percent of the population being found here.
To support the development of the kampung chicken, some local governments have introduced an intensive farming system program. Several strains have developed in the different regions and islands of the country. The Prima and Ayam Musi Unggul strains in South Sumatera, the Buras Super Maron in Central Java, the Master in East Java, and Ayam Kampung Super developed by Charoen Pokphand Indonesia were characterized and identified through extensive researches.
Those kampung chickens now have better performance with body weight of 1.6 kg in 3 months, feed conversion ratio of 2.7 kg and livability of 97%. The price of meat and eggs of kampung chicken in the market is much higher than that of hybrid chicken. This provides the industry with an important advantage and is the reason for the promise of the industry. Selling price s are also relatively stable at average of Rp 18,000/kg.
Some local governments or companies have carried out contract growing system with farmers, similar to that in broilers. Kampung chickens have middle-up consumers due to its higher prices compare to broilers. Along with the increase of people’s income, more and more consumers can afford to buy kampung chicken-based dishes.
Most kampung chickens have long marketing chain. Some village collectors carry bamboo cages holding about 20 to 30 mature kampung chickens. The collectors travel around the village, paying in cash for one or more live chickens from the village households. Information about this trading system is limited. It might not be found in every village in Java since its success depends on the concentration of kampung chickens. In other areas sell their chickens in a local public market or livestock market.
Creating a true kampung chicken will benefit breeders and the villagers who rear them. If kampung chickens have a standard it will be easy to breed and grows faster. It will definitely improve breeders’ incomes. Once the size and color are standardized, kampung chicken can be exported as well.
INDONESIA’s breeding industry must overcome high production prices, according to some broiler farmers. Money spent on feed accounts for up to 70 per cent of farmers’ total production costs. A major cause behind the high prices of animal feed is that a large portion of materials used for processing feed in the country is imported.
The price of feed for broiler in Indonesia now is about Rp 3,000 per kilo. Such costly feed has pushed up production costs and selling prices of broiler are squite high. To compete, many poultry farmers have had to reduce the selling price of their products. Expensive feed prices and lowered selling prices have put many farmers on the verge of bankruptcy.
In addition to such pricing and costs problems, the breeding industry needs to solve issues relating to the quality. Epidemics are also a permanent danger for domestic breeds and flocks, reducing the industry’s export opportunities.
In summary, increasing product quality, reducing productions costs and ensuring hygiene and food safety are the most effective ways for domestic breeders to integrate into the global economy.
Indonesia can reduce the import of materials used for processing animal feed if the country reorganises material production areas. At present, the country need about 3 and 3.5 million tonnes of maize each year for its feed industry. If all of maize can be provided by domestic production, it will significantly reduce the feed costs.
Agriculture Ministry has stressed the necessity of soon establishing criteria for the domestic breeding industry in conformity with international regulations. Drafting legal documents that clearly stipulate the responsibilities of authorised agencies to improve the professional skills of breeding workers are also immediate tasks.
INDONESIA will start clearing residential areas of chickens and ducks as part of its fight against bird flu, government officials said, acknowledging it would be a monumental and difficult task.
“It’s a measure we have to take to be free from bird flu,” Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said following a government meeting on the H5N1 virus that has killed 55 people across Indonesia, the most in the world. <57>
No timeframe was given for the plan, which will almost certainly face resistance in a nation that has hundreds of millions of backyard birds, many of them in towns and cities.
Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said the measure would be implemented systematically.
“We will start by demanding that poultry be kept in cages in urban areas,” he said.
The National Bird Flu Commission said that the number of provinces where the virus is endemic had been reduced from 30 to 16 over the past six months, but that the number of deaths is still expected to rise.
Aburizal Bakrie, welfare minister and commission chairman, said the government would spend an additional 100 billion rupiah (US$11 million) to more than double the number of hospitals offering bird flu treatment facilities to 100 nationwide.
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Posted: December 07 2006 at 4:15am |
Most have to buy water . If they cannot afford to they source water from unsafe contanimated water bodies . All villages do it .Same places as the birds and mamals drink from .
Half of Indonesians living on less than US$2 a day: WB
Half of Indonesians living on less than US$2 a day: WBJAKARTA (AP): More than 100 million Indonesians are surviving onless than US$2 (euro1.50) a day, the World Bank said Thursday,warning that widespread poverty in the world's fourth largestcountry is preventing children from getting an education.
Around 40 percent of parents cannot afford to send theirchildren to secondary school, a problem that is "perpetuatingpoverty from one generation to the next," the organization saidin its latest evaluation of the nation's economy.
The World Bank said that Indonesia has made progress since thedevastating 1997 Asian financial crisis, but nearly 50 percent ofthe population of 220 million still lives on less than US$2(euro1.50) per day.
"The secret to reducing poverty is to help these peopleparticipate in Indonesia's rising economic growth," said AndrewSteer, the World Bank's top official in Indonesia.
While the country is enjoying a period of strong economicexpansion and relatively low inflation, unemployment remains highat more than 10 percent.
Its vast geography - roughly 17,000 islands spanning 6 percentof the equator - is contributing to economic "disparities in income and poverty levels and these are becoming particularlystark," the World Bank said.
A high-class elite on the main island of Java lives atstandards similar to wealthy developed countries, while others infar flung regions like Papua are at the lower range fordeveloping countries, it said. (**)
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