Ida at Bird Flu Information Corner has a translated report from Bangka Pos: Pangkalpinang, Bangka-Belitung ::: Four bird flu suspect kids. Excerpt:
Four kids from Kecamatan Simpangkatis are treated in Depati Hamzah regional hospital, Pangkalpinang. Patients are placed in special unit for bird flu patients.
They were suspected of contracting bird flu infection as they exhibited continuous fever, said Supriyadi, Health Service official of Bangka Tengah. Patients’ family confirmed that they experienced many chicken deaths not long before.
The suspected kids were found during field investigation on people, which is routinely done by Simpangkatis public health centre officers when birds in the area reported to have suddenly died.
To anticipate any possibility of bird flu transmission to human, public health officers referred the four kids of Kecamatan Simpangkatis to Depati Hamzah regional hospital. Medical team of the hospital had collected their blood sample for bird flu test. Laboratory confirmation expected to be issued within a week.
