JAPAN CULLS MILLIONS OF BIRDS TO FEND OFF SPREAD OF VIRUS
Above : Five year Riska died on Tueday in Jakarta from flu-like symptoms, two days after being admitted to a specialisedinfectious disease hospital.
There is confusion over the cause of death of five year old Riska Hardiyanti. Indonesia claims initial tests showed negative for bird flu, but full tests can only be completed in Hong Kong. The results are expected by the weekend.
Riska died of acute pneumonia, claims the Indonesian Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari. First tests showed negative for bird flu but full tests are being evaluated in Hong Kong.
Nine patients are quarantined in Jakarta hospitals.
The World Health Organisation warned of a “catastrophic pandemic”.
Australia will fund the purchase of 10,000 doses of anti-viral Tamiflu for Indonesia.
Japan is slaughtering 1.5 million chickens. Tests in thirty one poultry farms have tested positive for bird flu and are under quarantine.
More than 10 million birds are estimated to be infected in Indonesia.
A two year old girl died with flu-like symptoms at Jakarta’s Cikini Hospital. Test results have not been announced.
A nine year old girl is in hospital quarantine in Jakarta with symptoms after visiting the Jakarta Zoo last week. The zoo was losed over the weekend after exotic birds died from the virus.
Confusion reigns over whether or not there will be mass culls of poultry in infected areas of Indonesia. Arguments between Health and Farming ministries continue over what percentage of poultry in an area must show bird flu infection before culling becomes mandatory. Last week, Indonesia said it did not have the money to compensate farmers after mass culling. Yesterday they announced there would be limited culling.
Vietnam has reported 40 human deaths from bird flu in the past two years, but no new human infections in the last few months. Yesterday Vietnam announced it would stockpile Tamiflu and increase monitoring for bird flu at more than 800 hospitals.
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