The English media in Indonesia have been very quiet about the Makassar outbreak, but other media have been covering the story. Here, via Pandemic Information News, is a machine-translated report: The patient suspect negatif flu burung syahrul asked for the regency/the city was on the alert. Excerpt:
17 patients suspect bird flu that underwent the maintenance while a week in the ferns building of RSUP Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, currently could sigh in relief. Results of the sample inspection of blood and the bribe of the patients who were sent to the Penelitian Dan Pengembangan Kesehatan Laboratory (Litbangkes) Jakarta stated the negative.
Chairman Tim of the Control and the Prevention of Bird Flu of Dinas Kesehatan South Sulawesi, Sukardi, said 17 patients suspect bird flu that was treated in RS Wahidin the virus negative H5N1. Just I received results from Jakarta through fax. All of them the negative, said Sukardi that was contacted via telephoned, on Tuesday afternoon (18/11).
I don't know what "the bribe of the patients" means, and the rest of the story is also pretty confusing. Apparently the four adults and 13 children are still in hospital, though they may be going home soon. The story doesn't offer an alternative diagnosis.
