Two Tangerang residents test negative for bird flu

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Thu, 02/26/2009 1:53 PM  |  Jakarta

Tangerang health agency on Thursday said two residents of Kampung Geruduk, Tangerang, who were suspected of having contracted the avian influenza virus had tested negative for the deadly disease.

“Both tests came back negative,” health agency official Yully Soenar said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com on Thursday.

The 15-year-old Maya Suparni and 2-year-old Muhammad Heru were being treated in the bird flu isolation unit at Tangerang General Hospital for almost a week.

The pair were admitted to the unit when the hospital found they had high fever and difficulty breathing, and local authorities reported that there was dead poultry near their places of residence.

Yully said the symptoms found were indicative of acute respiratory infection disease and bronchitis. (dre)
 

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