- Title: INDONESIA: INDONESIA CONFIRMS FIRST BIRD FLU DEATHS
- Date: 20th July 2005
- Summary: (BN07) JAKARTA, INDONESIA (JULY 20, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE 0.05 2. SV INDONESIAN HEALTH MINISTER SITI FADILLAH SUPARI SUROUNDED BY JOURNALISTS 0.10 3. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) SUPARI SAYING: "This is not a new virus. People do not need to worry about this. Three of them (people who died) were infected in the same time. The result is positive. Don't panic, it is not human-to-human infection." 0.37 4. SV SUPARI BEING INTERVIEWED 0.40 5. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) SUPARI SAYING: "The point is it was the H5N1 strain, period." 0.48 6. SV SUPARI LEAVING JOURNALISTS 0.52 7. SLV EXTERIOR OF TRADITIONAL MARKET IN JAKARTA 0.57 8. SV CHICKEN IN CAGES 1.00 9. CLOSE UP OF CHICKEN (2 SHOTS) 1.09 10. SV CHICKEN VENDOR WITH CHICKEN 1.14 11. SV/CU OF VENDOR CUTTING CHICKEN PIECES (3 SHOTS) 1.31 12. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) LEO, POULTRY VENDOR, SAYING: "I heard about bird flu. It has not affected our sales, moreover we have a shortage of chicken supply. We get used to it (bird flu issues) and so far we never heard of anybody dying because of eating chicken." 1.50 13. SV MORE OF CHICKEN STALLS 1.55 14. CU/SV CHICKEN VENDOR CUTTING AND PACKING CHICKEN (2 SHOTS) 2.05 15. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) YUN MI, CHICKEN VENDOR, SAYING: "Once in a while the people from Health Ministry came. They asked us several questions about these chickens. They did not spray it. The last time they sprayed was when there was an outbreak (of bird flu)." 2.29 16. SV WOMAN BUYING CHICKEN 2.37 17. CU WOMAN PAYING FOR CHICKEN 2.42 18. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) IDA, CHICKEN BUYER, SAYING: "I am not afraid. These chicken look good. If they are bluish then we have to suspect it, I would worry about them. But we have to cook them well, in the high heat and then boil them for a long time." 3.02 19. SV MORE OF WOMEN BUYING CHICKEN 3.11 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
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- Story Text: Indonesia confirms first bird flu deaths.
Indonesia confirmed its first bird flu deaths on
Wednesday (July 20), announcing tests on a father and his
two young daughters who died recently showed they had the
virus.
"This is not a new virus. People do not need to worry
about this. Three of them (people who died) were infected
in the same time. The result is positive. Don't panic, it
is not human-to-human infection" Health Minister Siti
Fadillah Supari told reporters.
Asked if the three died from bird flu, Supari said:
"The point is, it was H5N1 strain, period" adding that the
Ministry was conducting investigations on the ground.
The virus, which arrived in Asia in late 2003, has
killed 40 people in Vietnam, half of them since December,
12 in Thailand and four Cambodians.
Health authorities fear the bird flu virus will mutate
and become easily passed between humans causing a global
pandemic.
Last month, Indonesia reported its first human case in
a poultry worker, but the man did not develop symptoms and
is healthy.
Authorities have taken samples of more than 300 people
who had contact with the family on the outskirts of Jakarta.
They also plan to carry out extensive tests on animals
within a 20-km (12-mile) radius of the family's house and
slaughter those infected.
In one of Jakarta's traditional market it was business
as usual. One chicken vendor said they had all heard about
the bird flu outbreak but his only concern was a shortage
of chickens being supplied from the farms.
Although this had forced the price up by almost 2500
rupiah (30 US cents) per chicken, the number of chickens
sold was still normal.
"I heard about the bird flu. It has not affected our
sales but we do have a shortage of chicken supply. We get
used to it (bird flu issues) and so far we never heard of
anybody dying because of eating chicken," said Leo, a
poultry vendor.
Yun Mi, other vendor said none of her customers had
asked whether the chicken were safe or not, while staff
from the health ministry came to check periodically.
"Once in a while the people from Health Ministry came.
They asked us several questions about these chickens. They
did not spray it. The last time they sprayed was when there
was an outbreak (of birdflu)."
Ida, a customer was sure that the chicken were safe as
long as it was cooked properly.
"I am not afraid. These chickens look good. If they are
bluish then we have to suspect it, I would worry about
them. But we have to cook them well, in the high heat and
then boil them for long time."
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