Indonesia: strange disease outbreak, 8 people died

An unidentified disease is booming in a village in Indonesia, killing 8 people and being hospitalized. Medical professionals are learning about this strange disease.

Dr Marwan Nusri, of the Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, said: 'This is not SARS, nor is it bird flu, but a very worrying disease.' .

Nusri said about 30 people in the village of Kanigoro, a remote village in Central Java province, were hospitalized for the past three days with similar symptoms, such as severe vomiting and seizures. Speaking to Reuters news agency, Nusri said: ' At first, we suspected that the patient was poisoned, but after testing the water source and the food they used, we could not find any poison. Anybody '.

Central Java province, a strange disease outbreak in Kanigoro village, killed 8 people.(Photo: english.people.com.cn)

Of the above patients, 8 people died from late detection, so they could not be treated promptly.

Dr. Nusri said the Ministry of Health is considering the possibility of a virus or bacterium attacking the patient's internal organs.

According to another ministry official, the strange disease has spread throughout the village, but medical experts have not been able to determine the mode of transmission. The official - not giving the name - said: 'The initial findings suggest that viruses or bacteria have caused liver dysfunction'.

So far, the hospital has discharged 9 patients, while 13 people are still being treated, of which 2 are in critical condition.

Samples of patients will be sent to Jakarta this week for more comprehensive testing.

According to the Indonesian press, when the disease just broke out, the local government said the disease was linked to bird flu, a disease that is seriously affecting the country and has killed 81 people. But the fact that this is a disease can not be determined.

Quang Thinh