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Viewing cable 08JAKARTA1021, INDONESIA - MAY 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08JAKARTA1021 2008-05-23 08:48 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Jakarta
VZCZCXRO1713
PP RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHJA #1021 1440848
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 230848Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9089
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
INFO RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC
RUEAWJB/DOJ WASHDC
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 7786
UNCLAS JAKARTA 001021 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, G/AIAG, L/DL, EAP/EX, AND OES/IHA 
USAID FOR ANE/CLEMENTS AND GH/CARROLL 
DEPT ALSO PASS TO HHS/WSTEIGER/MSTLOUIS AND HHS/NIH 
GENEVA FOR WHO/HOHMAN 
USDA/FAS/OSTA BRANT, ROSENBLUM 
USDA/APHIS ANNELLI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
SUBJECT: INDONESIA - MAY 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary.  At a May 13-14 Tangerang Trilateral technical 
meeting, Tangerang local and district health and veterinary 
officials reported on current activities, including a launch of a 
public awareness campaign to stop the spread of bird flu.  Tangerang 
authorities will conduct a USDA-funded baseline survey beginning in 
early June.  On May 22, the Tangerang Trilateral Project and the 
National Committee on Avian Influenza (KOMNAS) hosted a meeting to 
map activities of approximately ten stakeholders working in 
Tangerang Municipality.  Indonesia currently reports 135 human avian 
influenza cases with 110 deaths. 
 
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TANGERANG LAUNCHES PUBLIC CAMPAIGN 
--------------------------------- 
 
2. (U)  At a May 13-14 technical meeting, Tangerang animal and human 
health officials committed to public awareness campaigns, including 
radio and local television spots to educate the public about avian 
influenza. Representatives included officials from the National 
Committee for Avian Influenza (KOMNAS), the Eijkman Institute, 
Indonesian veterinary schools in Bali and Yogyakarta, the 
Singaporean Ministry of Health (MOH), the Regional Emerging Disease 
Intervention (REDI) Centre, and the United Nation's Food and 
Agriculture Organization (FAO. 
 
3.  (U) The Jakarta Post reported on May 16 that Tangerang officials 
launched a public awareness campaign to prevent the spread of avian 
influenza.  In addition to public service announcements, Tangerang 
authorities placed posters and banners in public spaces such as 
schools, mosques, and shops. 
 
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PROJECT MOVES FORWARD; EXPANDS ITS ROLE 
--------------------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) Tangerang authorities are launching the USDA-funded 
baseline study in early June that will survey approximately 7,200 
households in Tangerang.  Over 80 trained personnel will collect 
data using a knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) questionnaire 
and a global positioning system (GPS) to map key sites such as 
poultry farms and  collecting houses, hospitals, and households of 
reported AI cases. 
 
5. (SBU) Following a request from KOMNAS, the Tangerang Trilateral 
project assumed responsibilities for coordinating activities of all 
organizations working in Tangerang District and Municipality. KOMNAS 
and the Trilateral Tangerang Project staff held a meeting on May 22 
with approximately ten organizations working in the municipality to 
accurately map activities.  Officials are planning a similar meeting 
for May 26 with stakeholders working in the District. 
 
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AI CASE UPDATE 
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6. (SBU) Litbangkes confirmed two more human cases of avian 
influenza, including a 16 year-old female from South Jakarta and a 
54 year-old female from Sumedang, West Java.  Current Indonesia 
human avian influenza case counts are now 135 cases with 110 deaths. 
 Despite recent mass die off of poultry in East Sulawesi, Litbangkes 
reports that the cluster of suspect human cases from East Sulawesi 
are negative. 
 
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