Aim Between July 2005 and May 2008, Indonesia reported 133 H5N1 confi rmed human cases with a case fatality proportion of 81%. Fifty-four percent of cases had a history of direct contact with poultry (chickens). Therefore, it is important to defi ne the detection of antibody of H5N1 among people who have intensive contact with poultry have been exposed to H5N1 viruses. Methods We collected sera…
The inverse association between daily calcium intakes and blood pressure: a study in Indonesian adults age ;;. 30 years " In Joglo 11 Sub-district Primary Health Center (PHC), hypertension was at the third rank of the leading cases in 2009. Published information on the association between daily calcium intakes and blood pressure in Indonesia are limited. This cross-sectional study was aimed…
Tetralogy of fallot (ToF) is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease after 1 year of age, with overall incidence approaching 10% of all congenital heart disease. Natural survival (i.e. without corrective procedure) into the fourth decade is extremely rare (only about 3%), but there is a tendency of increasing number of women with cyanotic congenital heart disease living 3 to 4…
To investigate which recent infection could have caused the present dengue-like symptoms, in adult patients clinically fulfilling the WHO criteria for dengue, in which serologically were not confirmed for dengue virus infections. Prospective study. During an outbreak of dengue (between May) 1995 and May 1996) 118 consecutive adults (>13 years) suspected by the WHO 1997 case definition of DF or …
Goitre, That’s Enlargen of thyroid gland, and cretins had been known in Indonesia for long time, especially in areas around active vulconoes. In areas where goitre is prevalence, critinism is also common. This paper studied goitre prevalence to estimate the magnitude of cretinism and developmental dificit due to iodine deficiency. Data set from National Mapping Survey 1996/1998 were used for…