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Russia records first swine flu death: medic
MOSCOW (AFP) – A doctor recently arrived from Bulgaria died after contracting swine flu, becoming Russia's first fatality from the A(H1N1) virus, a Russian medical sciences' academy official said on Sunday.
"The day before she died, her tests were handed over to our group, and we immediately diagnosed it as swine flu," Dmitry Lvov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
"We could not take any measures because she died the very next day," Lvov said, adding that the death happened "in early September."
Lvov also warned that the total count of people infected with the virus could be much higher than the 90 Russia had acknowledged so far.
"By my count, it can be as high as tens of thousands. I cannot prove it as yet, but in a few weeks I will be able to and will say so," Lvov said...

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Number of swine flu deaths in Russia rises to 10
MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - The death toll of the swine flu pandemic in Russia has risen to at least 10, the country's consumer rights watchdog said on its website on Tuesday.

"Russia has so far registered 10 deaths from the pandemic H1N1 virus, complicated by pneumonia, among people aged 20-53, including eight in the Trans-Baikal Territory, one in Moscow and another one - in the Krasnoyarsk Territory," Rospotrebnadzor said.

According to the agency, all diseased patients were late to report their illnesses as they sought medical attention 3-5 days after feeling the first symptoms of the disease, when the swine flu virus had already led to complications in the form of pneumonia and toxic shock.

The most threatening situation with swine flu has been monitored in Russia's Far East, Siberia and Moscow, Rospotrebnadzor said.

The swine flu cases in Russia began growing considerably in October, traditionally the time for a seasonal flu outbreak. The total number of officially confirmed swine flu cases in the country has reached almost 2,000.

Russian Health Minister Tatyana Golikova earlier said the country planned to start a swine flu vaccination program on November 9, primarily in the regions that were severely hit by the H1N1 virus outbreak.

According to the World Health Organization, more than 5,700 people have died from swine flu worldwide, and the total number of officially confirmed cases has exceeded 440,000, as of October 25
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Moscow woman's death of new flu not 'imported case

MOSCOW, October 28 (Itar-Tass) - Flu that killed a woman in Moscow earlier this week was not an imported one, as she did not leave the city, officials at the Russian Healthcare Ministry said Monday.

“It’s known that the 53-year-old woman didn’t leave the city,” an official said.

He indicated that the woman felt ill in the nighttime of October 15, then stayed at home for four days trying to cure herself, turned to medical assistance on the fifth day, October 19, and was hospitalized immediately.

The official quoted his counterparts at Moscow City’s Department for Public Health as saying her test sample for establish the H1N1 flu was sent to the Central Institute for Epidemics Research.