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Romania H1N1 Death Toll Reaches 119
29 January 2010

The number of people dead due to swine flu reached 119 in Romania, while the number of infections stands at 6,938, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Friday.

One more person died and seven new infections of the A/H1N1 flu virus were reported over the past 24 hours in Romania.

Most cases of the virus were registered in Bucharest.

Over 500,000 people have been vaccinated since the beginning of this year after officials launched a public campaign. The Health Ministry is still warning that people must stay on high alert, exercising increased hygiene.

Four new cases of swine flu and one death in the last 24 hours
de A.N. transl/adapt. C.B. HotNews.ro
10 februarie 2010

Romanian Ministry of Health announced on 10 February 2010 that four new swine new cases of swine flu have been recorded during the last 24 hours. One patient infected with the A/H1N1 virus has died. The total number of confirmed new flu cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in Romania amounts to 6,986, out of which 121 ended in death.

The four cases have been recorded in Bistra (n-w) - one patient, Iasi (n-e) - one patient and Bucharest - two patients.

Out of 6,986 people infected with swine flu, 121 died, most of them suffering of other affections as well.

Health Ministry (MS) specifies in a press release sent late on Thursday that as for the 122 confirmed deaths with H1N1 virus, only 98 of the patients’ families agreed on a necropsy, the other 24 refusing it, but this makes no difference in the final diagnosis.

And therefore, the international forums registered Romania with 122 confirmed deaths because of the H1N1 flu, reads the MS release issued in response to some false and tendentious information.
At the same time, all the 6,999 H1N1 flu cases occurred in Romania, were confirmed by a EU standard methodology, the source reads, adding that the confirmation was made in accredited labs, through the RT-PCR technique recommended by the European Community and used in all the EU countries.

In case of death, besides the biological tests run when the patient is hospitalized, the standard methodology includes virology and histopathologic tests on the tissues drawn form the dead person, and sent to the single accredited laboratory. The histopathological diagnosis shows the microscopic injuries caused by the H1N1 infection not by the virus, the MS release explains.

Qn the last 24 hours have been confirmed yet 2 new cases of influenza A/H1N1 virus pandemic. There were no deaths.

The total number of confirmed cases to date is 7005, in which 122 death.

A young was admitted in serious condition with suspected avian H1N1 (not sure if this is H1N1 or H5N1, a contradictory report). Romania had the bird flu outbreak last week...

After several weeks of calm in Iasi could register a new case of H1N1 flu. After a few days was admitted to hospital for a young & Cooking in serious condition due to respiratory ailments.

The fact that his condition continued to deteriorate led doctors to take extra precautions and to isolate the patient. 20 years young was brought to hospital with respiratory failure and doctors now suspect that it could be a new case of H1N1 flu.

"It is not impossible to be influenza H1N1. And other countries have also recorded new cases after a period of calm. In our patient was admitted four days ago with a diagnosis of bronchopneumonia, and her condition is quite serious "said Prof. Traian Mihaescu, Head of Pneumology of the Hospital Clinic.

At this point, the patient is admitted in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the hospital and is under medical supervision, was intubated. Doctors expected to come from Bucharest, Cantacuzino Institute, results from samples taken from patients. They will confirm or refute the suspicion of avian H1N1 will.

Bucharest - A suspected bird flu outbreak has been reported in a remote Romanian village, the Sanitary and Veterinary Authority said on Saturday.

Samples of two dead hens were sent for confirmation of the potentially deadly H5N1 virus to the Animal Health Institute in Bucharest and on to the Weybridge laboratory in Britain, the Authority said.

The poultry in the small private farm at a village on the Danube Delta were slaughtered and the area disinfected.

"There is currently no risk of the disease spreading," the Authority said.

Two weeks ago, a bird flu outbreak was reported in the nearby village of Letea close to the Ukrainian border, the first case in Europe for a year.

Another case of swine flu in Romania
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It was confirmed a new case of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus in a patient in Bucharest, according to the Ministry of Health.

There was no death recorded. Total number of confirmed cases to date is 7008, of which 122 to death, said in a statement the Ministry of Health.

Swine flu cases were registered for the first time in Mexico in May 2009, when hundreds of people have been sickened in a very short period of time, and the virus was quickly sent almost everyone.

Thousands of people lost their lives after the outbreak, which was ranked by the World Health Organization at the highest level.

4711 of Iasi with viral respiratory infections

Temperature variation and they said the word. Only last week in public health and family physicians were 4711 registered cases of viral respiratory infections. According to data provided by the Department of Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Control within the Department of Public Health (DPH), the county found an increase of about 1,500 such cases a number of problems. This difference is explained by the fact that during the Easter holidays ill addressability to offices was low, and family doctors have enjoyed a special holiday. Instead, on the number of pneumonia not observed a significant difference since the last report, last week recorded 1070 cases.

He continued vaccination against influenza type A/H1N1. Last week 52 people were vaccinated, which means a decrease in the number of immunizations. "As in other weeks, people who wanted us to immunization against influenza reported to the doctor. On 31 November 2009 and until now, the county had received 78 996 doses of vaccine against type A/H1N1 virus. Jassy stock was 108,800 doses of vaccine, which means that there are currently 29 804 available "We told Marius Voicescu,

Takes place in the flu oltáskampány
2010th November 11

The seasonal flu oltáskampány since its launch, over 184,489 people a week on subjects of general practitioners and hospital specialists. The Ministry of Health provided free by the vaccine were vaccinated more than 84 thousand people - 45.6 percent of vaccine recipients aged 65 and over.

According to the epidemiological surveillance of influenza cases were reported last week, the number of acute respiratory illnesses in the traditional limits. 81,722 respiratory infection and pneumonia were reported, of which only 5,222 of the patients at hospital admission were pushed.

The Ministry of seasonal flu free oltáskampánya started first of November, then took over the provincial health directorates to the vaccines. The objective of vaccinating at risk groups to minimize the morbidity.

The Ministry of Health this year, 1.3 million doses of flu vaccine purchased from the Cantacuzino Institute. Oltáskampány the target groups: 65 years of age, a chronic, mostly respiratory or heart diseases, diabetes or other metabolic disease, a kidney disease, people's homes or in health or social services staff, as recommended by the World Health Organization.

For claimants to receive the vaccine, like any similar campaign in GP surgeries and hospitals.

Oltáskampány hold the end of February 2011. The doctors recommend that they also introduce themselves by grafting, risk groups who do not count, because the vaccine is only effective defense against the disease, in addition to being required to comply with the rules of basic hygiene, especially frequent hand washing.