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Three More H1N1-Related Deaths
published today 05:58 PM, updated today 06:04 PM

One of the two had wide-spread cancer, the other lung cancer. Both died this past weekend. They were a man and a woman, 73 and 74 years of age.

"These seriously ill patients could have died from any infection, including a regular seasonal flu virus," says Broas.

Before Monday's announcements, only two H1N1-related deaths had been registered in Finland. Last week an 8 year-old girl died in Tornio and in late October a cronically ill 25 year-old woman died from H1N1 causes in Oulu.

It is estimated that the swine flu epidemic may claim 50-100 victims. Most of those in danger of succumbing to the H1N1 virus have a serious existing medical condition.

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Swine Flu Epidemic Nationwide
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The H1N1 swine flu has reached epidemic proportions nationwide. As of Thursday 2940 cases had been confirmed, but estimates are that tens of thousands of people have contracted the disease.
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Health: Finland: A vaccinated child dies of influenza A H1N1 in Helsinki
A child of two years from Helsinki died of influenza A/H1N1, the first fatal case in the Finnish capital, said Friday the National Institute for Health.
The child has been vaccinated against the flu a week ago, but still contracted the virus earlier in the week. The child was transported to the hospital Wednesday and died Thursday, said the institute.

Finland had recorded six deaths related to influenza A, all suffering from a chronic disease except for a little girl eight years.

The H1N1 flu is spreading in all regions in Finland, particularly in the south of the country's most populous.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has indicated that the number of confirmed cases of influenza A in Finland amounted to 2 940 November 12, but the actual number could reach tens of thousands.

Finland is currently vaccinating persons in groups at high risk, including health personnel, pregnant women, chronically ill patients aged over 65 and children 6 to 36 months.

A/H1N1 flu deaths rise to 12 in Finland

HELSINKI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from A/H1N1 flu in Finland had risen to 12, health authorities announced Friday.

So far, 5,356 cases of the disease have been confirmed and more than 100,000 people are estimated to have contracted the virus, according to National Institute for Health and Welfare.

On Wednesday, a 39-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man died of the virus. A 37-year-old man died of the virus last Saturday. All deceased had been chronic patients and belonged to high-risk groups for A/H1N1 flu.

The epidemic first broke out in northern Finland in October, where 24 in every 10,000 people have fallen ill with the flu at present.

According to the institute, as the epidemic spreads, the peak period of the flu in the most populated southern area has started and will continue for at least one to three more weeks.

Finland is now vaccinating people at high risk of being infected with the virus.

Next week, vaccine experts will convene to decide whether the entire population should be inoculated.

According to the institute, as the epidemic spreads, the peak period of the flu in the most populated southern area has started and will continue for at least one to three more weeks.

The head of infectious diseases at the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, Ville Valtonen, says that he'll consider that the epidemic has peaked in the capital city region as well if the number of cases doesn't increase on Monday... Chen Qi

From Finland found mutated H1N1 virus

From Finland have been found in Norway and Sweden discovered mutated swine influenza virus.

The World Health Organization, WHO, similar variations have been found in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Ukraine and the United States as early as the spring.

Norway mutated virus found in three patients, two of whom have died.

Health and welfare of the institution announced today that the same virus variant has also been observed in Finland in July 2009 infected patients.

THL pointed out that in Norway or elsewhere in the observed variations do not affect the essential characteristics of the virus: the strenght of the virus is a former anti-viral drugs and vaccines, as well as a great power.

THL announced earlier last week that Norway discovered H1N1 variant does not cause changes in the Finnish vaccination program or a disease (the correct translation would be treatment).

Vaccination is the epidemic affected the course of

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STM and THL inform:

Sikainfluenssarokotuksilla (H1N1 vaccinations) be influenced by the course of the epidemic and the hospital strain. Vaccination has been guaranteed by the functioning of health care, to protect the most vulnerable population and to slow down the spread of the epidemic.

Among the first were immunized pregnant women and children under the age of 65 chronically ill. From other industrialized countries, according to information from 70-80 percent of fatal or belonged to the dead before the start of the vaccination in these groups. Vaccination has been possible to reduce the number of infected, health-care burden and deaths.

Finland is among the first countries where vaccination was initiated. Finland has so far been allocated nearly a million doses of vaccine.

At present, vaccination is the fundamental of healthy children under the age of 25 whose vaccination can still further reduce the morbidity rate of serious forms of the disease. Thereafter, the vaccine is more than 65 years of age in high risk groups. The entire population of vaccination need to be assessed later in the week.
Have stopped (should be slowed down) the epidemic in Finland

Finland has established 5 878 swine influenza or influenza A (H1N1)-V infection. Finland does not ensure in all circumstances, but estimated to have been infected so far, at least 100 000 The majority of sufferers the disease is fairly mild, and like a seasonal flu.

Health-care ward and intensive care units, and load the data of confirmed cases of swine influenza numbers based on the nationwide epidemic peak is reached. In some South-Finnish hospital districts may still be high ahead of us. Finland has joined the sikainfluenssaan reported 12 deaths, 11 of which has been a fundamental predisposing to complications of influenza disease.

Specialized has been able to meet the increased demand for services well, and the need for treatment of active growth. Social and health care sector seems to survive on average, influenza pandemics treatment.

Doctors can prescribe medicines for influenza at the discretion of the flu medicines are available in sufficient quantities. Antivirals (Tamiflu and Relenza), require a doctor's prescription, buy medicine and pharmacy. Antiviral medicines prescribed by doctors to treat influenza at its discretion. Active, started early in antiviral drug therapy is recommended especially for groups at risk of influenza complications.

Early in the initiative to aid vaccine in reducing the need for medication. Antivirals will be in Finland continued to back stock as part of pandemic preparedness. Antiviral drugs have been acquired before the book was sikainfluenssapandemiasta information because they can be used also in other potential pandemic influenza.

Unlike the swine flu vaccines, medicines could not be obtained before a pandemic begins. (should obviously be translated the other way around) Täsmärokotetuotanto could not open until after the start of a pandemic. Finland made a firm booking with the manufacturer of the vaccine in late April, as soon as a new epidemic in Mexico was obtained from the initial data. Social Affairs and Health made a decision to purchase the vaccine. The committee had asked for health and welfare of the institution's view of experts.

Transformation is characterized by an influenza virus have been reported in Norway, a little swine flu virus mutated into strains. WHO and the European Center for Disease According to these modifications have been observed since the spring around the world. The same virus variant has also been observed in Finland in July 2009 infected patients. Transformation is characterized by an influenza virus. In Norway or elsewhere in the observed variations do not affect the essential characteristics of the virus: taudinaiheuttamiskyky is a former anti-viral drugs and vaccines, as well as a great power. Wales and the USA studied anti-viral drug resistant strains can spread from person to person. Health and Welfare will monitor the situation constantly.