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Sept nouveaux cas de grippe A/H1N1 ont été confirmés par le laboratoire de référence OMS de l'Institut Pasteur d'Alger (IPA), a indiqué vendredi le ministère algérien de la Santé et de la Population dans un communiqué.
Six personnes sur les sept personnes porteuses du virus sont arrivées jeudi à l'aéroport d'Alger en provenance d'Espagne. Elles ont été hospitalisées au service de référence des hôpitaux d'El Kettar et Beni Messous à Alger. La septième personne a été repérée à l'aéroport de Tindouf, dans le Sud algérien, en provenance des Etats-Unis, ajoute le communiqué qui précise que le nombre de cas de grippe A/H1N1 enregistrés en Algérie à la date du 27 Août est de 41.

The first death from H1N1 virus has been recorded in Algeria, it was learned yesterday from a source close to the health sector. This is one person died in a hospital in Algiers, and autopsy revealed the cause of death is the influenza virus A.

According to our source, the first victim was confirmed last week, but authorities did not want to announce "not to alarm the population." The deceased was not reported to be carrying the virus and only after his death that the reasons thereof have been disclosed. Our source would not elaborate on the case. Hitherto the authorities and doctors have found that the recorded cases have resulted in any severe form nor any deaths

Le ministère de la santé a démenti le cas de décès
Par ailleurs, le ministère de la santé, de la population et de la Réforme hospitalière a enregistré jusqu'à l'heure actuelle 43 cas de grippe A confirmés par les services du laboratoire de référence de l'Institut Pasteur d'Algérie qui ont été hospitalisés et traités dans différents hôpitaux de référence.
Ces 43 cas de grippe H1N1 confirmés ont évolué favorablement vers la guérison et ont rejoint leur domicile après un suivi médical de 7 jours et un contrôle médical avant leur sortie de l'hôpital. Jusqu'à ce jour, le ministère de la santé n'a enregistré aucun décès dû à la grippe porcine, ni aucune forme sévère de cette maladie

Three (03) new cases of influenza A H1N1 have just been confirmed by the laboratory services of reference of influenza at the Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA).
The cases concern two young children recently returned from abroad and an adult residing in Algeria.
[..] The cumulative number of cases recorded in Algeria on the date of Monday 07 septembre 2009 amounts to 46 confirmed cases and that no severe form and no deaths have been recorded.

Three new cases of Influenza A or H1N1 have been confirmed by the laboratory services of reference influenza at the Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA), bringing to 51 the number of cases registered so far, said yesterday Department of Health, Population and Hospital Reform in a statement.
These two young, one aged 25 living in Algiers, and another 20 year old Constantine, income respectively of the United States and Jordan, while the third case concerns a 57 year old man returned from Paris via Brussels and living in Algiers, the statement said.


These three cases were registered during the month of October, the same source added, noting that "the epidemiological situation in Algeria remains stable.

The Department further stated that the epidemiological nature of influenza A in Algeria is characterized by "a majority of clinical Benin, a lack of deaths, an average age of 23 years with extremes of 14 months to 60 years and cases imported mainly from Spain, the United States, of France, Great Britain and Saudi Arabia.

The list of persons infected with influenza A (H1N1) has increased with the recording of 4 new confirmed cases of the Service
reference laboratory for influenza at the Pasteur Institute of Algeria. The statement said the Ministry of Health, Population and Reform
hospital, he is an adult male aged 37, residing in Guelma and recently arrived from France, a girl aged 15 years arrived in Algiers from Paris where she resides with a child 9 year old who lives in Algiers and has been in contact with cases already confirmed, and a young 31 year old woman living in Algiers and no recent travel concept. All medico-sanitary measures in the plan national fight against the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) have been initiated for these cases, including children aged 9 years and attending a school in Algiers.
All these people are currently hospitalized in reference services and respond positively to medical treatment. In total, 67 cases have
been confirmed until yesterday, none severe form and no deaths. The same instructions were given by the Ministry of Health, opulation and Hospital Reform regarding compliance with hygiene rules to reduce the risk of transmission of influenza A (H1N1), such as washing Regular and frequent hand liquid soap and use disposable tissues to blow his nose, sneeze or cough. It is also recommended to avoid traveling to countries with high endemicity of influenza A (H1N1), except in cases of force majeure, and in this case, passengers are required to comply with instructions given by the Health Authority host country.

Eleven new cases of influenza H1N1 have been confirmed in Algeria, bringing to 78 the total number of cases in the country, said Thursday the Algerian Ministry of Health.


Cases recorded in Oran, Algiers and Medea Guelma, concern six adults and five children, said the source, adding that they "are currently hospitalized in reference services and respond positively to medical treatment.

The cumulative number of cases recorded in Algeria, to date, stands at 78 confirmed cases "in which no severe form and no deaths," the source said.

Confirmed today Monday, November 9th, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and Hospital Reform, Abdul Salam Chaco, on the discovery of 13 new cases of swine flu A/H1N1, Pointing at a press conference held at the Ministry today, the capital, that the total injury epidemic in Algeria has reached 212 cases.

And at the same time did not provide an official of the Ministry of Health any details about the new cases registered, confirmed that these were providing for them, and are undergoing treatment centers hospital authorities

ALGIERS- Eleven new influenza A (H1N1) confirmed cases have been announced by the ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, raising the total number of affected people to 133.

The concerned cases include six in Blida, a 28-year-old woman that returned recently from Belgium and five men (a 35-year-old Algerian and four Chinese nationals respectively aged 34, 43,46 and 47), all of whom had been in contact with a swine flu affected case.

According to the ministry, a 77-year-old man from the province of Chlef, who arrived lately from Marseille (France), is among the announced cases as well as a woman aged 27, who returned recently to Algiers from Morocco.

Three cases have been confirmed in Beni Saf (province of Ain Temouchent) and concern an 11-year-old boy and two girls aged 7.The medical measures provided for in the national plan for the fight against the swine flu (A/H1N1) pandemic have been launched, underlined Health ministry, adding that epidemiological investigations carried on.