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TBILISI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three people have died of A/H1N1 and the number of infected now exceeds 1,000 in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia, RUstavi2 TV reported on Friday.

Abkhazian health authorities said the situation was alarming and local health care facilities had been strained in dealing with rising infection numbers. Five suspected cases were now in a grave state, they said.

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News from Georgia: The number of cumulative swine flu cases reached 789, 30 more than last reported. Number currently in the hospital "in grave state": 8 (4 more added to the 4 reported before who are still in the hospital). The rate of new cases are declining but another wave is expected in January. This new wave "will bear weak nature" in "comparison with the first". So far, 5 people have died from swine flu in Georgia. Note: seems to me that the first wave was already pretty weak according to official information.

http://www.regnum.ru/news/1236762.html

Number of cases of the diseases of " [svinym]" it reached by influenza in Georgia 789 In the hospitals still remain eight, the being themselves in heavy state, infected with virus H1N1 patients. As reported CAUCASUS- PRESS the deputy director of national center for the control of diseases and public health Of [shota] Of [tsanava], according to new data, the number of those infected grew by 30, and it today composes 789 cases. In the hospitals in grave condition eight patients remain. 4 patients left grave condition; however, four, were added to them. One more, 63-year man, was today delivered in grave condition to the center of [interventsionnoy] medicine in Kutaisi. According to [Tsanava], the patient suffers respiratory disease, although is not thus far established he is infected with virus H1N1. [Tsanava] noted that, as many countries, Georgia approaches a peak. The appearance of the new cases of disease is expected. Specialists expect the new wave in January, which, in comparison with the first, will bear weak nature. [Tsanava] advises patients in the case of the presence of the symptoms of influenza to in proper time be turned to the doctors. Let us recall that in Georgia from the virus of " [svinogo]" influenza passed away 5 people.

Update from the country of Georgia:

http://www.regnum.ru/news/1239134.html

Translated from Russian:

In Georgia passed away 10th infected with virus H1N1

In Georgia this morning passed away 10th infected by virus H1N1. As they reported CAUCASUS- PRESS in the national center of control disease, in the Kutais multiprofile hospital 27-year Alexander Sulakvelidze passed away. He was delivered into the hospital three days ago in grave condition. In it was noted bilateral pneumonia. For doctors, in spite of all efforts, it was impossible to save patient. This already the 10th victim of " [svinogo]" influenza in Georgia. Are today in Georgia 1 026 cases of this virus laboratory confirmed. Among the passing stationary treatment patients, 4 are in heavy state.

News from Georgia: 16th death from H1N1 in Georgia is a New Years visitor from Moscow

http://www.regnum.ru/news/1240550.html

Translated from Russian:

In Georgia of the virus H1N1 died the citizen arrived from Moscow

In Georgia of the virus A/H1N1 died one additional person - 42- summer man. As declare the doctors of Kutais infectious hospital, patient they brought into the hospital on January 1 in grave condition. It has bilateral pneumonia. Patient also was ill by hepatitis C. That passing away arrived to Georgia from Moscow, to the new-year holidays. This already the 16th lethal outcome from " [svinogo]" influenza in Georgia. In all today virus is discovered in 1123 people, of them 7 are in heavy state.

Excerpted from a wide-ranging article about the country of Georgia:

Source (last paragraph): http://www.regnum.ru/news/1240793.html

Translated from Russian:

In the recent two months more than 140 thousand people endured influenza in Georgia

Since November 2009 influenza in Georgia endured more than 140 thousand people, in this case their large part - " pig of [grippom]".

According to the director of national center on the control over the diseases Of [paaty] To [imnadze], the cases of infection by the virus of " pig of [grippa]" in January they will be reduced; however, in February again they will be increased in frequency, although not on this scale as this was in December. [Paata]

To [imnadze] called population, first of all pregnant women, to follow its health and to observe the necessary safeguards. (" Gasped [Taoba]")

18 people die of swine flu in Georgia

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Another, 18th patient has died of complications that evolved in the result of swine flu in Kutaisi hospital.

Accoridng to the National Center of Control of Diseases, six pregnant women are among those who died of swine flu.

1170 people are infected and have been treated of swine flu in Georgia. The state of some of the patients is grave and they are linked to artificial respiration facility. Sources in the center said that the frequency of infection has declined but the new upsurge of this disease is expected in late February. Specialists forecast the next wave of swine flu to be less sharp than the previous one.

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Population (July 2008 est.): 4.63 million.

Geography
Area: 69,700 square kilometers; slightly smaller than South Carolina; 20% of total territory is not under government control.

January 12, 2010 a 27-year-old man died of swine flu in Tbilisi. It is the 19th swine flu death in Georgia, Georgian National Center for Disease Control reports.

To date, overall 1.182 A/H1N1 virus cases were registered in Georgia. The health state of five patients in hospitals is esteemed as grave.

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http://www.regnum.ru/news/1242431.html

Translated from Russian:

In Georgia it is confirmed 1 216 cases of development of the pig influenza

From the pig influenza in Georgia today passed away 21 people, national center on the control of diseases reports.

Most of all the cases of development of pig influenza it is revealed among the children and the adolescents - 396 infected. 380 cases of disease are fallen to the group of 15-29 years, 207 - to the citizens at the age of 30-64 years, 199 cases are revealed among the young patients of up to 4 years.

Least of all of those infected - in the age class older than 65 years. Doctors explain the low index of the morbidity of the representatives of this generation thereby that in the 50th years of past century the analogous virus of influenza already circulated and the large part of the population then endured it.

In 16 cases the age of patient is not established.

In all at the given moment it is laboratory confirmed of 1 216 cases of development of pig influenza in Georgia.

One lethal case is fixed in the age class of 5-14 years, 10 cases - in the age class of 15-29 years and 10 cases - in the group of 30-64 years.

*1246 confirmed cases
*24 deaths
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