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Bucharest. Romania has registered a first case of infection with the A/H1N1 virus this season in a three-year-old in Calarasi, southeast Romania, authorities said Thursday, Romanian Mediafax news agency.
This first case of the season in Romania is the 40th in Europe, Geza Molnar, adviser to the health minister, told a news conference Thursday. He added the child is doing well and did not require hospitalization.
Romania registered 6,999 cases of infection with the H1N1 virus and 122 deaths during a swine flu pandemic.

November 18, 2010, 13:00

.H3N2, the new type of influenza virus Ministry of Health put on alert
Prof. Dr. Geza Molnar, Secretary of State for Health, said that this year we could have problems because a new influenza virus, namely H3N2.

After last year and was detected H1N1 virus strain B-Florida, this year it is expected that H3N2 virus will make its appearance. According to Prof. Dr. Geza Molnar, but it is quite likely that there will be problems this year, H3N2 influenza virus.

H3N2 virus is part of the family influenzae influenza virus subtype and is not a new virus appeared. His first appearance was in 1968 when Hong Kong was named influenzae type A.

Doctors say the H3N2 virus is considered extremely virulent because it has the ability to change their antigenic set so ancât although it is the same virus, appears in many forms.

Romania is not facing a flu epidemic and the four cases of infection with the AH1N1 and AH3N2 viruses registered between January 3 and January 9, 2011 have been isolated, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.

Three cases of AH1N1 infection were registered in Iasi county, eastern Romania, (two cases) and the northern region of Maramures (one case).

Romania Registers Third AH1N1-Related Death (this year)

Romania registered a third AH1N1-related death this year, as a 23 year-old woman died Tuesday in hospital in Ploiesti, southern Romania.

The woman, who was seven-months pregnant, was admitted to hospital last week. Her condition worsened rapidly and doctors had to perform a caesarean section Saturday. The baby only survived for one day.

Two people infected with the AH1N1 virus died in hospitals in Iasi, eastern Romania, over the weekend.

A man is hospitalized in Satu Mare County Hospital with suspected H1N1 influenza, health facility management taking action with regard to visitor access, which is banned in some polling stations, according to Mediafax .

According to a release issued Wednesday by the Satu Mare County Hospital, the man who is the truck driver, entered the country on January 21, arriving in Timisoara, where he presented at a medical facility because he had fever, coughing and sweating profusely.

"The patient, with repeated trips abroad, as truck driver, entered the country late last week and arrived in Timisoara, went to a medical facility because of fever, cough, sweating, adinamie. Was consulted, investigated and was recommended for treatment
medication and bed rest. The symptoms worsened and on Monday went to the Emergency Receiving Unit Satu Mare County Hospital, was hospitalized in intensive care. Despite intensive treatment instituted, his health worsened, and Wednesday morning was assisting the patient required intubation mechanical respiration. Since the H1N1 virus is suspected, the patient was isolated, it was established "barrier support" for such specific situations, "reads the release.

Hospital County Public Health Department announced Satu Mare and samples from the man they were sent for analysis Institute Cantacuzino, Bucharest.

On the other hand, Satu Mare County Hospital management has taken measures on access to visitors to protect the public.

Thus, inpatient visits to carers will be allowed strictly between 14:00 - 17:00, and access will be required through the main entrance of the hospital.

However, no visits will be conducted at polling Neonatology, Intensive Care, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and patients hospitalized in other wards will be visited by more than one or two carers, limited to a maximum length of visit is 30 minutes.

At the entrance, each visitor will receive equipment consisting of protective mask and foot, wearing his pezenţei is mandatory throughout the hospital.

Satu Mare County Hospital is the second suspected case of influenza A/H1N1 virus, as that recorded on January 14, subsequently denied by the Institute Cantacuzino. A woman aged 24 years, the city TEREBESTI, Satu Mare, was admitted to the intensive care unit of County Hospital with suspected H1N1 influenza.

A child of one year and two months of Barberry died Clinic Diseases
Infectious Cluj Napoca, being infected with H1N1 virus. Last week, child
was transported by emergency Satu Mare County Hospital. The child arrived at the hospital at the last moment and was operated upon, of peritonitis, but his condition worsened with bronchial pneumonia and pneumothorax. The child only stayed two days hospitalized in Satu Mare, but because the state did not improve the baby was transferred urgently to Cluj-Napoca, where he died on January 23.

In an attempt to stabilize the child's condition, doctors at Cluj biological samples were collected, they were sent to the Cantacuzino Institute and thus discovered
that little baby was infected with H1N1 virus.

Satu Mare DPH became alert and began to identify all persons who come into contact with the child. his parents showing specific symptoms of infection with H1N1. To date, not received the autopsy results were made for the child.

A man from Craiova, suspected pneumonia, influenza H1N1 has been confirmed, he was discharged from hospital as his health progress is good, the Public Health Department representative said County, according to Mediafax .

According to the spokesperson of the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) County, doctor
Stefan Popa, one man hospitalized and suspected of pneumonia was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, the new flu, following laboratory test results received by the Institute Cantacuzino, Bucharest.

"We are 20 counties that benefit from a sentinel system. Under this system, we have sent samples to Bucharest for the seven suspected cases of pneumonia. They came four confirmations, one of which was the H1N1 virus," he told Mediafax correspondent Stefan Popescu doctor.

According to the source, the man, "a young adult, was discharged from hospital, state of health is good.

This is the second case of H1N1 in Dolj County, after a child
Craiova, caught in the age group 0-5 years, was diagnosed with the new flu.

Male diagnosed with influenza A/H1N1 in a critical condition in hospital in Bistrita
A man of 53 years of Magura Ilvei diagnosed with influenza H1N1, is hospitalized in serious condition in intensive care unit of Hospital Emergency Bistrita-Nasaud County, doctors were reluctant about his chances of survival, because there has problems cardiac and respiratory functions.
Hospital spokesman Bistrita-Nasaud County Emergency Gabriela Remes said that the patient is isolated and is receiving treatment with antibiotics and respiratory and cardiac support.
"The patient was hospitalized on 21 January, the Department of Infectious Diseases Emergency County Hospital, was initially diagnosed with acute pneumonia. He also suffered heart and respiratory failure, however, and is obese. On January 23 and samples were collected and were sent to the Cantacuzino Institute. During the day Wednesday, came confirmation that the flu is new. He felt increasingly unwell and was transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital, where isolation and administered antibiotics, but has serious respiratory and cardiac problems. Doctors are reluctant about his six surviving " said Remes.

According to information released by the Department of Public Health (DPH) Bistrita-Nasaud, the county has been registered by Thursday, six cases of influenza, two of which are seasonal influenza and influenza-four ninth.

A one year old girl in the village of Satu Mare Petinos nine diagnosed with the flu and died. Little was hospitalized in Cluj-Napoca, and the Public Health Department announced that the death was caused by infection with the H1N1 virus. Public Health Department today confirmed Satu Mare and ill with H1N1 virus of a man who is currently hospitalized in intensive care. In Bistrita-Nasaud, a man of Magura Ilvei diagnosed with influenza A/H1N1 in critical condition at the Emergency Hospital. Doctors are reluctant about his chances of survival, because it has heart and respiratory problems. Bistriţa hospital spokesman, Gabriel Remes said today that the patient is isolated and is receiving treatment with antibiotics and respiratory and cardiac support. In Bistrita-Nasaud, three new flu cases were confirmed in recent years.