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1,062 people were hospitalized last week in Moscow with diagnosis of flu

The Territorial Administration of Federal Service "Rospotrebnadzor" in Moscow reports that the incidence of ARVI and influenza in Moscow in the period from 11 to 17 October rose by 30%.

Last week, 1,062 people turned to hospital with a diagnosis of ARVI and flu, 49.8% of the total number of the hospitalized are children younger than 2 years old, 23.5% – from 3 to 6 years of age, 15.6% – from 7 to 14 years.

In total, there’re 64,082 sick people in Moscow, including 40,144 children (62,6% of cases).

Federal Service would like to remind that at present, the population continues getting immunized against influenza, and as of October 15, 2010, 1,327,214 people have been immunized, including 658 thousand children.

Currently, the incidence of ARVI and influenza in Moscow is still registered below the epidemic threshold in all age groups.

H1N1 in the Baltic States
Posted by: MK | 2010th 12. 9. 21:03

A flu epidemic is unfolding in the northwestern regions of Russia and the Baltics. Has grown rapidly over the past few days the number of outbreaks, several towns and gyógykészítményekből shortage of vitamins.

The doctor turned to the children were enterprises.

The epidemic already has its first casualties as well.

Meanwhile, the H1N1 virus is spreading in all three Baltic countries in St. Petersburg next to several cases have been shown.

Experts recommend vaccination of the population, especially vulnerable young and older age groups.

Swine flu rising in Russia, Europe

Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti)
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Russia's chief sanitary doctor, Gennady Onishchenko, said....The number of swine flu cases is on the increase in eight Russian regions, including the densely populated Moscow area. 'The situation in other regions is normal,' he said.
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17/01/2011 12:16
ASTANA, January 17 - News-Kazakhstan news agency. The number of cases the so-called swine flu A/H1N1/2009 in the Tomsk region of Russia from 10 to 16 January increased by 30% - up to 261 people, told RIA Novosti on Monday representatives of Tomsk Rospotrebnadzor .

In Russia last week there was an increase incidence of swine flu in eight regions - Chuvashia, Belgorod, Moscow, Kirov, Tyumen, Kemerovo, Tomsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous District.

According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko, the most difficult situation in the Tomsk region, where "there is increased circulation of influenza A/H1N1/2009, which is alarming." Moreover, he noted that in the other regions the situation remains calm.

As of January 10, 2011 in the Tomsk region was registered 201 cases of the disease by influenza virus A/H1N1/2009.

"As of January 16, in the Tomsk region 261 laboratory confirmed case of swine flu" - said the agency interlocutor.

According to him, also in the Tomsk region there is excess of the epidemiological threshold for normal incidence of influenza and SARS in 2,3 times.

"From 10 to 15 January in Tomsk registered 4.97 thousand cases of influenza and SARS. This is less than 8,7% on the same period last week, but above epidporoga in 2,3 times", - the representative of Rospotrebnadzor.

He added that on Sunday visited the Tomsk Rospotrebnadzor head Gennady Onishchenko, who noted that "all measures taken in the Tomsk region to reduce the epidemic situation, are adequate and timely."

In response to the epidemic of influenza and SARS in the schools of Tomsk extended vacation until January 23. Pregnant women with pandemic influenza are admitted to a regional hospital.

Last year, in the Tomsk region were recorded 397 victims of the virus A/H1N1. Four pregnant women in Tomsk, died of pneumonia, which, according to doctors, was a complication of flu.

MOSCOW, January 23 (Itar-Tass) - A soldier of active service from a unit of the Yekaterinburg Air Force and Air Defence formation of the Central Military District died on January 21 of flu A/H1N1 (California) at the Chelyabinsk regional hospital.

He had been earlier treated at a district military hospital, Itar-Tass learnt from spokesman of the public relations service of the Russian Defence Ministry.

“On January 13, the type of the disease was confirmed with laboratory investigations by specialists of the Chelyabinsk Centre of Hygiene and Preventive Measures. Doctors failed to save the soldier despite measures of intensive therapy, taken by civil and military medics,” the service noted.

The public relations service explained that the soldier was called up for military service on last December 20 from the Kemerovo Region.

“It was established during preliminary investigation that the servicemen could catch infection at the place of his permanent residence where cases of such infection were registered. Its symptoms may develop in an intensively progressing form after a month of incubation period,” supposed the public relations service.

The ministry reported that “on orders from Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, a commission of specialists of the main military medicine department of the ministry, led by its chief Alexander Belevitin, was dispatched to the Central Military District to examine sanitary and epidemiological situation in military units and to conduct a range of preventive measures in order to stave off mass spread of viral and acute respiratory infections”.

It became known on Saturday of the death of another soldier from military unit No. 86727 Konstantin Tsybuk. A prosecution inspection established that on January 15, officer on duty at the unit Igor Gurov, on learning that the state of health of private Tsybuk deteriorated and that his temperature was very high, did not report this event to the commander of the unit and did not take measures to render skilled medical aid.

As a result, Tsybuk was brought to a medical establishment too late, and he died the next day. A criminal case was instituted against Gurov under the article “Negligence”.

According to the latest data, 63 servicemen are treated at the Chelyabinsk military hospital with the diagnosis “pneumonia”.

Moscow resident has died from influenza A (H1N1) in the Novgorod region. On it informs RIA Novosti news agency referring to the press center of Novgorod Oblast.

Was in the Novgorod region 51-year-old Moscow resident became ill on January 17, sought medical attention on January 20 and was immediately hospitalized at the Central City Clinical Hospital in Veliky Novgorod. Doctors have taken emergency measures to rescue the man, but he died from "bilateral hypostatic pneumonia, triggered by the highly flu.
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