Ukraine- H1N1 Outbreak October 27 2009 - November 30 2009

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine: at least 30 die of possible/confirmed swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

22:48, 30/10/2009

Swine flu found in 16 persons in Ukraine - NSDC



President of the national security of Ukraine Raisa Bohatyryova announced that influenza A/H1N1 virus was found in 16 people in Ukraine.
Raisa Bohatyryova also reminded that because of the virus in Ukraine has already recorded 33 fatalities have.

http://translate.google.pl/translate?hl=pl&sl=uk&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zaxid.net%2Fnewsua%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2F224810%2F

In Poland peoples think that the story is absurdity because they hear about 80000 cases and 16 cases of A/H1N1

Rumor has it that www.ukr.net wrote today that A/H1N1 is not in Ukraine but is in the rest of Europe .

turn the captions on but it is ony 10 % translated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnep27pLTh0

in 1:33 repoter is in this video at pharmacy and they are telling that it is no vitamin C at pharmacy in Ternopol no any respirators and no antivirus medicines .

80 000+ new H1N1 cases suspected and 16 confirmed, seems to reflect the difficulties / troubles in the health care infrastructure, including lab testing.

Same thing with the number of fatalities: 100+ would not be a wild guess, 4 deaths are confirmed novel H1N1 and 7 deaths confirmed to have "Influenza A".

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine: at least 30 die of possible/confirmed swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

В Украине уже 39 жертв «свиного» гриппа

В Ивано-Франковской области еще два человека умерли от гриппа, сообщает «5 канал».

Таким образом, количество погибших от эпидемии гриппа в Украине достигли 39 человек.

google translation

In Ukraine, 39 victims of the swine flu

In Ivano-Frankivsk region two more people died from influenza, said Channel 5.

Thus, the number of deaths from the flu epidemic in Ukraine reached 39 people.

http://obkom.net.ua/news/2009-10-31/1145.shtml?rss

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Number of deaths from flu and acute in the Lviv region increased to 15

31.10.2009 09:57

31.10.2009 09:57

Станом на 8.00 31 жовтня: кількість хворих на грип та ГРВІ становить 53290 осіб (з них дітей віком до 14 років 27417), госпіталізовано 893 особи (з них дітей ? 275), померло 15 осіб (з них дітей ? 1).

As at 8.00 am October 31: The number of patients with influenza and ARI is 53,290 persons (including children under 14 27,417), hospitalized 893 people (including children - 275) died, 15 people (including children - 1).

За останні дванадцять діб (з 19 до 30 жовтня) на території Львівської області спостерігався швидкий темп зростання захворюваності населення на грип і гострі респіраторні інфекційні захворювання, що супроводжувалися важкими формами перебігу пневмоній.

Over the past twelve days (from 19 to 30 October) in the Lviv region witnessed rapid growth rate of morbidity of influenza and acute respiratory infections, accompanied by severe course of pneumonia.

Про це повідомила прес-служба Львівської ОДА.

According to the press service of the Lviv Regional State Administration.

Показник захворюваності становить 207.4 на 10 тис. населення (дітей до 14 років ? 662,1 на 10 тис. населення).

Incidence rate of 207.4 per 10 thousand population (children under 14 years - 662.1 per 10 thousand population).

З метою запобігання поширенню темпів зростання захворюваності:

In order to prevent the spread of growth rates of morbidity:

- 29 жовтня проведено позачергове засідання обласної комісії з питань техногенно-екологічної безпеки та надзвичайних ситуацій, на якому визначені заходи щодо недопущення масового поширення грипу та гострих респіраторних інфекцій серед населення області та введено карантин;

- 29, held an extraordinary meeting of the regional commission on ecological security and emergencies, which identified measures to prevent mass distribution of influenza and acute respiratory infections among the population of the region and introduced quarantine;

- розпорядженням голови Львівської обласної державної адміністрації від 29.10.2009 року № 1153 затверджено рішення обласної комісії з питань техногенно-екологічної безпеки та надзвичайних ситуацій щодо введення на території області карантину;

- The Head of Lviv Regional State Administration of 29.10.2009, № 1153 approved the decision of the regional commission on ecological security and emergencies for the introduction of quarantine in the region;

- у всіх лікувально-профілактичних закладах розгорнуто резервні ліжка для госпіталізації хворих на ГРВІ (15% від ліжкового фонду);

- In all medical institutions deployed reserve beds for hospitalization of patients with ODS (15% of the bed-);

- розпорядженням голови Львівської ОДА виділено 300 тис. грн.

- The Head of Lviv Regional State Administration allocated 300 thousand USD.

для медикаментозного забезпечення стаціонарної допомоги хворим, що поступають в лікувально-профілактичні заклади;

pharmacological support for patient care to patients coming to medical institutions;

- 30 жовтня проведено селекторну нараду під керівництвом заступника голови Львівської ОДА за участю депутатів обласної ради, керівництва ГУ ОЗ ЛОДА, головного державного санітарного лікаря області з керівниками райдержадміністрацій (міськвиконкомів) і головними лікарями лікувально-профілактичних закладів міст та районів області та спільне позачергове засідання обласної комісії з питань техногенно-екологічної безпеки та надзвичайних ситуацій та обласної надзвичайної протиепідемічної комісії, рішенням якого створено обласний штаб з ліквідації наслідків надзвичайної епідемічної ситуації;

- October 30 telephone conference held under the guidance of Deputy Head of Lviv Regional State Administration, with the participation of deputies of regional councils, leadership PG OZ LOSA, chief state sanitary doctor of the field with heads of district administrations (municipal executive committees) and the head doctor of medical institutions of the Region and a joint special meeting of the regional Commission on ecological security and emergencies, and regional emergency anti Commission decision which established regional headquarters of the emergency epidemic situation;

- проводиться щоденний моніторинг захворюваності на ГРВІ та грип на адмінтериторіях;

- Conducted daily monitoring of the incidence of ARI and influenza in adminterytoriyah;

- через засоби масової інформації здійснюється постійна роз'яснювальна робота серед населення області (прес-конференція в ЛОДА, прямі ефіри на телебаченні і радіо, виступи лікарів в місцевих ЗМІ).

- Through the media is permanent explanatory work among the population of the region (a press conference in LOSA, broadcast live on television and radio appearances doctors in the local media). http://translate.google.com/translat...3Den%26tl%3Duk

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Today in the Lviv region come first humanitarian assistance to combat influenza
October
31
200912:42
Today Region receives first shipment of humanitarian aid to fight the epidemic of influenza in Poland. This ZIKa first deputy head of Lviv Regional State Administration Valeriy Pyatak.
As Pyatak, it is primarily about the gauze bandages, vaccines. Poles also provide apparatus for artificial pulmonary ventilation. On the number of gauze bandages and doses Pyatak could not tell.

He explained that the Region contacted warehouse in Poland who are ready to offer our pharmacy to purchase gauze bandages and other products.

The region has established a working group to receive humanitarian assistance. Her head Levko Zaharchyshyn. As the comments Zaharchyshyn in rubles, Lviv Oblast State Administration sent out requests for assistance in all General Consulate. Now CG agreed to help Poland and Russia.http://www.zik.com.ua/ua/news/2009/10/31/202602

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In the Lviv Regional Hospital diagnosed with pneumonia treated 19 pregnant women.
This is today, October 31, ZIK reported in the press service of the Lviv Regional State Administration.
All pregnant women are in the intensive care unit, one of them in serious condition.

Recall the last twelve days (from 19 to 30 October) in the Lviv region witnessed rapid growth rate of morbidity of influenza and acute respiratory infections, accompanied by severe course of pneumonia. As at 8.00 am today, October 31: The number of patients with influenza and ARI is 53,290 persons (including children under 14 27,417), hospitalized 893 people (including children - 275) died, 15 people (including children - 1). Incidence rate of 207.4 per 10 thousand population (children under 14 years - 662.1 per 10 thousand population).
http://www.zik.com.ua/ua/news/2009/10/31/202601

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Lytvyn: State of emergency needed in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Ternopil

Today at 11:29 | Ukrainian News
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, has said when appearing on the Rada TV channel that he favours the idea to introduce the state of emergency in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Ternopil regions for the epidemics of the А(H1N1) influenza.

In by earnest conviction, the state of emergency should be announced in the regions embraced by this epidemics," he said.

The speaker pointed to inadmissibility of politicisation of the issues concerning the influenza epidemics.

"The only premonition is ... that Ukrainian authorities, Ukrainian politicians not to try turn this disaster into political dividends for themselves," Lytvyn stressed.

He says the Cabinet of Ministers and the National Security and Defense Council are trying to solve this problem separately.

The parliament chairman pointed to the need of all bodies of power producing a single concerted decision.

"We need not to disperse as we've done ... we have to pass one common, concerted decision and all together hit to isolate this disaster," the speaker noted.

He also says that next plenary week from November 3 to 6 he will propose the parliament discuss the situation in Ukraine since the epidemics of the А(H1N1) influenza.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the ministry of healthcare has confirmed 33 cases of death from influenza and acute respiratory viral infections in Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv regions since October 19.

As of 9am, October 30, 81,000 people were infected, of them 33,500 children.

A total of 2,341 people were taken to hospital, including 1,100 children.

The ministry of healthcare declared the epidemics of А(H1N1) influenza in Ukraine.

The Cabinet of Ministers introduced quarantine in nine regions because of the epidemics of А(H1N1) influenza and banned mass actions for three weeks. It also introduced three-week holidays in educational institutions. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51579/

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Pneumonia death toll in Lviv Oblast climbs to 15

Today at 13:06
Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The number of those who have died from acute pneumonia in Lviv region has increased to 15 people.

Interfax-Ukraine learned this from the press service of Lviv Regional State Administration, which cited the administration's main healthcare department on Saturday.

A total of 893 people, including 275 children aged less than 14 years, were admitted to regional hospitals as of morning on Saturday, October 31. The overall number of patients with acute respiratory infections and flu in Lviv region totaled 53,290 people, including 27,417 children aged less than 14 years. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51585/

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In the Armed Forces of Ukraine on October 31 no patient influenza A (H1N1), - P. Miller.
RBC-Ukraine, 31.10.2009, Kiev, 13:42
In the Armed Forces of Ukraine on October 31 no patient influenza A (H1N1). This at a press conference, said Head of Medical Administration, Chief of Medical Service APU Peter Melnik, the correspondent of RBC Ukraine. "The sanitary and epidemiological situation in the armed forces as a whole is stable. Today, influenza A, and the more Californian influenza patients troops there," - said P. Miller.
He added that at the moment, in detention centers located around 400 soldiers who are sick with SARS. According to him, those soldiers who came to the army in accordance with the appeal, at the moment are 3-day quarantine. "And if not identify any signs of illness, they begin to serve," - he said.
Also, Melnikov said that in MAT conducted prevention among military personnel. Daily issued immunnostimulyatory ... and three times a day soldiers inspect for signs of disease. In the case of detection of such features, their hospitalized in isolation ", - said P. Miller.
http://www.rbc.ua/rus/newsline/show/...elnik_31102009

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Y. Tymoshenko urged Ukrainians to carry all the medical masks

According to the Prime Minister, local authorities must ensure that the sale or free distribution of medical masks. Premer Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stressed the need to use medical masks, all Ukrainian citizens, without exception, especially in rooms and in public transport. She stated this during a telephone conference with the heads of governors. She also instructed the heads of governors, the head of RGA and the parliament of the Crimea for a few days to explore the possibility of making gauze masks to the ground.

According to the Prime Minister, local authorities must ensure that the sale or free distribution of medical masks. She also directed the heads of local authorities to ensure the local media continued and detailed explanation of the symptoms of influenza A (H1N1), as well as to work around the clock hot telephone lines.

In addition, Tymoshenko gave instructions to local authorities to prepare additional beds for patients in hospitals and sanatoriums. Yulia Timoshenko also gave instructions to local authorities the opportunity to learn the purchase of medical equipment on the ground. "If you can immediately buy everything you need for field hospitals, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and Alexander Turchinov as the leader of all the work that is associated with antiepidemiologicheskimi activities, I undertake to collect such applications ... On the basis of these applications today sent the first funding necessary to ensure that each area had the opportunity to prepare quickly enough ", - said Tymoshenko.

It also requested the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Emergencies, Ministry of Fuel, Transport Ministry and the heads of governors for an immediate meeting of the epidemiological commission. As well as special anti-epidemic regime in crowded places.

Y. Tymoshenko also commissioned a Ministry of Economy and Goskomtsen create an ad hoc group to establish, fix the wholesale prices of medicines and medical equipment. "It is extremely important that the Ministry of Economy has given guidance as to the purchase of imports, and for purchases on our internal, domestic, market, - said Tymoshenko.

Recall that the number of deaths from flu and SARS on 31 October in the Lviv region. increased to 15 people. In particular, died 14 adults and 1 child. In Ivano-Frankivsk region today from the flu died two cheloveka.Takim, the number of deaths from the flu epidemic in Ukraine has reached 39 people.
http://www.rbc.ua/rus/top/show/yu_ti..._maski31102009

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Tymoshenko said that Ukraine is no "pneumonic plague" and asks politicians not to sow panic among the population
KIEV, October 31. (Konstantin Solovchuk - Ukrinform). Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko claims that Ukraine has no "pneumonic plague", and is just the Californian epidemic of influenza, and asks politicians not to sow panic among the population. The Prime Minister said today at selector meeting with heads of regional state administrations, devoted to the epidemic of influenza, Ukrinform's correspondent.

"I want, so we are definitely going to bring to all people, it is influenza, flu mutation special entitled" California. "Everything. There is no" pneumonic plague ", no other exotic things" - said Prime Minister.

Help Ukrinform. In some media recently has information on politicians that in Ukraine, recorded cases of "pneumonic plague". In particular, the last broadcast channel "Ukraine", it said the deputies of Ukraine gallery contains.http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/order/?id=846487

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Ukraine suspends autumn conscription because of influenza A/H1N1
15: 30 31/10/2009

KIEV, October 31 - RIA Novosti, Alain Мейта. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has decided to suspend the autumn recruitment in response to the outbreak of influenza A/H1N1 in the western regions of the country, said at a press conference on Saturday, head of the chief medical management, the head of the Medical Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Peter Miller.

This week in the west of Ukraine broke influenza A/H1N1. According to the latest Ministry of Health, identified 13 cases of swine flu, among them - one with a fatal outcome. In general, in the west of Ukraine fell ill respiratory diseases, according to various sources, over 90 thousand people. From 33 to 39 people - information specified - died.
On Friday, Health Ministry declared a state of highly epidemic influenza. Government has announced quarantine in nine regions of Ukraine in the west of the country and banned public events throughout the country.

"A decision to suspend for two or three weeks calling in the army until the situation stabilizes," - said Peter Miller.

According to him, all who have already called this fall, are in quarantine, they were seen by doctors.

http://www.rian.ru/flu_news/20091031/191433584.html

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http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51593/

President: 48 die of swine flu in Ukraine
Today at 15:08 | Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) ? The Interfax news agency quotes Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as saying that 48 people have died of swine flu in the ex-Soviet nation.

Ukraine closed schools and banned cinema showings and concerts Friday in a bid to stop the epidemic, which Yushchenko says sickened 150,000 people.

The outbreak began in the western Ternopol region, health officials said. Ukrainian media reported severe shortages of anti-flu medication and masks in pharmacies.

The World Health Organization said last week that about 5,000 people have been reported as having died from swine flu worldwide.

The figure is considered an underestimate, since most countries have stopped counting individual swine flu cases.

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http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51595/

Governor: Lviv region needs 15,000 packs of Tamiflu
Today at 16:25 | Interfax-Ukraine Lviv, October 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) ? Lviv region needs an additional 15,000 packs of Tamiflu, a medication used to treat and prevent flu.

Regional Governor Mykola Kmit made the comment at a council chaired by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ternopil on Friday, the press service of Lviv Regional State Administration reported.

Kmit said earlier that the region has 2,500 packs of Tamiflu.

He also said that the region requires UAH 40 million to buy the necessary medicines.

The press service said that regional drugstores had sold nearly all of the necessary medications so far.

A total of 234 people diagnosed with flu and another 110 people diagnosed with pneumonia have been hospitalized in the region, while 19 people are in intensive care units, the press service said.

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Apparently both seasonal and pandemic flu have been detected. As seasonal flu causes very little atypical pneumonia, one can assume most of the severe cases and deaths are due to Pandemic H1N1.

http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51551/

Health Ministry: Flu epidemic spreading around Ukraine
Yesterday at 19:18 | Interfax-Ukraine An active epidemical process of both seasonal and A(H1N1) pandemic flu subtypes are spreading in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said.

As of October 30, the number of flu patients in Ukraine had surpassed 81,000, including 33,500 children, with 2,341 of them, 1,100 children, being hospitalized, it said.

"Unfortunately, 33 lethal cases have taken place," it said.

The information available gives grounds to presume that flu viruses will be spreading across Ukraine rapidly, with a large number of new patients within a short period of time and a relatively large number of lethal cases, the ministry said.

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Re: Ukraine: at least 30 die of possible/confirmed swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

150,000 cases with 48 deaths.

President: 48 die of swine flu in Ukraine



Associated Press
2009-10-31 09:03 PM


The Interfax news agency quotes Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko as saying that 48 people have died of swine flu in the ex-Soviet nation.
Ukraine closed schools and banned cinema showings and concerts Friday in a bid to stop the epidemic, which Yushchenko says sickened 150,000 people.

The outbreak began in the western Ternopol region, health officials said. Ukrainian media reported severe shortages of anti-flu medication and masks in pharmacies.

The World Health Organization said last week that about 5,000 people have been reported as having died from swine flu worldwide.

The figure is considered an underestimate, since most countries have stopped counting individual swine flu cases.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_...ss=news_Health