Tunisia - Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 3

[Gert van der Hoek]

H1N1: 2 first cases in Tunisia

AP

22/06/2009 |

Two cases of influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in Tunisia, the first in the country, announced this evening the Tunisian Ministry of Public Health. Both patients returned from the United States.

According to agency official TAP, "the services of national reference laboratory confirmed the contamination of two Tunisian nationals from the United States of America by the influenza A (H1N1)".

These are the first cases reported in Tunisia since the onset of the disease, now classified at the level of global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/06/22/01011-20090622FILWWW00599-h1n1-2-premiers-cas-en-tunisie.php

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Tunisia - Confirmed Cases H1N1 - 3

google translated

Tunisia: A third case of the virus AH1N1

24 June 2009

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Tunis - A source of the national observatory of new and emerging diseases, announced Wednesday, a Tunisian citizen returning from a mission work in Saudi Arabia is reached AH1N1 virus.

The Director General of the National Observatory of new and emerging diseases has indicated that the person has been taken over upon his arrival at the airport Tuesday night.

She was under medical supervision and naso-pharang?s samples were made for analysis. Necessary precautions have been taken to prevent any possible spread of the virus.

The analysis performed in the national reference laboratory confirmed that the citizen, aged 38 years, suffers AH1N1 virus.

The same source indicates that all preventive and remedial arrangements have been made to that person and his family. She added that her health is good and is being healing while remaining under medical supervision at home.

It should be noted that this is the third case of influenza AH1N1 recorded in Tunisia, after the announcement Monday, the discovery of two cases, namely two students return from the United States of America .

Support preventive and curative has been made since their arrival on the national territory, which reflects the efficiency of d?tectrion epidemiological and control that Tunisia has developed since the first cases of the virus have been announced at the international level.

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