Croatia - Reported swine flu deaths increase to 19

[Gert van der Hoek]

The seventh victim died of swine flu in Pozega Hospital

In Pozega Hospital of pandemic influenza H1N1 virus so far treated 11 patients. Six of them was dismissed from the hospital, and currently four of them still in treatment.

PO?EGA - The General County Hospital Pozega yesterday afternoon from the H1N1 influenza virus died in 41-year-old man.

Unofficial information that comes from Dalibor R. Juguplija near Pozega. In Pozega Hospital received last Saturday, and Monday was on the respirator.

From the locals, we learned that Dalibor long time suffered from pneumonia, but did not want to sick leave because he only worked in the family.

In Pozega Hospital of pandemic influenza H1N1 virus so far treated 11 patients. Six of them was dismissed from the hospital, and currently four of them still in treatment.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Croatia - Reported swine flu deaths increase to 11

IN CROATIA Died 11 victims of pandemic GRIPE AND TOTAL 25,876 affected


ZAGREB - [From] the swine flu in Croatia so far 11 people have died, among them a woman and small child.

The last deaths were recorded in the Krapina-Zagorje and Zagreb, and it is a row of chronic patients, according to the Croatian Institute for Public Health (HZJZ).

Krapina-Zagorje County of complications of swine flu, died in a woman with chronic obstructive disease and pulmonary (COPD)and neurologic disease in Zagreb, the child died less than a year with inborn malformations, and 59-year-old with severe malignant disease. For all laboratory confirmed the H1N1 virus pandemijski.

According to data from Headquarters to monitor the appearance pandemic flu in the past week (November 16 to 22) registered 13,960 new cases of illness, which is the total number of patients since the beginning of the pandemic has increased 25,876. Almost 25,000 people a pandemic flu suffered no complications.

Immunization pandemec vaccine should begin tomorrow, the Institutes of Public Health, and Monday in ambulances. At the first vaccination invited all children with chronic illness from six months to three years, and adult chronic patients with COPD or asthma-om, which is considered most risky in this pandemic. After splitting the group of patients, the vaccination will invite other chronic patients, depending on how the new vaccine shipments are arriving in Croatia.

- Novartis vaccine is safe, no information about severe side effects, and the expected reactions are pain, redness, swelling, as recorded in the immunization vaccines in European countries - says Ira Gjenero-Margan, Head of the Epidemiology HZJZ-a. Adjuvant that is put in stronger immunogenicity for vaccine causes a stronger reaction to the vaccine, but it is already familiar with seasonal adjuvantiranog vaccines - says Gjenero-Margan.

While in Slovenia prior to vaccination each patient must sign a statement that it was not cold or allergic to eggs, which is a contraindication for vaccination, in Croatia, such a paper, say in HZJZ-in, will not have to sign.

- Croatia is closely monitored and any potential doubt on the mutation of the virus, which is with us - says Gjenero-Margan - yet dogodila.Lj.Bratonja Martinovic

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Croatia - Reported swine flu deaths increase to 19

Of swine flu in Croatia, 19 people died



HZJZ confirmed that until Sunday, 29 November in Croatia due to swine flu 19 people died. Taje details about the deaths, but claim that this is mainly adults, the vast majority with a serious chronic disease.

Croatian Institute for Public Health announced that a pandemic caused by influenza A/H1N1 virus new to 29 November resulted in 19 deaths.

In the last week of 23 29 November, Croatia has recorded 11,209 new cases of influenza. Although a little smaller than the prior week (13,960), that number is about equal intensity of the previous week. The disease is present in all counties.

Among the sick, and still has most of those aged between five and 29 years, with relatively most affected group from five to 14 years. However, most deaths have been raised in middle-aged life.

Total since the beginning of July 2009., When the first recorded cases of Croatia, by the end of last week (November 29, 2009.) Registered 37,085 sick from the flu.

In the same period occurred in a total of 19 confirmed deaths from the outcome of a new influenza virus infection A/H1H1/pdm2009. Deaths are mostly adults age, the great majority with serious chronic illness in the background.

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