NIS, BELGRADE ? Four people have died after contracting the H1N1 virus and there are two more suspect cases of H1N1 infection in Serbia, epidemiologist Branislav Tiodorovic, acting director of the Public Health Institute in Nis, southern Serbia, told Tanjug Thursday.
Tiodorovic said Influenza A (H1N1) and A (H3N2) viruses had been confirmed present in the Nis area.
The fatal cases include persons from Novi Sad, Valjevo and Uzice, and a 33-year-old pregnant woman from the vicinity of Belgrade, who died at the Clinical Center of Serbia?s Clinic for Infectious Diseases on Wednesday.
Tiodorovic said an analysis had confirmed that the deaths were flu-related.
Mijomir Pelemis, director of the clinic in Belgrade, said today that unfortunately, the doctors could not save the five-month-pregnant woman though they had tried their best.
Tiodorovic said Influenza A (H1N1) and A (H3N2) viruses had been confirmed present in the Nis area.
The fatal cases include persons from Novi Sad, Valjevo and Uzice, and a 33-year-old pregnant woman from the vicinity of Belgrade, who died at the Clinical Center of Serbia?s Clinic for Infectious Diseases on Wednesday.
Tiodorovic said an analysis had confirmed that the deaths were flu-related.
Mijomir Pelemis, director of the clinic in Belgrade, said today that unfortunately, the doctors could not save the five-month-pregnant woman though they had tried their best.
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