Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 241

[hornblower]

Switzerland confirms second human case of influenza A/H1N1

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GENEVA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A 24-year-old woman has become the second person in Switzerland to be diagnosed with influenza A/H1N1,the Swiss Federal Health Office announced on Friday.

The patient returned from a trip to Mexico and the United States on May 17 and complained of flu symptoms the next day, the official Swissinfo news website reported.

Her infection was confirmed on Thursday after tests conducted by the national flu center in Geneva.

The health office described her condition as satisfactory, and said she was expected to be released "shortly."

The only other confirmed case in Switzerland was a young man diagnosed at the end of April, who had also returned from Mexico. He has now recovered.

According to the WHO's latest tally, the A/H1N1 flu virus has caused 11,168 infections in 42 countries, including 86 deaths.

[Shiloh]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases May 23+

Source: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_dig...67125000&ty=nd


May 24, 2009 - 2:12 PM
Swine flu found in Basel

A Basel-area woman has become Switzerland's third confirmed case of swine flu.

The Federal Health Office said on Sunday that the woman was currently taking antiviral medication for the influenza A illness and was in isolation at her home in Basel Country.

The woman had recently returned from the United States and began suffering from flu symptoms during the trip.

Doctors at Basel City Hospital diagnosed the woman with the H1N1 virus and sent tests to a national influenza centre in Geneva to await confirmation.

The woman had flown from Washington, D.C., to Zurich. The airline she was on has produced a list of people on the flight.

Previous cases include a 19-year-old man from canton Aargau and a 24-year-old woman from Bern. Both contracted the illness in North America and are doing well.

swissinfo.ch with agencies

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases May 23+

[This article contains further details. It should be noted:

- Firstly, that Switzerland is trying to strengthen the tracking of patients. Some will surely ask the question of where individual freedom begins and where does it end

- Secondly, that Switzerland, home to the WHO, has not yet been able to communicate effectively with health personnel and the media that people with the H1N1 flu are contagious before symptoms appear and that incubation period is imperfectly known, ranging from 1 day to several days.]

[Google Translation]

Three cases of influenza A/H1N1 in Switzerland

BASLE CAMPAIGN | A third case of influenza A/H1N1 has been identified in Switzerland. The woman contracted the virus in the United States and is currently in isolation at his home in Basel-Landschaft.

© Michel Perret | Three cases in Switzerland, but no human contamination between the three have brought the virus to travel.

AP | 24.05.2009 | 15:40

The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) wants to compel airlines to provide names of passengers who traveled aboard the same plane as an infected person in case of a pandemic.

FOPH awaiting confirmation of the National Reference Center for Influenza (CNRI) diagnosis established by the Cantonal Hospital of Basel-Landschaft for this third case of swine flu itself or Mexican in Switzerland.

The patient returned from a stay in the United States in the night from Thursday to Friday on a flight Washington-Zurich. The symptoms occurred during the trip and have worsened during the day Friday .

The patient and her family are under treatment with antiviral drugs. The airline notified the FOPH of the list of passengers who were on the same flight and they will be informed by health services in their respective countries.

Requested change of the order on the pandemic

All companies do not play the game FOPH had never obtained the names of passengers who were on the same flight as the first Swiss person - a 19-year-old from Aargau - infected by influenza A/H1N1 and is preparing an amendment to the decree on pandemics to remedy this .

The project will require airlines to deliver the data if danger threatens other passengers, said Saturday at the German radio DRS Hans Matter, head of the section early detection and epidemiology at the FOPH. Details are still to be determined, including at what level of alert that provision should apply.

First two cases healed

As the wife of 24 years placed in solitary confinement last Wednesday [ed: ie on 20 May] in the Island Hospital in Bern after contracting influenza A/H1N1 during a stay in the United States and Mexico, she was able to leave the premises during the day on Saturday. She was advised to stay a few days at home.

Four persons, who have been in contact with her upon her return to Switzerland, have received treatment with Tamiflu as a preventive measure. They also had to stay at home. Other preventive measures have not proved necessary, the woman was not contagious during her return journey on the night of May 16 to 17 [ed: ie there were three-four days between her trip and the onset of symptoms. So either she was infected before boarding the plane, or she was infected on the plane, and therefore she WAS CONTAGIOUS, or she was infected in Switzerland, and therefore there is COMMUNITY spread in Switzerland].

With the increasing number of cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the world, we expect an increase in imported cases in Switzerland, underlines the FOPH. So far, no cases of transmission of infection between people in Switzerland have been reported and the virus is not currently a higher risk for the Swiss population.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases May 23+

Influenza A (H1N1): a case in the canton of Vaud

Thursday may 28 2009

Lausanne - A case of swine flu was identified in the canton of Vaud. Influenza A (H1N1) was confirmed in a woman 35 years back from New York.

This is the fifth case in Switzerland.

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[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases May 23+

This confirms the 6th case in Switzerland

Google Translation

Swine influenza: new cases in the canton of Berne

Un sixi?me cas confirm? de grippe A/H1N1 a ?t? diagnostiqu? en Suisse, a indiqu? l'Office f?d?ral de la sant? publique. A sixth confirmed case of influenza A/H1N1 was diagnosed in Switzerland, said the Federal Office of Public Health. Il s'agit d'une habitante du canton de Berne de retour de R?publique dominicaine. He is a resident of the Canton of Berne returning from the Dominican Republic.

La patiente, ?g?e d'environ 30 ans, est rentr?e de voyage le 23 mai, a pr?cis? le porte-parole de l'OFSP Jean-Louis Z?rcher. The patient, aged about 30 years, returned from the trip in May 23, said spokesman FOPH Jean-Louis Z?rcher. C'est le deuxi?me cas confirm? dans le canton de Berne. This is the second confirmed case in the canton of Bern.

A ce jour, deux hommes et quatre femmes des cantons de Vaud, B?le-Ville, B?le-Campagne, Berne et Argovie ont contract? la maladie. To date, two men and four women in the cantons of Vaud, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Country, Berne and Aargau were infected. Douze cas suspects font encore l'objet d'analyses. Twelve suspected cases are still being analyzed.

Jeudi, le canton de Vaud avait annonc? avoir d?tect? le virus chez une femme de 35 ans de retour de New York. Thursday, the canton of Vaud had announced that the virus detected in a woman 35 years back in New York. L'?poux, de retour du m?me voyage, pr?sente les m?mes sympt?mes grippaux. The husband, returning the same trip, has the same symptoms. Il fait actuellement l'objet d'investigations, dont les r?sultats sont attendus samedi. It is currently under investigation, whose results are expected Saturday.

(ats / 29 mai 2009 18:00) (ats / 29 May 2009 18:00)

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 8

[Google Translation]

Eight confirmed cases in Switzerland

Eight confirmed cases in Switzerland Three new confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 have been diagnosed in Switzerland.

This is the second confirmed case in the canton of Bern. (Photo: Keystone)
They were announced Friday in the cantons of Vaud, Bern and St Gallen, bringing to eight the total cases of swine flu.

The first of the three cases announced Friday involves a resident of the Canton of Berne returning from the Dominican Republic, said the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG). The patient, aged about 30 years, returned from the trip in May 23, said the ATS spokesman FOPH Jean-Louis Z?rcher.

In the evening, the canton of St Gallen announced another case. A young woman, who stayed until a few days in the United States, has all the typical symptoms of swine flu, with the exception of fever. It has been tested positive to the virus A/H1N1 in the cantonal hospital of St. Gallen, said the chancery.

The patient is in isolation at his home and treated with Tamiflu. His health is good. His entourage was also under surveillance.

Second case Waldenses

Finally, the Information Office of the Canton of Vaud has announced that the virus was confirmed in a woman 48 years back in New York who had flu-like symptoms. She is in isolation at home where it is processed. The cantonal physician meant the isolation of his surroundings. This is the 2nd case of swine influenza in the canton of Vaud.

Thursday evening, the township announced that it had detected the virus in a woman 35 years back in New York as well. The husband, returning the same trip, has the same symptoms. It is under investigation whose results are expected Saturday.

To date, there are eight confirmed cases of the disease in the cantons of Berne (2), Vaud (2), Basel-City (1), Basel-Landschaft (1), Aargau (1) and St Gallen ( 1). Twelve suspected cases are still being analyzed.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 14

Influenza A/H1N1: first infection on Swiss soil

05.06.2009 15:47

Fourteen cases of influenza A/H1N1 have been confirmed in Switzerland.

The spread of influenza AH1/N1 took a new turn Friday with the first victim infected in Switzerland. The wife of 29 years, living in the canton of Vaud, probably contracted the disease through contact with an American citizen. At least 14 cases have been confirmed yet in Switzerland.

"But now everything is going very quickly," noted the director of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) Thomas Zeltner to the media. The number of sick continues to climb, in fact, these days. Canton Vaud is the most affected with 6 confirmed cases, followed by Berne and Aargau (2 cases each). Zurich, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Country and St.Gall have registered a case.

Twelve of the fourteen persons infected returning from a trip the United States, Mexico or Canada. A home from the Dominican Republic, countries which officially spared by influenza A/H1N1, said Thomas Zeltner.

Emergency reserve of Tamiflu

The acceleration in the number of cases in Switzerland does not alarme OFSP. "The virus does not currently a heightened risk for the population," notes the Office in a statement.

Friday, the Federal Council gave its approval for the purchase of 40,000 additional treatments of Tamiflu for its emergency reserve. This measure should allow access to very quickly if the antiviral shortages passenger. The reserve will be stored in the pharmacy of the army.

Confederation already has a stockpile of Tamiflu sufficient to treat a quarter of people in Switzerland. Is the proportion of the population may become ill during a pandemic, "said Pascal Couchepin during a press conference.

Due to the nature of the virus, it is difficult to make predictions about the future. Experts assume that Switzerland will be moderately affected, "said Minister of Health. If symptoms of influenza A/H1N1 are no more severe than seasonal influenza, it seems that in the first case, the virus spreads more easily, according to Pascal Couchepin. "There should be more sick than during a normal flu epidemic and more among young adults and children."

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[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 16

[Google Translation]

Act. 08.06.09, 17:53 Pub. 08.06.09, 17:49

INFLUENZA A (H1N1)

Two new cases of influenza in Switzerland

Two new cases of influenza A/H1N1, one in the canton of Vaud, have been registered in Switzerland, bringing to 16 the total number of cases.

All three patients have been in contact with the doctor are contaminated Tamiflu treated preventively. (Photo: Keystone)

A new case involves a doctor oncologist CHUV back of a conference in the United States. He was immediately placed in isolation at his home and treated with Tamiflu, indicated the Vaud cantonal authorities. Preventive measures were put in place at the CHUV.

For prevention, the Friends of the Oncology Department of the CHUV outpatient work with a mask until Wednesday evening. The risks of being infected and becoming infectious, however, are low, said the Information Office of the Canton of Vaud.

All three patients have been in contact with the doctor are treated with Tamiflu preventively. In addition, three people who traveled with him are in quarantine at home.

Source: AP

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 18

18th Case, and no end in sight

Pig flu is spreading: The Federal Office of Public Health reported two more infections and the first case in Geneva.

(Source: AP)

The investigation results of a man who returned from New York was to have the doctors' suspicions are confirmed, as the Geneva State Chancellery on Tuesday.

Thus if it were the first case in the canton of Geneva and the 18th Switzerland.

The man, who after his return from the USA at the University Hospital of Geneva had been investigated, together with his family during the next seven days in isolation at home.

In the last bulletin of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) from Monday's speech was more of 16 diseases in the cantons of Aargau, Bern, Basel-Land, Basle, St. Gallen, Solothurn and Vaud and 28 suspected cases in the investigation.

In 125 cases examined, the H1N1 virus so far excluded.

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[Evelyn]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 18

FYI, I just got e-mail from a friend visiting Geneva. I'd warned her that she might encounter health questionnaires, requests for information about where she'd be staying, and so on. In fact, the subject never came up. Not a word. Interesting.

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 18

[Google Translation]

An eighth case of swine influenza in the canton of Vaud

An eighth case of swine flu was diagnosed in the Canton of Vaud. The patient is a man of 39 years back in New York. In Switzerland, twenty people have so far been infected by the virus H1N1.

Vaud has the largest number of cases of influenza A. The eighth patient vaudois is in isolation at his home where he is treated. The cantonal physician meant the quarantining of family members living under one roof, said the township.

The authorities reminded passengers that they should contact their doctor by phone if they have flu-like symptoms within 7 days following their return from a risk area. To date, affected countries are Mexico, the United States, Canada, Chile, Panama, the State of Victoria in Australia and the Dominican Republic.

(ats / 10 June 2009 11:56)

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 20

Now 20 confirmed cases in Switzerland


Pig flu spreads in Switzerland continued: On Wednesday announced the Vaud Canton doctor confirmed a further case, the eighth in the canton of Vaud. Nationally, the number of swine flu cases to 20 thus


(Source: AP)

In the latest case is a 39-year-old man from New York to Switzerland had returned, as the Federal Office of Public Health has confirmed. He is under home isolation and medical care.

Of the now 20 in Switzerland by the virus A (H1N1) infected persons are at 19 to draw travelers from areas with higher infection risk.

A 29-year-old from the canton of Vaud was infected in Switzerland - in all probability, through contact with someone from the USA visiting person.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 24

H1N1 virus: three new people infected in Zurich

The director of a nursery Zurich revention closed their establishments
fear of swine influenza. Three new people were infected in the
Canton. Switzerland now has 24 confirmed cases.

The nursery Zurich preventatively remain closed until Wednesday, said
Director. This measure was taken because the mother of a child is suspected
to have been infected while traveling in the United States. The director took the
decision in consultation with the cantonal physician.

Globally, nearly 30,000 cases of pandemic influenza, with 145 deaths, have
been confirmed in 74 countries, said WHO. More than 1900 cases and four deaths
were identified in two days.

The Director General of WHO declared the alert Thursday, corresponding to
a pandemic.

The french government has decided to maintain its share of its alert level 5
despite the announcement made Thursday by the WHO level 6. "There is no in France
active movement of the virus, "said Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 26

Three other cases in Switzerland

In Switzerland there are three more cases of swine influenza have been confirmed. This increases the number of confirmed cases to 26


It is in the new cases, a man and two women, who returned from the USA, as Jean-Louis Z?rcher, spokesman for the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), said on Monday.

They come from the cantons of Vaud, Basel and St. Gallen, and are 22, 35 and 40 years old.

A fourth new case in the last situation report SFOPH last Friday was still not included, had the Zurich health authorities confirmed last Saturday.

It concerns a child whose mother after a trip to the United States was also ill. In 24 of the 26 cases were loud FOPH returning from affected areas at risk, two infections occurred in Switzerland. 38 suspected cases are still under investigation. Despite raising the pandemic level is the threat to the population, according to the BAG has not risen.

Baxter produced vaccine

Movement, there are still also in the production of a vaccine. Last Friday, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced a vaccine against the swine flu to have developed. Mass production was scheduled for the autumn prospect. On Monday, now Baxter International withdrew after with the message, with the production of an A (H1N1) vaccine have begun. The company wants its vaccine after completion of the first production run for admission and submit as early as July deliver.

Source: AP

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Switzerland: Confirmed cases - 29

17.06.2009

BERN - Two more cases of swine flu today in Switzerland
were known. Those affected are from the Canton of Zurich. The total number of
confirmed cases increased to 29, such as the Bundesamt f?r Gesundheit (BAG)
announced.

Four of the 29 infected persons have been infected in Switzerland, as the BAG
announced on his website. Currently there are also 26 suspected cases in the investigation.
So far patients are from the Canton of Aargau, Bern, Basel Land, Basel -
City, Geneva, St. Gallen, Solothurn, Vaud and Zurich.

Countries with increased risk of developing swine flu illnesses, according FOPH always
yet Mexico, the USA, Canada, Chile, Panama, the Australian province of Victoria, the
Dominican Republic, and - as the only EU country - Great Britain.

With the world's growing number of patients also increases the risk that
more disease cases in Switzerland, would be introduced, writes the FOPH
further. Accordingly, could also in Switzerland, more people with the virus
A (H1N1) in contact.

It is important that returnees from risk regions, within 7 days after the
Return showed flu symptoms, immediately phoned her doctor. The
Swiss population but was still not in greater danger. (SDA)

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