Iraq - Ministry of Health announces 89 H1N1pdm09 cases and 5 deaths so far this flu season

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Health: (89) injured seasonal flu (H1N1) confirmed in Iraq
26 January, 2013 04:30:00

Ministry of Health announced the injury (89) If flu (H1N1) seasonal in all the provinces and (5) deaths only of them pregnant and impaired immunity.
agent Technical Ministry of Health Sattar Jabbar Saadi During a press conference held at the headquarters of the ministry confirmed that the injuries dispersed in various provinces, noting that the ministry has taken the necessary measures to control the disease as it has been forming operations room central chaired by the Minister of Health Majid Hamad Amin, as well as operations room in each district health and provision of vaccines for aggregates risk (pregnant and working in crowded places such as the army and working in health institutions)

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http://www.alfayhaa.tv/news/health_science/94829.html

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Machine translation of original article in the Dar Addustour:

"Maysan argue with a spread of Najaf declared free of them - 89 injured flu epidemic, including 6 deaths

1/27/2013 7:16:04 PM

Baghdad Constitution
Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Health and Environment parliamentary Hamza Alkrtani from reaching the number of infections with influenza epidemic 89 cases in Iraq, with an 6 deaths, including 4 in the province of Babylon, and one each in Karbala and Maysan .. and said in a joint news conference with members of the committee held yesterday: Health Committee and Environment held a symposium on pandemic flu and participation general managers in the Ministry of Health and the provinces that prove the existence of cases ...

...so Council held Maysan province emergency session to discuss the issue of the spread of flu preventive in the province .. The source said:.. For its part, announced Najaf free of any injury Palanfloanza epidemiological recorded injuries in some neighboring provinces ...

...The Director of Information Najaf Health Salem grace: that the province of Najaf did not record where any injury so far and that the Department of Health has taken a number of precautionary measures to prevent the emergence of injuries epidemic disease .. and stressed that the Department create private lobbies in all hospitals to receive with acute respiratory infections or cases that are suspected to be infected, adding that the Department of Health has provided good and sufficient quantities of specialized medicines and vaccines Palanfloanza epidemiological ... "

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Pandemic Influenza, Dhi Qar, recorded a rise in the number of injuries


Health Department apologized Dhi Qar, Thursday, to provide any information on pandemic influenza infections in the province, noting that the Ministry of Health only limited permit, in the meantime, said the official website of the Department of Health Dhi Qar recording two new virus.

The Spokesman Health Department of Dhi Qar, Dr. Raed Baker, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The Ministry of Health sent a formal letter to the Department of Health of Dhi Qar, provides for the limitation statements regarding pandemic influenza ministry," noting that "the book points out that Health Minister face that the ministry is the only body authorized to declare in this regard. "

He said the baker, "can not be for the Department of Health, to make any comment to the media about the epidemic, even if new infections were registered," he said, adding that "spokespersons binding application instructions and can not violate ministerial directives."

In the same context, announced the official website of the Department of Health of Dhi Qar, recording four injuries pandemic influenza virus, which refers to high incidence of the disease in question from two to four cases injuries over the past three days.

The site in a press release published on the apparently before receiving the ministerial directives to prevent the statement to the media "to score four pandemic influenza virus infections", denying at the same time, "no recorded deaths."

The statement added, "The situation is now under control, has been initialized isolate lobbies, especially in hospitals, as well as the provision of adequate vaccines in all health centers in the province, and the Department of Health to alert all Mlakatha anticipation of any emergency."

The health department of the province of Dhi Qar, announced on Tuesday (29 January 2013), for the registration of two cases of the flu epidemic in the province, one imported from the capital Baghdad.

The Iraqi Health Ministry announced, in the (26 January 2013), for the registration of five deaths and 89 injuries pandemic influenza in cities across Iraq, as announced on 21 January 2013, that the injuries recorded disease Pandemic Influenza "controlled and does not constitute a danger ".

The Iraqi government announced on 24 January 2013, all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease, which prevent the import of various types of birds, feathers and eggs and poultry products from 21 countries, including Egypt and in accordance with instructions World Animal Health Organization (WHO).

And emerged pandemic influenza first time in Iraq in 2009 as the number of injuries this disease 338 of including 49 cases and deaths, while recorded six injuries in 2010, and 177 in 2011, including seven deaths and 422 injuries in 2012, including two deaths.

Pandemic Influenza is divided into two types first (H5N1), known bird flu, the most lethal, while known as type II less serious, as swine flu (H1N1).

It is noteworthy that several countries in the region, such as Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, recorded injuries pandemic influenza within wave reached the area current winter season, and stresses the Iraqi health authorities that the epidemic moved to Iraq from neighboring, but numerous injuries were recorded in the past years, but it was kind of (H5N1 ) known as bird flu.

http://www.sotaliraq.com/mobile-news.php?id=86900#axzz2JYTOtqNQ

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Kurdistan's health: 11 cases of swine flu in Sulaymaniyah
Wednesday, 30/01/2013 7:06 PM


Ocean - agencies
The Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday for the registration of 11 cases of swine flu in Sulaymaniyah.

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http://www.moheet.com/2013/01/30/%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-11-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE/

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And emerged pandemic influenza first time in Iraq in 2009 as the number of injuries this disease 338 of including 49 cases and deaths, while recorded six injuries in 2010, and 177 in 2011, including seven deaths and 422 injuries in 2012, including two deaths.
http://www.sotaliraq.com/mobile-news...#axzz2JYTOtqNQ

This article, dated Jan. 15, mentions 1300 cases in Iraq. I'm assuming that, like the above, it's also meant to be a cumulative number of cases of H1N1 since 2009?

AlSumaria News: Two dead and 15 infected with Swine Flu virus in Iraq Babel

"Babel provincial council announced on Monday that two people died and 15 others were infected with the Swine flu virus in the province.

?Two people in their forties died today while 15 others were infected including 4 children in Al Hilla teaching hospital in the city center, due to contracting the Swine Flu virus H1N1?, said vice-president of the health commission in the province council, Mazen Al Abbasi in a statement to Alsumaria.

?The infected were transferred to a quarantined room in the hospital to prevent the spreading of the disease?, added Al Abbasi.

The number of recorded infections in Iraq according to the Ministry of Health exceeded 1300 cases including 66 cases in Kurdistan region, while many death cases were also recorded throughout Iraq.

Swine Flu started spreading among humans in February 2009 in Mexico when a number of people suffered from an unknown and acute pulmonary disease...".

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4 People infected with H1N1 flu detected in Najaf

Added by Baghdad Iraq on January 31, 2013.


Najaf (IraqiNews.com) -Najaf Health Department announced detecting four cases of epidemic flu (H1N1) in Najaf province.The Director of Public Health at Najaf Health Department, Najih al-Qazaz, told IraqiNews.com on Thursday ?Four people infected with epidemic flu (H1N1) were registered at Najaf hospital,? noting that ?The infected people were isolated in special room to be treated.??Two of the infected people were cured, and they are in a good health now

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11 people infected with H1N1 in Kurdistan Region

31/1/2013

"Dr. Khalis Qadir Spokesman of KRG Ministry of Health had announced to PUKmedia that 11 people in Kurdistan Region were infected with H1N1 influenza.

The Spokesman of the Ministry of Health said on 30-1-2013 that 11 people were diagnosed with H1N1 influenza in Sulaymani and one person in Erbil suspected to be infected with H1N1 flu.

...Dr. Qadir added that the 11 infected people in Sulaymani had received their treatments and had returned home, the only suspected case in Erbil is currently under Medical care."