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Israeli man hospitalised on suspicion of swine flu:
2009-04-26 10:45:50.462 GMT
radio
JERUSALEM, April 26, 2009 (AFP) - A 26-year-old Israeli man has
been hospitalised after returning from a trip to Mexico on suspicion
of contacting swine flu, Israeli radio reported on Sunday.
ms-yad/bpz
Re: Israel - Man Hospitalized on Suspicion of Swine Flu
Israeli may have returned from Mexico with swine flu
Doctors attempting to determine whether 26-year-old man who returned from Mexico with signs of flu has been infected with fatal virus. Foreign Ministry asks Israelis visiting, planning to visit Mexico to adhere to Health Ministry's instructions so to minimize risk of infection. Israeli pig farmers believe there is no reason for concern
Meital Yasur-Beit Or
Published: 04.26.09, 12:47 / Israel News
A 26-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday at the Laniado Hospital in Netanyahu after returning from Mexico with signs of flu. The man has been isolated and doctors are trying to determine whether he has been infected with the swine flu virus, which has led to the death of dozens of people in Mexico.
The hospital's director-general, Prof. Avinoam Skolnik, told Ynet he believes the young man does now have swine flu. "I'm saying this based on doctors' tests and based on the results of some of the lab tetst."
Watchful
Hospitals briefed on swine flu / Meital Yasur-Beit Or
Health Ministry takes precautions after 81 people die in Mexico; official says virus not as fatal as avian flu
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However, the only person responsible for treating the patient and the only one in charge of ordering the patient out of quarantine is the Health Ministry's district doctor.
Earlier Sunday, the Foreign Ministry asked Israelis who are visiting or planning to visit Mexico to adhere to the Health Ministry's instructions in order to avoid and minimize the risk of swine flu.
With the potentially deadly virus running rampant through Mexico, the Health Ministry posted a set of precautionary measures on its website, as well as briefed local hospital's on treatment protocols in case of an outbreak in Israel.
The recommendations include maintaining personal hygiene, avoiding restaurants exhibiting questionable sanitary standards and most importantly ? avoiding mass public gatherings as much as possible.
Nevertheless, the Foreign Ministry has not published a travel advisory for the region.
"There is no reason to panic, "said Dr. Itamar Grotto, head of the Health Ministry's Public Health Department. "We have to keep a close eye on things... We have plenty of Tamiflu (the drug used to treat avian and swine flu) and it can be distributed to hospitals in a matter of hours."
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yossi Levy added that the Israeli Embassy in Mexico has cancelled its Independence Day reception, in compliance with the Mexican government's request to avoid large public gatherings pending the curbing of the virus.
As a further precautionary, Magen David Adom emergency services ordered the Blood Bank to avoid using donors who have returned from Mexico, California and Texas in the past week.
Pig farmers: Nothing to worry about
The World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak in North America a "public health emergency of international concern." WHO fears the outbreak could spread to other countries and is calling for a coordinated response to contain it.
Despite the noted panic worldwide, pig farmers in Israel remain unfazed. "We run a closed farm. It's rather secluded and we do not allow visitors," said Moshe Tayar of Kibbutz Lahav in southern Israel.
The Negev kibbutz houses one of the largest pig farms in Israel, and its sanitary code is known as one of the strictest in the world. "We are in constant contact with the health and veterinarian authorities, and the animals are tested on a regular basis," he added. "We are disease free."
The Israeli Veterinarian Service, said Tayar, has yet to publish any guidelines concerning swine flu in Israel, but should it does, the farm will comply with them in full.
Roni Gal, Ilana Curiel and Ahiya Raved contributed to this report
Doctors attempting to determine whether 26-year-old man who returned from Mexico with signs of flu has been infected with fatal virus. Foreign Ministry asks Israelis visiting, planning to visit Mexico to adhere to Health Ministry's instructions so to minimize risk of infection. Israeli pig farmers believe there is no reason for concern
Flu Authorities fear a case of swine flu may have made it to Israel after a 26-year-old Israeli who just returned from a trip to Mexico Sunday checked himself into the hospital reporting flu-like symptoms.
Also Sunday, the Foreign Ministry urged Israeli nationals in Mexico and certain parts of the United States to exercise caution after the deadly swine flu strain killed up to 81 people in the north American country.
After consulting with the Health Ministry, the Foreign Ministry recommended that Israelis keep as clean as possible and avoid crowded areas. It also called on them to visit a doctor immediately if they suspect they have contracted the virus.
The deaths in Mexico and finding of infections in the U.S. have sparked a worldwide scare. On Sunday, a group of New Zealand school pupils and teachers just returned from Mexico were quarantined after showing flu-like symptoms, amid fears of the deadly swine flu strain spreading across the world.
Public health officials said some of a group of three teachers and 22 students from a secondary school in the country's biggest city, Auckland, had shown influenza-like symptoms a day after returning from three weeks in Mexico.
The deadly swine flu strain has killed up to 81 people in Mexico and infections have also been found in the United States.
They were being confined to their homes while the results of tests were awaited.
"We are taking this very seriously and doing everything necessary to manage this situation," the NZ Press Association quoted Auckland public health clinical director Julia Peters as saying.
On Saturday, a Health Ministry consultant on pandemics Saturday downplayed the risk of swine flu being contracted in Israel.
So far, no cases have been reported in the country, but health authorities are preparing to deal with the disease.
Commenting on the implications of the deaths and detection of many other non-fatal cases over the past few weeks in North and Central America, Dr. Ran Blitzer told Haaretz, "Israel is equipped to handle this disease." He added that the disease is for the most part not life-threatening.
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An Israeli recently returned from Mexico has been confirmed to have contracted the first case of swine flu in the Middle East, Israeli military radio reported.
Israel Confirms First Swine Flu Case, Hospital Says (Update1)
2009-04-28 11:58:00.943 GMT
(Adds doctor?s comments in sixth paragraph, market reaction
in 11th. For related stories, see EXT3 <GO>.)
By Calev Ben-David
April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Israel confirmed its first case of
swine flu, a 26-year-old man who recently returned from Mexico
and who was hospitalized after showing flu symptoms.
?The patient is in good condition, is under quarantine and
receiving treatment for swine flu,? said Matilda Schwartz,
spokeswoman for Lanadio Hospital in the coastal city of Netanya,
in a phone interview today.
Another Israeli, who recently returned from Mexico with flu
symptoms, is being tested for swine flu at Kfar Saba?s Meir
Medical Center, northeast of Tel Aviv, the Health Ministry said.
The ministry issued guidelines suggesting that anyone who
develops a fever and flu symptoms within seven days of arriving
from Mexico should seek medical treatment.
Magen David Adom, Israel?s emergency medical service, said
it won?t take blood donations from people who recently returned
from Mexico, California or Texas.
?While we have to be concerned now that we have one
confirmed case, if the proper measures are taken by the
population and authorities, the chances of this spreading
further in Israel are low,? said Zvi Shimoni, a doctor who
heads the infectious disease unit at Lanadio Hospital, in a
phone interview.
Reviewing Precautions
The Health Ministry is reviewing the situation and will
decide whether the current precautions in place against swine
flu need to be upgraded, Army Radio said, citing unidentified
officials.
The Israeli Embassy in Mexico City called off an event
planned for last night to mark Israel?s Memorial Day for those
who have died in military service and terrorist attacks.
As many as 152 people have died in Mexico from flu-related
causes. Asian countries such as Japan, Singapore and South Korea
are screening travelers for fever, while Hong Kong raised its
swine-flu response level to ?serious? from ?alert.?
The European Union advised travelers to avoid areas
affected by the outbreak. The U.S. administration declared a
public health emergency after 40 people contracted the disease.
Two Israeli companies that develop flu vaccines and
treatments surged to record gains on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
yesterday. Biondvax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. soared 211 percent, the
most since shares began trading in 2007, to 1.06 shekels. NasVax
Ltd. rose as much as 150 percent, to 2 shekels, before closing
1.3 percent higher, at 0.81 shekel, after the company said it
isn?t planning to develop a swine-flu vaccine.
?Swine-flu concerns have spilled over into the local
market and health-care stocks are outperforming,? said Michelle
Spivak, a trader at Clal Finance Brokerage Ltd., yesterday in
Tel Aviv.?
The TASE is closed today and tomorrow for Memorial Day and
Independence Day.
For Related News and Information:
For a special report on swine flu, see EXT3 <GO>
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Top health news: TOP HEA <GO>
--With assistance from Tal Barak Harif in Tel Aviv. Editors:
Heather Langan, Julian Nundy
Israel has confirmed its second case of swine flu, after tests showed a man who recently returned from Mexico and was hospitalised had contracted the virus, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Earlier the ministry said it had diagnosed Israel's first case of the disease, contracted by another man who had returned from a trip to Mexico.
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Two Cases of Swine Flu Confirmed in Israel, Third Possible
by Yehudah Lev Kay
(IsraelNN.com) Health Ministry officials confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that two cases of swine flu had been diagnosed in Israel ? both patients are in good condition. A third person is currently under testing to see if she has contracted the disease.
The first person to contract the disease, 26-year old Tomer Vagim, returned from Mexico on Friday. He is in isolated care in Laniado hospital in Netanya. Health officials fear his niece may have also contracted the disease, and she is currently undergoing tests to confirm the diagnosis. The second case of swine flu is a 49-year old man who recently returned from Mexico. He is recovering in isolation at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting at his office for 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. He may decide to transfer the responsibility for the situation from the Health Ministry to the Defense Ministry due to its emergency nature. Minister of Defense Ehud Barak has already ordered his office to prepare for this eventuality, but health officials said they did not know of any plans to transfer authority for the situation away from the ministry.
Health Ministry officials met earlier on Tuesday and raised the national alert level from 3 to 4. They asked citizens to refrain from traveling to Mexico and to stay home if they experience flu symptoms, such as high fever or trouble in breathing.
The World Health Organization upgraded its world alert level from 3 to 4 as more cases of the flu were reported globally. I Mexico, 152 people have died from the disease, and more than 2,000 have been hospitalized. Infections have also been reported in the United States, Spain, New Zealand and elsewhere. Israel is the first country in the Middle East to report cases of the flu.
A 34-year-old Israeli man who returned from Mexico on Tuesday has been quarantined at Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center after coming down with flu symptoms.
Medical officials are looking into the possibility that the man had contracted the swin
By Calev Ben-David
April 30 (Bloomberg) -- A 26-year old man who was
confirmed this week as the first of two victims of swine flu in
Israel is ``feeling healthy as an ox'' but will stay in
hospital for the time being, Haaretz said, quoting the
patients's brother.
The Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem and the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv have admitted three patients suspected of having contracted the H1N1 virus. In Jerusalem are a 33-year-old woman and her 8-month-old son, who were on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv along with passengers returning from Mexico.
In Tel Aviv is a 20-year-old woman who recently returned from Mexico and noticed the emergence of flu-like symptoms. The three have all begun preventative treatments. (Meital Yasur-Beit Or)
The Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem and the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv have admitted three patients suspected of having contracted the H1N1 virus. In Jerusalem are a 33-year-old woman and her 8-month-old son, who were on a flight from New
JERUSALEM (AFP) ? Israel's health ministry on Sunday confirmed a fourth case of swine flu in a young woman who recently returned from Mexico.
The woman, aged around 20, was admitted to Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital where tests showed she was carrying the A(H1N1) virus, the ministry said in a statement.
Three other people in Israel have been diagnosed with the virus and on Saturday night the ministry said a woman and her eight-month-old baby are also suspected of having the disease and have been hospitalised.
"The woman, aged 33, and the eight-month-old baby were on the same flight from New York as an Israeli man who had come from Mexico and who was diagnosed as having the virus," it said.
The newly-identified strain of influenza virus was previously confirmed in two Israelis who returned from Mexico, in the first such cases in the Middle East. They have been allowed to leave hospital following treatment.
Israel on Thursday imposed strict controls at airports and border crossings to monitor travellers returning from Mexico in an effort to prevent further infections.
The country also raised its alert level to five, one notch below the highest phase six level, and decided to import more flu medicine since current stocks cover the needs of only 16-17 percent of the population.
A special clinic for travellers arriving from Mexico has been set up at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, the health ministry spokeswoman said.
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