Re: 2 new fatalities - possible hospital cluster
She died two patients infected with H1N1
BELGRADE - Two novooboljela patient virus H1N1, which yesterday were hospitalized, died the same day of the Banja Luka Clinical Center, tell the Institute for Health Protection RS.
"These two patients were initially hospitalized because of abdominal surgical diseases, and their general condition rapidly deteriorated during the postoperative period. Tested the rapid test and the H1N1 virus were positive. Soon after the patients were dead," reads the statement of the Institute for Protection Health of Serbia.
In the third patient, who is the same yesterday admitted to the Clinical Center, rapid test has also confirmed that the ill from H1N1 and is located in the intensive medicine CC Banja Luka, where he was connected to a respirator.
Mirko Stanetić, director of the Clinical Center of Banja Luka, said yesterday that there is reasonable suspicion that two patients died of H1N1, but that is to get "Torlakovog" test can not claim with certainty.
Ranko Skrbic, Minister of Health and Social protection of the RS, said that he only received information about two new patient died on the Banja Luka Clinical Center, and that about the media can not currently give more details, but said that today regarding this situation, convene an Extraordinary press conference.
Skrbic on Sunday, publishing information that the vaccines for influenza in RS reached, promised to be vaccinated first, and interpreted it to be a positive signal to all citizens in this country need to be vaccinated.
Skrbic is still left to the citizens a choice in vaccination, noting that it is not mandatory.
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Total number of patients in the Republic of H1N1 to date is 501. The RS is currently seven patients hospitalized patients. In BiH has died from this disease 13 people.
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Ro: Uncertain if the 2 are included in the 13 fatalities. Also the number of confirmed cases seems to have dropped again.