A Total of 34 Patients died of Influenza in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Four more patients died of severe acute respiratory infections in the Republika Srpska (RS), bringing the total number of victims to 20, data from the Institute of Public Health in RS stated. The new four patients died in the Banja Luka hospital.
These are middle-aged and elderly people who were positive for influenza A (H1) pdm09 virus.
The Institute once again reminds citizens that it is necessary to apply measures of personal, especially respiratory hygiene, as well as the hygiene of the space in which we live and work, and that, when visiting homes and visiting hospitals, the recommendations of the competent institutions are respected.

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[h=1]Influenza kills 43 in Western Balkans[/h]
Fourty-three people have lost their lives due to influenza since the beginning of 2019 in the Western Balkan countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
According to Bosnia's Public Health Institute, since January a total of 34 people of different age groups have lost their lives due to the flu virus.
A statement from the RS Clinical Center in the city of Banja Luka said the influenza epidemic has developed into an "aggressive virus".
On the other hand, a 75-year-old patient died at the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center on Wednesday. He was the first person who died in capital Sarajevo this year because of the influenza virus.
Nine people lost their lives due to the influenza virus in Serbia; three people in eastern Nis city and six people in Pirot and Uzice cities.
Serbian Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar said that 68,000 citizens have come to hospitals seeking treatment for influenza since the beginning of the year.

http://www.yenihaberden.com/influenza-kills-43-in-western-balkans-849704h.htm