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GLORIA GALLOWAY
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN ? From Monday's Globe and Mail
Last updated on Monday, Sep. 21, 2009 03:28AM EDT
Medical staff at the Kandahar Air Field fear the pandemic influenza has infiltrated the base where Canadian soldiers are stationed in south Afghanistan.The illness, which has spread to most countries of the world and has infected thousands of people in Canada, has been mild so far. But the brewing pot that is the military hub for NATO force in this part of the country presents special challenges.
The population is largely of the age that has proven susceptible to the virus, there is a transient work force that is constantly bringing disease in and out of the region, and the medical resources - while state of the art - are finite.
"I can't prove that it's here, but I suspect that it's here. Afghanistan has already recorded some novel H1N1 cases, so we can assume that it's here," said Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Wojtyk, a Canadian military surgeon and the head physician at the base's NATO hospital.
GLORIA GALLOWAY
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN ? From Monday's Globe and Mail
Last updated on Monday, Sep. 21, 2009 03:28AM EDT
Medical staff at the Kandahar Air Field fear the pandemic influenza has infiltrated the base where Canadian soldiers are stationed in south Afghanistan.The illness, which has spread to most countries of the world and has infected thousands of people in Canada, has been mild so far. But the brewing pot that is the military hub for NATO force in this part of the country presents special challenges.
The population is largely of the age that has proven susceptible to the virus, there is a transient work force that is constantly bringing disease in and out of the region, and the medical resources - while state of the art - are finite.
"I can't prove that it's here, but I suspect that it's here. Afghanistan has already recorded some novel H1N1 cases, so we can assume that it's here," said Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Wojtyk, a Canadian military surgeon and the head physician at the base's NATO hospital.