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Swine Flu closes Uusimaa Brigade
04.09.2009 14.49 -
Uusimaa Brigade was placed in quarantine due to swine influenza. Nine (9) cases of swine flu was confirmed among the brigade conscripts and thirty (30) have symptoms suggestive of swine influenza.
To try to protect civilians, no conscripts leave garnisionsomr?det and no visitors may get to the brigade.
Brigade chief doctor Jarl-Erik Nyholm says that an epidemic of swine flu has now broken out in the brigade after several conscripts have been infected on his leave of absence last weekend.
Several of the infected conscripts come from N?rpi? and Pietarsaari, but also conscripts from other localities have brought the infection with him.
Swine influenza has been found among conscripts in all units within the brigade. The good part is that it seems to involve a mild form of the disease where the patients are restored after 2-3 days.
At Raseborgs urban primary health care reminds chief physician Anne Pietinalho to anyone who wants to visit a health center in the belief that they may have been swine flu, should call and book an appointment first. To receive all calls Raseborg has now ordered two extra phone lines to the HVC.
The general recommendation to reduce the risk of infection is that people will greet each other without touching each other.
Swine influenza has been found also at border hunting company in Imatra. So far, there are two (2) confirmed cases and 21 suspected cases.
Conscripts are reported to have mild symptoms. They fell ill conscripts have been isolated.
http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=166678
Swine Flu closes Uusimaa Brigade
04.09.2009 14.49 -
Uusimaa Brigade was placed in quarantine due to swine influenza. Nine (9) cases of swine flu was confirmed among the brigade conscripts and thirty (30) have symptoms suggestive of swine influenza.
To try to protect civilians, no conscripts leave garnisionsomr?det and no visitors may get to the brigade.
Brigade chief doctor Jarl-Erik Nyholm says that an epidemic of swine flu has now broken out in the brigade after several conscripts have been infected on his leave of absence last weekend.
Several of the infected conscripts come from N?rpi? and Pietarsaari, but also conscripts from other localities have brought the infection with him.
Swine influenza has been found among conscripts in all units within the brigade. The good part is that it seems to involve a mild form of the disease where the patients are restored after 2-3 days.
At Raseborgs urban primary health care reminds chief physician Anne Pietinalho to anyone who wants to visit a health center in the belief that they may have been swine flu, should call and book an appointment first. To receive all calls Raseborg has now ordered two extra phone lines to the HVC.
The general recommendation to reduce the risk of infection is that people will greet each other without touching each other.
Swine influenza has been found also at border hunting company in Imatra. So far, there are two (2) confirmed cases and 21 suspected cases.
Conscripts are reported to have mild symptoms. They fell ill conscripts have been isolated.
http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=166678