Re: Iraq - Ministry of Health announces 89 H1N1pdm09 cases and 5 deaths so far this flu season
Pandemic Influenza, Dhi Qar, recorded a rise in the number of injuries
Health Department apologized Dhi Qar, Thursday, to provide any information on pandemic influenza infections in the province, noting that the Ministry of Health only limited permit, in the meantime, said the official website of the Department of Health Dhi Qar recording two new virus.
The Spokesman Health Department of Dhi Qar, Dr. Raed Baker, in an interview to the (long-Presse), "The Ministry of Health sent a formal letter to the Department of Health of Dhi Qar, provides for the limitation statements regarding pandemic influenza ministry," noting that "the book points out that Health Minister face that the ministry is the only body authorized to declare in this regard. "
He said the baker, "can not be for the Department of Health, to make any comment to the media about the epidemic, even if new infections were registered," he said, adding that "spokespersons binding application instructions and can not violate ministerial directives."
In the same context, announced the official website of the Department of Health of Dhi Qar, recording four injuries pandemic influenza virus, which refers to high incidence of the disease in question from two to four cases injuries over the past three days.
The site in a press release published on the apparently before receiving the ministerial directives to prevent the statement to the media "to score four pandemic influenza virus infections", denying at the same time, "no recorded deaths."
The statement added, "The situation is now under control, has been initialized isolate lobbies, especially in hospitals, as well as the provision of adequate vaccines in all health centers in the province, and the Department of Health to alert all Mlakatha anticipation of any emergency."
The health department of the province of Dhi Qar, announced on Tuesday (29 January 2013), for the registration of two cases of the flu epidemic in the province, one imported from the capital Baghdad.
The Iraqi Health Ministry announced, in the (26 January 2013), for the registration of five deaths and 89 injuries pandemic influenza in cities across Iraq, as announced on 21 January 2013, that the injuries recorded disease Pandemic Influenza "controlled and does not constitute a danger ".
The Iraqi government announced on 24 January 2013, all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease, which prevent the import of various types of birds, feathers and eggs and poultry products from 21 countries, including Egypt and in accordance with instructions World Animal Health Organization (WHO).
And emerged pandemic influenza first time in Iraq in 2009 as the number of injuries this disease 338 of including 49 cases and deaths, while recorded six injuries in 2010, and 177 in 2011, including seven deaths and 422 injuries in 2012, including two deaths.
Pandemic Influenza is divided into two types first (H5N1), known bird flu, the most lethal, while known as type II less serious, as swine flu (H1N1).
It is noteworthy that several countries in the region, such as Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, recorded injuries pandemic influenza within wave reached the area current winter season, and stresses the Iraqi health authorities that the epidemic moved to Iraq from neighboring, but numerous injuries were recorded in the past years, but it was kind of (H5N1 ) known as bird flu.
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