Moscow : Influenza A/H1N1 detected in Suvorov military school

[Gert van der Hoek]

Influenza A/H1N1 detected in six students Suvorov military school

October 20, 2009,

Influenza A/H1N1 virus detected in six students of Moscow Suvorov military school, said Acting Chief of Press and Information of the Defense Ministry, Colonel Alexei Kuznetsov.

"Ill inmates are in the 1-st infectious diseases hospital in Moscow", - said Kuznetsov.

"Diagnosis - ARI. In this case the virus A/H1N1 ?, - told to" Interfax ".

According to him, "the state of these cadets is characterized by mild to moderate severity of disease with positive dynamics.

Kuznetsov noted that the diseased temperature is within 37-38 degrees.

"Threats to life and health of cadets no", - said Defense Ministry spokesman.

"Given what happened in Moscow Suvorov Military School taken complex sanitary actions, including emergency prevention, all ranks highly effective antiviral drugs recommended by the Ministry of Health of Russia", - said Kuznetsov.

According to him, "the school of sanitary-epidemiological situation under control, prediction of a favorable situation."

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Moscow : Influenza A/H1N1 detected in Suvorov military school

Suvorov Military School Concealed The Outbreak Of A / H1N1


16:06, Moscow, Wednesday, October 21, 2009

leadership of the school 5-days ill treatment of students at the school. Prosecutor's Office carries out a check.


Ill cadets were treated in hospital school

Prosecutors investigating the causes of mass of swine influenza in the Suvorov school. It was found that the school administration tried to hide Infections cadets, as Infected was not timely receive skilled medical care.

Cadets Suvorovets that show dangerous virus in the college, became ill on October 12. Mass hospitalization of infected adolescents had started only five days later. All this time the leadership of the Suvorov school concealed the outbreak of influenza illness among students, the students had fallen ill try to put the legs on their own.

Life News has learned that a dangerous strain of influenza A / H1N1 in Moscow Suvorov military school cadet poised to return from leave.

- Peddler of infection is one of the students of the school, which some days was at home on leave, - the specialist said service interaction with the media, the Ministry of Defense Yuriy Ivanov. - In college, he returned with obvious signs of a cold, and from there to infect others.

Sick cadet in the first infectious diseases hospital was taken in the evening on October 12. And the next day with complaints of fever and cough to a clinic Suvorov military school asked dozens of students. Management has decided not to raise panic. All the sick were sent for treatment at the medical center school.

- The first report on the incidence of influenza in the mass Suvorov Military School, we received on October 17. Many children had a very high temperature, - said a source in the ambulance service. - For three days we were taken about 40 people.

In the first infectious diseases hospital with suspected swine flu were brought 39 cadets aged 13 to 17 years. Among the diseased one girl - 13-year-old Julia R.

After the inspection, nine people were released. Others were put on treatment. At six was found influenza strain A / H1N1.

- If they had reported PE before, would have taken appropriate measures and an influenza outbreak could have been avoided - continues physician.

In fact the incidence of massive cadets Moscow City Military Prosecutor's Office carries out a check.

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