Most Russian regions are on the verge of a flu epidemic

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Swine influenza is gradually penetrating into Russia

22.10.2009

According to the deputy MHSD Veronika Skvortsova, more than 90% of the patients experiencing influenza H1N1 in its mild form, and only 10% are severe cases.

Swine influenza is gradually penetrating into Russia. It is too early to talk about the epidemic, but officially registered 956 cases of this type of influenza. However, as noted by the Director of the Institute of influenza Oleg Kiselyov, the official statistics may be wrong 10 times.

In Chita in connection with the identification of a large number of cases a ban on mass events. Not just flash "pork" infection were observed in a number of Moscow universities. In PFUR, for example, fell ill immediately, seven people - citizens of Russia, Uzbekistan, India, Tanzania, Pakistan and from Bangladesh.

In the Chelyabinsk region because of the flu and SARS have been closed to quarantine as many as five schools, and five students have been identified this very dangerous type of virus. A growing number of cases and in the Krasnoyarsk region, where the "hotbed" of disease was River College. There have been ill with swine flu and many other regions of Russia.

Meanwhile, Professor, Institute for Vaccine them. Mechnikov Yuri Gendon notes that the overwhelming majority of Russians, the clinical picture of swine influenza is different from the normal seasonal influenza. Determine that the person is suffering from influenza H1N1, can only laboratory study.

Director of Research Institute of Influenza Oleg Kiselev said that vaccination against a new, dangerous virus will begin in November. He said the tender for the purchase of vaccines will not be held because his procedure takes too much time. And to begin vaccination of the population immediately, as the number of reported cases of swine flu "only increases.

At the moment MHSD prepares draft orders of the Government, under which, without a tender order to produce vaccines will receive three companies - the state "Microgen" and "Institute of vaccines and serums and production facility bakpreparatov" and OOO "Petrovax.

There are currently developed and approved four domestic influenza vaccine H1N1. NPO "Microgen" has created a live nasal vaccine (it contains a live virus, only a very attenuated) and one inactivated (it contains a dead virus and the vaccine is introduced intramuscularly). "Petrovax" is the developer of two inactivated vaccines, one of which will be made at the Institute of Vaccines and Serums, in St. Petersburg.

At the moment, these three companies are ready to release soon cumulatively 28 million doses of the drug. How to find physicians, this number to start would be sufficient. All in all, until the end of January 2010 must be made 43 million doses of vaccine.

These vaccines will be purchased at a lower price than anticipated. Several days ago, to cite the figures of costs for the purchase of vaccines for 5 billion rubles. Today, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the allocation of a 4 billion.

At the moment in Russia only one recorded fatality of the disease - died on 22 September woman who "brought" a dangerous virus in Bulgaria.

http://health.km.ru/news/view.asp?id=F6047C7CA0A04544BE26A9006A6EDE02


Свиной грипп постепенно проникает в Россию

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10:12 22.10.2009

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По словам замглавы Минздравсоцразвития Вероники Скворцовой, более 90% заболевших гриппом H1N1 переживают его в легкой форме, и лишь 10% являются тяжелыми случаями.

Свиной грипп постепенно проникает в Россию. Пока рано говорить об эпидемии, но уже официально зарегистрировано 956 случаев заболевания этим видом гриппа. При этом, как отметил директор НИИ гриппа Олег Киселев, официальная статистика может ошибаться в 10 раз.

В Чите в связи с выявления большого количества случаев заболевания был введен запрет на массовые мероприятия. Не раз вспышки ?свиной? заразы отмечались в ряде московских вузов. В РУДН, например, заболели сразу семь человек ? граждане России, Узбекистана, Индии, Танзании, Пакистана и из Бангладеш. В Челябинской области из-за гриппа и ОРВИ было закрыто на карантин сразу пять школ, а у пяти учащихся был выявлен именно этот опасный вид вируса. Растет количество заболевших и в Красноярском крае, где ?рассадником? болезни стало речное училище. Отмечаются заболевшие свиным гриппом и во многих других регионах России.

Между тем, профессор Института вакцин им. Мечникова Юрий Гендон отмечает, что у подавляющего большинства россиян клиническая картина заболевания свиным гриппом не отличается от обычного, сезонного гриппа. Определить, что человек болеет именно гриппом H1N1, может только лабораторное исследование.

Директор НИИ гриппа Олег Киселев сообщил, что вакцинация от нового опасного вируса начнется в ноябре. По его словам тендер на закупку вакцин проводиться не будет, поскольку его процедура займет слишком много времени. А начать вакцинацию населения необходимо немедленно, так как количество выявленных случаев свиного гриппа ?только увеличивается?.

В данный момент Минздравсоцразвития готовит проект распоряжения правительства, в соответствии с которым без тендера заказ на изготовление вакцин получат три компании ? государственные ?Микроген? и ?Институт вакцин и сывороток и предприятие по производству бакпрепаратов?, а также ООО ?Петровакс?.

На данный момент разработано и одобрено четыре отечественных вакцины против гриппа N1H1. НПО ?Микроген? создало одну живую назальную вакцину (в ней содержится живой вирус, только очень ослабленный) и одну инактивированную (в ней содержится убитый вирус и вводится вакцина внутримышечно). ?Петровакс? является разработчиком двух инактивированных вакцин, одна из которых будет производиться в Институте вакцин и сывороток в Петербурге.

На данный момент эти три компании готовы выпустить в ближайшее время совокупно 28 миллионов доз препарата. Как считают медики, этого количества для начала будет вполне достаточно. Всего же до конца января 2010 года должно быть произведено 43 миллиона доз вакцины.

Данные вакцины буду закупаться по более низкой цене, чем это предполагалось ранее. Напомним, несколько дней назад озвучивалась цифра затрат на закупку вакцин в 5 миллиардов рублей. Сегодня премьер-министр Владимир Путин подписал распоряжение о выделении на это 4 миллиардов.

На данный момент в России зарегистрирован только один смертельный случай заболевания ? 22 сентября скончалась женщина, которая ?привезла? опасный вирус из Болгарии.

 

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Officially registered in Russia cases of swine influenza is now measured by four-digit

October 23, 2009, 13:43

Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia said on Friday that the number of officially registered cases of influenza A/H1N1 in the country has exceeded 1000. More than half of them - importations. Determined and the country's greatest danger "to the Russians. Meanwhile, the geography of the spread of swine flu in Russia is expanding - on Friday added to the list of infected another city, and the consequences of the pandemic is becoming more visible.

Fresh stats on influenza A/H1N1 in Russia the head of Rospotrebnadzor, chief sanvrach RF resulted in a Friday press conference.

"All cases of influenza this morning 1040, of which 580 - importations" - quoted him as saying RIA Novosti.

Previously, clarified that the largest number of cases of Russian citizens of pandemic influenza is associated with a stay in the UK, Bulgaria, Turkey and Spain.

Russia has already begun to feel the effects of the epidemic, which, as warned experts, is gaining momentum. Closes on quarantine schools and universities, as it became known on Friday, because of influenza A/H1N1 in Transbaikalia decided to suspend the call in the army.

Deputy chairman of the regional government Natalia Zhdanova said that during the fall campaign in Transbaikalia identified "numerous cases of influenza among the new recruits", transmits ITAR-TASS. As of 23 October in the province revealed 162 cases of influenza A/H1N1, including 78 cases recorded among children.

Geographical spread of the virus is also increasing with each passing day. On Friday, the first case was detected in the Irkutsk region. Infection brought a student from Chita, where on Friday, incidentally, also was closed for quarantine rallying military office. However, until the outbreak of normal seasonal influenza.

But the most difficult situation is developing in Krasnoyarsk. There are currently 259 people have been hospitalized. Over the past day, presumably, of influenza A/H1N1 sick 50 residents of the city. Local officials claim that "there is no epidemic, distribution centers are located, but local media have reported that due to swine influenza have increased drug prices, and fall vacations from school can begin early.

Influenza is distributed in the former Soviet republics. For example, in Georgia, where at the moment, the Health Ministry recorded 25 cases of swine flu, the disease is detected and the two U.S. citizens who are in Georgia shooting group on the war in South Ossetia, reports the correspondent of THE VIEW with reference to the TV station Imedi.

The experts unanimously state that can stop a pandemic vaccine, which in Russia is to begin in December. As the newspaper view, the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the allocation of 4 billion rubles for a vaccine against influenza A/H1N1.

As explained later, the first vice-premier Viktor Zubkov, these funds have enough to purchase 43 million doses of vaccine.

According to the latest WHO regional offices on 18 October, all in the world at the moment the number of laboratory confirmed cases of human infections caused by the A/H1N1 virus, is more than 407 677 people, including 4,877 fatalities, according to the website of Rospotrebnadzor.

http://www.vz.ru/society/2009/10/23/341047.html

 

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October 23, 2009 (Friday)

The number of flu in the Chelyabinsk region weekly doubles

In the three cities of Chelyabinsk region marked rise in the incidence of common cold infections among schoolchildren, which affected the epidemiological threshold exceeded by 53%. The statement was made deputy head of Rospotrebnadzor of the Chelyabinsk region Svetlana Luchinina the press center of the agency "Interfax-Urals.

Among the troubled cities of Chelyabinsk, Plast and Upper Ufaley. "This week, the incidence rate among school children is twice the figure of last week, to quarantine the area closed 14 schools, although it is too early to speak about the epidemic - explained Svetlana Luchinina correspondent UralPolit.Ru. - Along with viruses, which we are circulating for several years, appeared highly pathogenic A/H1N1. We first encounter with him, he vysokokontagenozny, because immunity against him people do not. This virus has played a role in increasing morbidity.

In the Chelyabinsk region of the outbreak of SARS disease in quarantine were closed seven schools. Also on 21 October, on Wednesday, were shut down 78 classes in 10 schools in Chelyabinsk. In August and September in the Chelyabinsk region was confirmed by 12 imported cases of influenza A/H1N1 virus, last week, "Swine flu was brought from Egypt, a resident Satka. In 25 of Chelyabinsk students from three different schools in the survey this week also identified this new flu virus.

Meanwhile, the vaccination against seasonal influenza. As of October 20 in the area were vaccinated more than 474 thousand people, including 93 thousand children attending kindergartens, 146 thousand students, 49 thousand health workers, 45 thousand employees of educational institutions, 91 thousand people over 60 years, 17 thousand persons of other risk groups.

http://www.fedpress.ru/federal/press/society/id_159423.html

23 Октября 2009 (пятница)

Количество гриппующих в Челябинской области еженедельно удваивается


В трех городах Челябинской области отмечен подъем заболеваемости простудными инфекциями среди школьников, что повлияло на превышение эпидемиологического порога на 53 %. Об этом сегодня заявила заместитель руководителя управления Роспотребнадзора по Челябинской области Светлана Лучинина в пресс-центре агентства ?Интерфакс-Урал?.

В числе проблемных городов Челябинск, Пласт и Верхний Уфалей. ?На этой неделе уровень заболеваемости среди школьников в два раза превышает показатель прошлой недели, на карантин закрыто 14 школ области, хотя пока об эпидемии говорить рано, ? пояснила Светлана Лучинина корреспонденту ?УралПолит.Ru?. ? Наряду с вирусами, которые у нас циркулируют уже несколько лет, появился высокопатогенный вирус А/H1N1. Мы впервые с ним сталкиваемся, он высококонтагенозный, потому что иммунитета против него у людей нет. Этот вирус сыграл свою роль при повышении заболеваемости?.

В Челябинской области из-за вспышки заболеваемости ОРВИ на карантин были закрыты семь школ. Также 21 октября, в среду, были закрыты 78 классов в 10 школах Челябинска. В августе-сентябре в Челябинской области было подтверждено 12 завозных случаев заболевания гриппом вируса А/H1N1, на прошлой неделе ?свиной? грипп привез из Египта житель Сатки. У 25 челябинских учеников из трех разных школ при обследовании на этой неделе также был выявлен этот новый вирус гриппа.

Тем временем продолжается вакцинация против сезонного гриппа. По состоянию на 20 октября в области привито свыше 474 тыс. жителей, в том числе 93 тыс. детей, посещающих детские дошкольные учреждения, 146 тыс. школьников, 49 тыс. медработников, 45 тыс. работников образовательных учреждений, 91 тыс. лиц старше 60 лет, 17 тыс. лиц других групп риска.

 

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Swine influenza includes new regions of Russia


02 November 2009,

The number of cases of swine influenza in Russia is growing. In Kamchatka, in the Primorsky Region and Buryatia influenza A/H1N1 confirmed in 216 people in the Stavropol region identified another case of the disease. Highly influenza covers all new and new regions.

Thus, the first confirmed cases of A/H1N1 in the Amur and Kolyma. According to local authorities, severe and fatal cases no. Doctors recommend using personal protective equipment and do not attend public events. Meanwhile, the facts are revealed in pharmacies where prices are inflated to antiviral drugs.

According to Monday, Kamchatka influenza A/H1N1 was diagnosed in 54 persons. As stated on Monday, Health Minister Tatyana edge Lemeshko, 35 ill were hospitalized, 22 of them the state is assessed as moderate, the rest of the disease occurs in mild form.

The minister said that severe cases no.
New flu registered in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Elizovsky area edge. The majority of cases - children (37 people). Hospitalization is conducted in a boundary infectious diseases hospital and a children's AIDS Center in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the central district hospital in the town of Yelizovo.

In connection with the spread of infection ban on holding events for children and students. Greater control over the epidemic situation.

Online pharmacies Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky found evidence of overcharges for medicines, in particular "Arbidol" - 20%. Boundary authorities have asked the prosecutor to conduct an audit on this fact.

In connection with the increased demand for antiviral drugs pharmacies region spend more of their purchases.

According to Tatyana Lemeshko, Kamchatka Krai ordered more than 157 thousand doses of flu vaccine A/N1N1. "This is more than three times more than was ordered by a vaccine against seasonal influenza," - she said. Deliveries of the new vaccine in the region should begin on November 9.

In the first vaccine to be health workers, teachers and educators, citizens over 60 years, children attending kindergarten, students 1-11 grades, as well as students of colleges, universities, vocational schools, employees of transport companies, commerce, the government explained in the province.

http://www.novopol.ru/text78269.html

 

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Most of Russian regions on the verge of flu epidemic ? chief public health official

06.11.2009, 21.56

MOSCOW, November 6 (Itar-Tass) -- Most of Russian regions are on the verge of a flu epidemic, Chief Public Health Official Gennady Onishchenko said on Friday.

?The epidemic has begun in southeastern regions,? he noted.

?The cold and flu situation in the northern hemisphere is the following: the sickness rate is high in five European countries, among them the UK, Ireland and Malta. The rate is medium in seven European states, such as Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain. The sickness rate is on the rise in 48 U.S. states and in ten regions of Canada,? he said.

Onishchenko highlighted the cold and flu rate in Ukraine. ?We are closely monitoring the A/H1N1 flu rate in Ukraine. Yet the media claims of the alleged border crossing restrictions are unfounded,? he said. ?The only efficient method is personal preventive measures, which will protect an individual from regular and new flu.?

Russia will help Ukraine handle the A/H1N1 flu epidemic, Health and Social Development Minister Tatiana Golikova told President Dmitry Medvedev earlier in the day.

?Our neighbors, Ukrainians, are in distress. The epidemic is rather intensive. They have asked for help. Can we help them?? the president asked the minister.

The government has approved the delivery of flu medicines to Ukraine, Golikova said.

?We can supply 200,000 packs of Arbidol [a flu medicine] to Ukraine next week. We have coordinated the delivery with the Ukrainian administration. It is necessary to settle formalities. The Emergency Situations Ministry is on the standby. A government resolution is necessary for starting the humanitarian supplies,? she said.

Besides, Russia has offered Ukraine to send medical personnel and to make flu tests, Golikova said.

Medvedev ordered the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service and the Prosecutor General?s Office to prevent speculations on flu medicines in Russia.

?I will order the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service and the Prosecutor General?s Office to do the monitoring and to open criminal cases in case of violations,? Medvedev told Golikova.

?We cannot put up with that. Anyone speculating on the flu epidemic is a criminal and must face criminal charges,? he said.

Golikova said she met with domestic producers of flu medicines on Monday. The producers said they did not raise prices, she noted.

?Distributors are responsible for growing prices. Large pharmacy networks took part in the meeting. I warned them that speculators on citizens? health would bear the consequences,? Golikova said.

The ministry will start the inoculation of Russian citizens from A/H1N1 flu on November 9, she said.

The virus is spreading a bit more rapidly than expected, Golikova said.

?The inoculation will start on November 9. The domestic pharmaceutical industry is ready to continue the production of the new vaccines,? she said.

In all, the vaccines will be produced at Microgen plants in Irkutsk and Ufa, at Petrovax and at the Serum Institute of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency in St. Petersburg. Irkutsk will produce the live vaccine, while the rest will deliver the inactivated vaccine.

?We are ready to supply the live vaccine from November 7. The clinical tests of this vaccine are over, and it will be used in the inoculation, which starts on November 9,? Golikova said.

The first inoculations will be given to transport, communication and public utility personnel and medical staff. The inoculation of children will begin in late November ? early December.

Fourteen regions have applied for 774,000 doses of the vaccine.

?We will start the inoculation in regions, where the epidemic has not begun but which border on epidemic zones,? the minister said.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14506359