Russia - Influenza epidemic in St. Petersburg - 1st death suspected

[Gert van der Hoek]

Every fourth school of St. Petersburg moved to the "five days"

Currently in St. Petersburg on quarantine closed 36 out of 711 urban schools.

Told a news agency REGNUM today, on November 23, reported the press service of the Committee on Education Administration of St. Petersburg.

According to the press service, the number of cases in these schools, representing 30% of all students. In the department was told that the management Rospotrebnadzor St. Petersburg recommended that schools, which allows the curriculum, go to the five-day week. "This advice was followed by a quarter of the St. Petersburg school," - reported in the appropriate committee.

Recall, in St. Petersburg declared an epidemic of influenza and SARS. The total incidence of influenza and other ARI-week exceeded the epidemic threshold for the entire population of 103.7%.

In the general structure of morbidity over 50% occurring in the child population. According Rospotrebznadzora, the city recorded 505 cases of influenza A (H1N1).

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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In St. Petersburg quarantined closed 36 schools


ST PETERSBURG, November 23. In St. Petersburg quarantined closed 36 schools. However, the epidemic has not been formally announced. Told Rosbalt reported in the press service of Rospotrebnadzor.

Currently, avian influenza A/H1N1 in the northern capital of 631 sick people. Death from the swine flu patient Botkin Hospital has not officially confirmed.
Recall that in the Committee on Health, this fact is not confirmed.

However, as reported Rosbalt press service, only the results of the autopsy will show the causes of death.

According Rosbalt in Komzdrave, the patient is actually admitted to hospital in an ambulance with a diagnosis of influenza / ARD.

However, doctors are understandably not called the cause of death of the patient, since a number of major and related diseases could cause death, including both seasonal and pandemic influenza, and pneumonia.

By the way, is currently on mechanical ventilation (mechanical ventilation) are 17 patients who developed the most unpleasant complication of influenza - the so-called influenza pneumonia.

The city is expected to supply a large party neobhodimh antiviral drugs, all the city hospitals provided them to the fullest. In the near future is also expected arrival of 63 thousand doses of vaccine against influenza A/H1N1.

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Influenza A/H1N1 in St. Petersburg more than 600 people sick

November 23, 2009,

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In St. Petersburg, registered more than 631 case of influenza A/H1N1 reported in the city Department Rospotrebnadzor.

"Registered 631 case, 263 - among children", - said the source "Interfax".

Speaking about the registration of fatal cases, a representative of management said: "All the alleged incidents (death) from influenza A/H1N1 checked Rospotrebnadzor, but so far confirm the facts of death in St. Petersburg is the virus A/H1N1, we can not."

Meanwhile, according to the media at the weekend in the Hospital. Botkin died patient, who had previously been diagnosed as A/H1N1.

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