Russia records first swine flu death; Ministry denies; WHO confirms; WHO retracts

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Russia records first swine flu death: medic

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MOSCOW ? A doctor recently arrived from Bulgaria died after contracting swine flu, becoming Russia's first fatality from the A(H1N1) virus, a Russian medical sciences' academy official said on Sunday.

"The day before she died, her tests were handed over to our group, and we immediately diagnosed it as swine flu," Dmitry Lvov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.

"We could not take any measures because she died the very next day," Lvov said, adding that the death happened "in early September."

Lvov also warned that the total count of people infected with the virus could be much higher than the 90 Russia had acknowledged so far.

"By my count, it can be as high as tens of thousands. I cannot prove it as yet, but in a few weeks I will be able to and will say so," Lvov said.

"The time when we could say that our border was secure is past. For the flu virus it is a sieve," he added.

The World Health Organisation announced on Friday that the global flu death toll has reached 3,486, up 281 from a week ago.

Experts have previously predicted that about one third of the world's population of more than 6.5 billion people could be affected by A(H1N1). But they stress that so far most victims are suffering only mild symptoms.

 

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First Russian dies of swine flu


21 September, 2009, 09:30

The swine flu pandemic has claimed its first victim in Russia.

A leading virologist says a female doctor who had recently returned from Bulgaria has died from the virus.

Medical officials say around 380 people have been diagnosed with swine flu in Russia so far.

In most cases the virus is contracted by tourists who return from the UK, Spain and Bulgaria.

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Who died of influenza A/H1N1 Rossiyanka was in high-risk group - experts

21/09/2009 12:17:00

MOSCOW, September 21. Itar-Tass Anna Bazhenov.

The dead of influenza A/H1N1 Rossiyanka for their own health was in high-risk group. This in an interview with Itar-Tass said the head of the Laboratory of acute respiratory infections Institute of Virology. Ivanovo RAMS Ludmila Kolobovsky.

"The woman was with severe concomitant pathology, has been in high-risk group", - explained Kolobovsky. "Placed her at our institute diagnosis was highly professional and absolutely accurate," - she added.

According to him, a female medic arrived from Bulgaria, where the virus has a high degree of spread among humans. Upon arrival in Russia she was feeling ill, turned in a Moscow hospital / woman living in Moscow. "Do not received adequate assistance in the beginning, - says Lyudmila Kolobovsky. Missed the first time. When the first symptoms should be taken Tamiflu.

However, specialists believe, is safe to say that prompt treatment would have saved the patient can not. After all, she had a severe pathology. But operational assistance could still play a positive role. "On admission to the Institute, were already late periods of development of the disease - the 13th day. Isolating the virus at this time was no longer possible", - explained virologist.

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"Russia has tens of thousands H1N1 infected" , says virologist.


In Russia recorded the first death from H1N1 influenza

21.09.2009 / / In the CIS Print

An unnamed employee of Russia's medical establishment, died from influenza H1N1, also known as "swine flu", the first deaths in Russia from the disease.

This Sunday, September 20, during the program "Special Correspondent" on TV channel "Russia" said the director of the Institute of Virology RAMS behalf of Ivanovo Dmitry Lvov, Interfax reported.

According to Lviv, died in a Moscow hospital for about three weeks ago, ie in late August - early September. The day before the death of the material taken from sick, was admitted to the Institute of Virology, where specialists diagnosed with influenza H1N1.

Before the patient was transferred to Moscow two weeks she was treated at a medical facility where she worked. The decision was taken to hospital after her arrival from Bulgaria.

According to Lvov, while hospitalized patient infected several patients.


According to his assessment, in Russia are infected with H1N1 avian influenza "tens of thousands" of people.

Meanwhile, Russia's chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said on September 9 that the number of infected "swine flu" in Russia amounts to 319 people.

This Onishchenko noted that the sick are mostly those who have returned from trips abroad. Bulgaria, along with Britain and Spain on the grounds they had been ranked as one of the most dangerous countries.

August 28, 2009 it became known that in Israel from the "swine flu" has died Rossiyanka undergoing treatment at a local hospital in connection with a malignant tumor. She became the first citizen of Russia, who died of influenza H1N1.

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Russia registers first swine flu death - 'RIA Novosti' newswire

Russia registers first swine flu death

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)


Russia has registered its first swine flu death, Vesti TV news channel reported on Monday citing a leading Russian virology expert.

The victim was a female medic who had recently returned from Bulgaria. Her condition steadily deteriorated over a period of two weeks and she tested positive a day before she died.

"Upon receiving her samples, we immediately diagnosed her with swine flu but could not take any measures because she died the next day," Vesti quoted academician Dmitry Lvov, director of the Moscow-based Institute of Virology, as saying.

The expert did not specify the date of the death, but said the spread of swine flu in Russia was inevitable and unstoppable.

"It is already among us. In my estimate, there are tens of thousands of infected [in Russia]. I can not prove it right now, but I will have the proof in a couple of weeks," Lvov said.

Meanwhile, Russia's chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko said last week a total of 372 cases of A/H1N1 infection, also known as swine flu, were registered in Russia as of September 16. He has not reported any deaths from swine flu in the country.

World Health Organization report said last Friday more than 4,000 people have died from swine flu worldwide, with the total number of officially confirmed cases reaching 295,000.
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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Ministry of Health denies H1N1 fatality

September 21, 2009 12:27

MHSD not confirmed any fatalities from the "swine flu"

Moscow. September 21. INTERFAX.RU - deaths from the virus A/H1N1 is not revealed, said in Minzdrvavsotsrazvitiya. "On the territory of Russia did not reveal a single case, which ended with a fatal outcome, ie death," - said at a press briefing Deputy Minister of Health and sotsrazvitiya Veronika Skvortsova.

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MHSD Russia has not confirmed death from influenza A/H1N1 in Russia

September 21, 2009, 12:33

Not confirmed first death from influenza A/H1N1 in Russia, said on Monday, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Veronika Skvortsova.

"The main diagnosis of the deceased -" bilateral pneumonia and chronic respiratory failure ", - said on Monday, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Veronika Skvortsova, informs ITAR-TASS.

"On the territory of Russia did not reveal a single case, which ended with a fatal outcome, ie death" - she said.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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MHSD does not confirm the death of A/H1N1 in Russia


Rossiyanka, whose deaths have been linked to a new influenza virus, in fact, died from complications of pneumonia, told reporters on Monday, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Veronika Skvortsova.

Earlier that in Russia recorded the first death from influenza A/H1N1 - died recently arrived from Bulgaria, a woman physician, said the director of the Institute of Virology behalf of Ivanovo, RAMS Academician Dmitry Lvov.

"On the territory of Russia did not reveal a single case of influenza A/H1N1, which ended with a fatal outcome, ie death," - said the deputy minister.

According to her, just returned from Bulgaria 46-year-old Rossiyanka, who died Aug. 19 in a hospital in Moscow, did not die of influenza A/H1N1, and from the complex flow of pneumonia which was complicated by congenital heart disease and diabetes.

As noted by Skvortsova, the results of clinical, laboratory and instrumental diagnostic studies "link illness with H1N1 virus was not possible to establish, and this conclusion has not been done."

The official diagnosis of the deceased - "acute community-acquired pneumonia, complicated by heart failure," said the official.

She said that on his return from Bulgaria, a nurse who was an employee of the hospital the Defense Ministry, was in office pulmanologicheskom this medical institution, and Aug. 12 was discharged on receipt. A few days later the woman was taken to a Moscow hospital, where he immediately admitted to the intensive care unit.

In clinical studies of viral infection have been identified.

The deputy minister noted that he diagnosticum, which is still found in the materials of the patient antibodies to the virus AH1N1 not officially registered in Russia and is not recommended to conduct such studies.

Skvortsova stressed that none of the patients exposed to a new influenza virus was not detected. "Thus, today is definitely linked severe pneumonia during the influenza A/H1N1 is impossible", - said the deputy minister.

According to the deputy minister, officially registered in Russia 381 new case of influenza.

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Russia denies first swine flu death

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MOSCOW — Russia's health authorities Monday vehemently denied that the country had recorded its first fatality from the A(H1N1) virus, contradicting a top doctor's claim that a woman had recently died of swine flu.

"Not a single case that had a fatal conclusion -- in other words, death -- has been recorded on the territory of the Russian Federation," said Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova, quoted by news agencies.

She said that the woman, a 46-year-old Russian doctor who recently returned from Bulgaria, had died of pneumonia aggravated by a heart condition and not swine flu.

Earlier Dmitry Lvov, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Virology, said that not only had Russia recorded its first swine flu death but that the number of cases could be in the tens of thousands.

"We immediately diagnosed (the woman with) swine flu," Lvov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.

"We could not take any measures because she died the very next day."

Lvov also warned that the total count of people infected with the virus could be much higher than the 381 cases that Russian health authorities had acknowledged so far.

"By my count, it can be as high as the tens of thousands. I cannot prove it yet, but in a few weeks I will be able to and will say so," Lvov said.

"The time when we could say that our border was secure is past. For the flu virus it is a sieve," he added.

The Russian authorities have been pointing out that the country remains relatively unaffected by the virus and have urged citizens to take strict precautions when travelling abroad.

The World Health Organisation announced on Friday that the global flu death toll has reached 3,486, up 281 from a week ago.

Experts have previously predicted that about one third of the world's population of more than 6.5 billion people could be affected by the A(H1N1) virus, but they stress that so far most victims are suffering only mild symptoms.

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MHSD Russia has not confirmed the first case in Russia of death from influenza A / H1N1

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Speaking of death, announced by the Institute of Virology. Ivanovo, Skvortsova explained: "Research analysis of influenza A / H1N1 / were once held at the diagnostic, not registered in our country."

Skvortsova further explained that during this one-time studies "have found a low titer".

Deputy Minister said that the patient was in hospital with bilateral pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, had congenital heart disease, chronic pyelonephritis, diabetes mellitus type two. She visited Bulgaria, of which returned on August 3.

Then came home, and only then was hospitalized in the Pulmonology Hospital Ministry of Defense. August 12, this patient was discharged from the hospital under the subscription and gravity arrived at a Moscow hospital, where she was immediately placed in intensive care, "added the official.

According to Skvortsova, was held "a special meeting of the Department of Health in Moscow." "Confirm communication / death of the patient / influenza was not possible, this conclusion has not been done."

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English press release, Ria Novosti, Russia

Health ministry denies reports of Russia's first swine flu death

14:27 21/09/2009

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's health ministry denied on Monday reports of Russia's first swine flu fatality, saying the cause of death was pneumonia.

A leading Russian virologist earlier told national media that a woman had died of swine flu on August 19 after returning to Moscow from Bulgaria.

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She said the virologist who diagnosed the woman with swine flu was not officially registered in Russia, and had not been instructed to conduct any examinations.

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Rossiyanka died of influenza A/H1N1, insists Academician Lvov

Topic: The death Rossiyanka, infected with A/H1N1: doctors argue about the causes of death


? RIA Novosti Sergei Wieniawski

15:43 21/09/2009

MOSCOW, September 21 - RIA Novosti. Director of the Institute of Virology behalf of Ivanovo, RAMS Academician Dmitry Lvov insists Rossiyanka, who died in August at a Moscow hospital on his return from Bulgaria, had died of influenza A/H1N1. This very Lviv told RIA Novosti on Monday.

The program "Special Correspondent" on the TV channel "Russia" on the eve of Lvov said that three weeks ago in Moscow on a new woman died of influenza. According to the academician, the official health authorities to hush up the true information about the spread of swine flu in Russia, according to his assumption, in Russia "tens of thousands" of cases of influenza A/H1N1.

However, at a press briefing on Monday, Deputy MHSD Veronika Skvortsova said that not a single fatal case of swine flu in Russia has not, and the total number of cases is 381 people.

"When I have something to say, I have for this is very serious arguments. I - a professional, and those researchers who have worked, they too are professionals. They got the results, which suggest that the reason there was a swine flu" -- commented Lviv RIA Novosti position MHSD.

According to the same Skvortsova, caused the death of 46-year-old rossiyanki was complicated by pneumonia, which developed on the background of congenital heart disease and diabetes. The deputy minister noted that diagnosticum, which is still found in the materials of the patient antibodies to the virus AH1N1 not officially registered in Russia and is not recommended to conduct such studies.

"Of course, the swine flu grew stratifying on the complicated medical history, indeed, the woman had diabetes and so on. But in this world, that such people are killed primarily from swine flu," - commented on this allegation Lviv.

He believes in these studies, conducted at his institute, and is ready once again to confirm their authenticity. A protest can be anyone, because we have "human rights", - said the scientist.

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Health ministry denies reports of Russia's first swine flu death - 'RIA Novosti' newswire

Health ministry denies reports of Russia's first swine flu death

MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)


Russia's health ministry denied on Monday reports of Russia's first swine flu fatality, saying the cause of death was pneumonia.

A leading Russian virologist earlier told national media that a woman had died of swine flu on August 19 after returning to Moscow from Bulgaria.

"Not a single lethal case of the A/H1N1 virus has been registered in Russia," Deputy Health and Social Development Minister Veronika Skvortsova told reporters.

She said the 46-year-old female medic died of "acute pneumonia, aggravated by a congenital heart defect and diabetes".

The official said tests "did not reveal a connection between the A/H1N1 virus, and no such conclusion was reached."

Skvortsova said that after the woman's return from Bulgaria, she was admitted to a pulmonary ward, and was discharged of her own accord on August 12. Several days later she was admitted to intensive care, where she died on August 19.

She said the virologist who diagnosed the woman with swine flu was not officially registered in Russia, and had not been instructed to conduct any examinations.

There are currently 381 swine flu cases officially registered in Russia, according to health ministry data.

The World Health Organization said in a report last Friday that more than 4,000 people have died from swine flu worldwide, with the total number of officially confirmed cases at 295,000.
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[Gert van der Hoek]

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WHO: Russia has first H1N1 flu death

Today, 10:35 | Reuters

MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Russia has recorded its first known death from the H1N1 swine flu virus that is sweeping the globe, the World Health Organization has reported.

The WHO on Wednesday listed Russia on its www.who.int Website as among 15 European countries that have registered deaths from the virus.

Russian officials earlier this week publicly rejected comments by the head of Moscow's Virology Institute, Dmitry Lvov, who said a Russian woman had died from H1N1 in the country's first known death from the virus.

Authorities say they have registered 381 cases of H1N1, but Lvov told Russian television the actual figure could be in the tens of thousands, raising concern over the government's readiness to address the pandemic.

The WHO office in Moscow said the official in charge of covering H1N1 was not available for comment.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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Russia protests inclusion in WHO's list of A/H1N1 deaths


24/09/2009

MOSCOW, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's health ministry said on Thursday its inclusion in the World Health Organization's list of countries with swine flu fatalities was based on unverified information.

The ministry denied on Monday reports of Russia's first swine flu fatality, saying the cause of death was pneumonia.

A leading Russian virologist earlier told national media that a woman had died of swine flu on August 19 after returning to Moscow from Bulgaria.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

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H1N1: WHO announces a death in Russia before retracting

MOSCOW - The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the first deaths in Russia due to influenza H1N1 then retracted Thursday after protests from Moscow.

In a report dated September 23 posted on its website www.who.int in the European Division, WHO initially reported 157 deaths in 15 countries on the continent, including Russia.

Thursday afternoon, these figures were reduced without explanation to 156 deaths in 14 European countries and Russia withdrawn from the list of states affected by the deaths.

A spokesman for the WHO office in Copenhagen in charge of Europe Liuba Negru, acknowledged that "an error occurred in the wake of a press release issued yesterday (Wednesday) by a Russian agency public health, Rospotrebnadzor.

"This is a confusion of case definition. We are correct and we are now awaiting the results of official tests in Russia," she added.

In this release, the agency Rospotrebnadzor reported the "presence of antibodies to H1N1 virus" in a patient who died in Moscow on his return from Bulgaria, but did not mention directly the H1N1 in the final conclusions of the doctors.

The Russian Ministry of Health has accused the WHO of having recorded this fatal case "solely on the basis of information in the media" rather than official data.

A senior Russian scientist said Sunday was the first fatal case of influenza H1N1, a woman doctor who died in early September as he returned from a trip to Bulgaria, information contradicted the next day by the Russian authorities.

"The day before his death, his analysis have been delivered, and we immediately diagnosed with swine flu", said Dmitry Lvov, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"No cases with fatal outcome, that is to say fatal, were recorded on Russian territory," had responded the next day the Vice-Minister of Health, Veronika Skvortsova, quoted by Russian news agencies.

September 24, 2009

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