Saudi Arabia - Reported H1N1 deaths among Hajj pilgrims - 4

[Gert van der Hoek]

google translated

General / Ministry of Health recorded four swine flu deaths among the pilgrims coming

Riyadh 04 Thu Al-Hijjah 1430 AH corresponding to November 21, 2009 SPA

Under continuous monitoring by the Ministry of Health to the new situation of the swine flu H1N1 this year's pilgrimage ministry said it recorded (4) cases and deaths among the pilgrims coming to perform Hajj, all scientific recommendations have not been applied previously announced, including the taking anti-H1N1 vaccination Swine influenza.

She reported that the first case of the Sudanese pilgrims in Medina, age (75) years who developed symptoms after the arrival of the Kingdom of four days his condition was directly through the Mission of Sudan and the medical treatments given by them which did not contain drugs against the H1N1 virus and without consultation or review of health facilities available in the city Medina, which led to his deteriorating health and was transferred to a hospital where he was dealing with the situation as a severe case of pneumonia due to the virus and a sample taken for laboratory examination after treatment to give the avian H 1 The 1 but that did not respond to treatment.

She added that the second case of sexual-old Nigerian woman (17) years old and came to Medina by Cairo Airport where he developed symptoms two days after his arrival to Medina, was admitted to the emergency situation of acute lung failure with a rise in sugar, prompting rapid intervention in emergencies where worked for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and then moved to intensive care and given appropriate treatment of avian H 1 The 1, but with the deterioration of the situation and the delayed arrival to hospital and died the same day,

The third case is the Indian pilgrims in Mecca from (75) years admitted to hospital with high temperature temperature, cough and had a history where patients suffering from heart disease and chronic diseases, chest and enter the intensive care and given a specific property of the virus but it did not respond to treatment.

She reported that the fourth case to the need of 75-year-old Moroccan introduced a hospital in Medina and diagnosed the presence of shortness of breath and a high temperature and advanced lung cancer and given the necessary treatment but her condition deteriorated resulting in her death.

http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=721149

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Saudi Arabia - Reported H1N1 deaths among Hajj pilgrims - 4

Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj


The Associated Press

Saturday, November 21, 2009; 11:54 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.

The Health Ministry said none of the victims had been vaccinated and all became sick within two to three days of arriving. Three of the victims were 75 years old, coming from Sudan, India and Morocco, and the fourth was a 17-year-old Nigerian.

The hajj, as the pilgrimage is known, is required of all able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime. It attracts about 3 million people from 160 countries and begins this year on Nov. 26, as the winter flu season approaches in the Northern Hemisphere.

The pilgrimage has also become a concern for world health officials because the massive numbers of people brought together from around the world has raised fears it could contribute to the spread of swine flu.

The H1N1 flu has killed 66 people in Saudi Arabia, and the government invited international experts, including some from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in June to a conference to examine Saudi measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

The Saudi government has recommended the elderly, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases and children skip the hajj this year.

Other measures include thermal screening equipment at entry points to detect passengers with fevers, rapid reporting of illnesses from a network of hospitals and clinics back to the emergency operations center and special hospitals for quarantining those who catch the disease.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/21/AR2009112101205.html

Saudi Arabia: Four pilgrims die of swine flu

Posted: 21-11-2009 ,

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday four pilgrims had died of the H1N1 flu virus three days before the Muslim haj is due to start, al-Hayat newspaper said. According to the repot, the Health Ministry said the deaths were among pilgrims who came from outside Saudi Arabia.

Some 3 million Muslim pilgrims participate in the haj in the holy city of Mecca every year, including up to 2 million who travel from abroad. Haj rituals this year start on Wednesday.

http://albawaba.com/en/news/257329

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Saudi Arabia - Reported H1N1 deaths among Hajj pilgrims - 4

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj

Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.

The Health Ministry said none of the victims had been vaccinated and all became sick within two to three days of arriving. Three of the victims were 75 years old, coming from Sudan, India and Morocco, and the fourth was a 17-year-old Nigerian.

The hajj, as the pilgrimage is known, is required of all able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime. It attracts about 3 million people from 160 countries and begins this year on Nov. 26, as the winter flu season approaches in the Northern Hemisphere.

The pilgrimage has also become a concern for world health officials because the massive numbers of people brought together from around the world has raised fears it could contribute to the spread of swine flu.

The H1N1 flu has killed 66 people in Saudi Arabia, and the government invited international experts, including some from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in June to a conference to examine Saudi measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

The Saudi government has recommended the elderly, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases and children skip the hajj this year.

Other measures include thermal screening equipment at entry points to detect passengers with fevers, rapid reporting of illnesses from a network of hospitals and clinics back to the emergency operations center and special hospitals for quarantining those who catch the disease.

http://srnnews.townhall.com/news/world/2009/11/21/saudi_4_pilgrims_die_of_swine_flu_before_hajj