Ukraine- H1N1 Outbreak October 27 2009 - November 30 2009

[Okieman]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Correction - There was three deaths reported, and now there are five. (I looked in the wrong column.)

 

[Rwilmer]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Correction - There was three deaths reported, and now there are five. (I looked in the wrong column.)

That would put the death toll around 50. It iwll be very interesting to see where that number goes in the next few days.

 

[Okieman]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

In Lviv already 19 people have died from flu

Жовтень 31 2009 17:10 October 31, 2009 17:10
Сьогодні, 31 жовтня, у Львівській області станом на 12.00 офіційно зареєстровано 19 смертей від грипу та ГРВІ, з них 18 дорослих і одна дитина до 14 років. Today, October 31, in Lviv region as of 12.00 registered 19 deaths from influenza and ARI, including 18 adults and one child under 14 years. Про це йдеться в оперативній інформації Головного управління охорони здоров'я Львіської облдержадміністрації. Згідно з цим документом, кількість хворих у Львівській області станом на 12.00 становила 62963 особи, з яких 30960 дорослих, 32003 - діти до 14 років. Кількість госпіталізованих: 1300 (діти до 14 років ? 481 , дорослі ? 819), з них в реанімаційних відділеннях 33 особи (3 дітей +3 вагітних), в блоці інтенсивної терапії для вагітних 39 жінок вагітних з пневмонією. Роздрукувати This refers to operational information, the Department of Health Lviskoyi administration. According to this document, the number of patients in the Lviv region as of 12.00 was 62,963 persons, of which 30,960 adults, 32003 - Children under 14 years. Hospitalized Number: 1300 (Children 14 years - 481 adults - 819) of them in intensive care departments of 33 people (3 children 3 pregnant) in the intensive care unit for pregnant women 39 pregnant women with pneumonia. Prin

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[hawkeye]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Looking back, June 5th the first case was confirmed.

Ukraine confirms first case of H1N1 flu
Fri Jun 5, 2009 11:04am EDT

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has confirmed its first case of the new H1N1 flu, a Ukrainian who lived in the United States for two years, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

"We received the confirmation from London today," a ministry spokeswoman said. The ministry had said this week it was "99 percent" certain the 24-year-old man who returned to Ukraine after for two years in Detroit had contracted the new flu.

 

[alert]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Note the comments on this article. This is from the same source that generated the ProMed post.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281408#tab=comments&sc=0&contribute=&local=

Swine flu fear grips Ukraine as death toll dramatically rises
By Gemma Fox.

Ukraine residents have begun panic-buying face masks and influenza medicines as the death toll from the country's swine flu epidemic rises dramatically in 24 hours.
The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, announced to the country today that the death toll from the H1N1 virus has risen to 50, a dramatic rise from his announcement twenty-hours previously when he'd announced that the toll was 11.
The swine flu epidemic appears to be spreading rapidly in Ukraine with latest figures suggesting that 150,000 people are ill with the virus.
As a preventative measure, for the next three weeks all playgroups, schools and universities will remain closed and the government has also banned mass gatherings as a precaution.
The government, looking at setting up anti-swine flu measures, have announced a package worth 40 millions Euros.
Since the bird flu epidemic a few years ago the price of of flu medications in Ukraine has risen as much as 300 per cent.
As an indication of the worry and fear the Ukrainian people are feeling one lady who was queuing for flu medications gave this account, ?What can I say? There is no medicine in the chemists. How come nobody prepared for this epidemic? Children are sick. The elderly are sick. There are no masks, not even basic pills. People are queuing and waiting for supplies to come, but nobody knows if they will come or not.? Vote up this article!

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Posted 5 hours ago by ■ Andrew Moranflagged as abuse - show comment #1

The problem with this story is that the local and international (non-western) media do not know what the flu is actually. Only western media outlets are saying that its the swine flu, but even the health minister said that they don't know what it is.
I wrote a report on this yesterday, which was posted on Prison Planet, a long with other articles and only Russia Today has said its swine flu but, once again, no one else has. quote
Posted 4 hours ago by ■ Gemma Foxflagged as abuse - show comment #2

Preliminary tests have shown that eleven, out of thirty-three fatal victims, have died from swine flu.
?Unfortunately, we have to state that an an A/H1N1 flu epidemic has in fact started in Ukraine," said Kniazevych at a press conference. Ukraine?s Health Ministry is planning to impose quarantine in the whole country.
From News.pl yesterday. 33 people died from unknown flu virus but 11 were confirmed to have died of a strain of H1N1 (or A). What they're actually worrying about is that the virus is mutating fast and that it won't be the common strain of H1N1 they're dealing with but an unknown one. The border with Poland may be closed due to the fact that Ukrainians are racing over it to buy flu meds which are not available for them in Ukraine (regardless of the strain of flu). Now Poland is worrying that this rush will spread the virus to them faster. Panic brings disaster.
Vasyl Kniazevych is the Minister for Health Protection in Ukraine.
We'll see what another day brings...

 

[alert]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51596/

WHO mission to visit Ukraine nn Nov. 2
October 31 at 16:31 | Ukrainian News The mission of the World Health Organization will visit Ukraine on November 2 to study the situation in the regions hit by the A(H1N1) flu epidemic.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Petro Poroshenko announced this after the conference call meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday.

According to him, the mission will comprise five members.

Poroshenko said Ukraine is likely to receive humanitarian aid next week (November 2 through November 9).

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the European Commission and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid to help fight A(H1N1) flu epidemic.

Ukraine intends to ask the World Health Organization and the international community to provide anti-viral medicines as humanitarian aid because of the epidemic of the A(H1N1) influenza in the country.

Russia intending to help Ukraine fight the A(H1N1) epidemic.

India intends to provide Ukraine with medicines for preventing the influenza epidemic in the country from spreading.

On October 30, the Health Ministry declared the A(H1N1) epidemic in Ukraine.

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Note the comments on this article. This is from the same source that generated the ProMed post.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/281408#tab=comments&sc=0&contribute=&local=

Swine flu fear grips Ukraine as death toll dramatically rises
By Gemma Fox.

Ukraine residents have begun panic-buying face masks and influenza medicines as the death toll from the country's swine flu epidemic rises dramatically in 24 hours.
The President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, announced to the country today that the death toll from the H1N1 virus has risen to 50, a dramatic rise from his announcement twenty-hours previously when he'd announced that the toll was 11.
The swine flu epidemic appears to be spreading rapidly in Ukraine with latest figures suggesting that 150,000 people are ill with the virus.
As a preventative measure, for the next three weeks all playgroups, schools and universities will remain closed and the government has also banned mass gatherings as a precaution.
The government, looking at setting up anti-swine flu measures, have announced a package worth 40 millions Euros.
Since the bird flu epidemic a few years ago the price of of flu medications in Ukraine has risen as much as 300 per cent.
As an indication of the worry and fear the Ukrainian people are feeling one lady who was queuing for flu medications gave this account, ?What can I say? There is no medicine in the chemists. How come nobody prepared for this epidemic? Children are sick. The elderly are sick. There are no masks, not even basic pills. People are queuing and waiting for supplies to come, but nobody knows if they will come or not.? Vote up this article!

Comments (2) 1 subscriber Subscribe To Thread

Posted 5 hours ago by ■ Andrew Moranflagged as abuse - show comment #1

The problem with this story is that the local and international (non-western) media do not know what the flu is actually. Only western media outlets are saying that its the swine flu, but even the health minister said that they don't know what it is.
I wrote a report on this yesterday, which was posted on Prison Planet, a long with other articles and only Russia Today has said its swine flu but, once again, no one else has. quote
Posted 4 hours ago by ■ Gemma Foxflagged as abuse - show comment #2

Preliminary tests have shown that eleven, out of thirty-three fatal victims, have died from swine flu.
?Unfortunately, we have to state that an an A/H1N1 flu epidemic has in fact started in Ukraine," said Kniazevych at a press conference. Ukraine?s Health Ministry is planning to impose quarantine in the whole country.
From News.pl yesterday. 33 people died from unknown flu virus but 11 were confirmed to have died of a strain of H1N1 (or A). What they're actually worrying about is that the virus is mutating fast and that it won't be the common strain of H1N1 they're dealing with but an unknown one. The border with Poland may be closed due to the fact that Ukrainians are racing over it to buy flu meds which are not available for them in Ukraine (regardless of the strain of flu). Now Poland is worrying that this rush will spread the virus to them faster. Panic brings disaster.
Vasyl Kniazevych is the Minister for Health Protection in Ukraine.
We'll see what another day brings...

Non-western media do not know what the flu is...

RIA/NOVOSTI IS NOT A WESTERN MEDIA OUTLET and despite this, stated repeatedly that in Ukraine H1N1 2009 is circulating.

To note further that Ukraine Influenza Reference Laboratory (cited by EuroFlu) has isolated H1N1 2009 in some patients samples.

I posted earlier an extensive number of reference to local offices and authorities that may be contacted for informations.

I should suspect that even Italy has a ''mutated'' strain because in a few days dozens of people have been hospitalized in critical conditions.

It may be the case, of course.

The issue for Ukraine and other eastern european regions and former USSR states regards mainly the derelict conditions of public health infrastructure and the widespread diffusion of HIV, tubercolosis and vaccine-preventable communicable diseases.

To detach social and economical issues from epidemics course may be hazardous if the purpose is to understand the reasons behind a specific scenario.

First, to analyse provided data from National Influenza Centre (associated to the international virological surveillance).

Second, to monitor epidemic course.

Third, to dispel rumors and hoaxes.

Four, to take into account social and economical status of a region.

If we want to understand because recent Zimbabwe cholera epidemic has been so deadly, we must also see the local reality of a lack of potable water and wastewater treatment...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

Ukraine confirms 39 swine flu deaths

01/11/2009

KIEV, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - Swine flu has been the cause of 39 deaths in Ukraine while over 150,000 people are believed to have been infected with the virus, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said on its website.

The A/H1N1 virus, known as the swine flu, originated in the Tirnopol Region in western Ukraine and is believed to have spread to the neighboring Ivano-Frankovsk, Lvov and some other regions.

As of October 31, 14 people died from swine flu in the Lvov region, 13 in the Tirnopol region, six in the Ivano-Frankovsk region, three in the Chernovtsy region, two in the Rovno region and one person in the Volyn region, the ministry's website said.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Saturday that 48 people had died of the virus.

The Ukrainian government has ordered to shut down schools and cinemas in the country in an effort to stop the spread of the epidemic and has already channeled $12.5 million into the purchase of anti-swine flu medicines and medical equipment.


http://en.rian.ru/world/20091101/156668840.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases


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Минздрав подтвердил смерть 53 человек от гриппа

01.11.2009 13:00

Министерство здравоохранения Украины подтвердило сегодня смерть 53 человек от эпидемии гриппа.

Всего, по данным министерства, в Украине заболело 184 919 человек, госпитализировано - 7 383 человека.

Наиболее серьезная ситуация в Западных областях, в которых 30 октября Кабмин ввел карантин , особенно в Ивано-Франковской, Тернопольской, Львовской.

Вчера министр здравоохранения Василий Князевич заявил, что динамика гриппа такова, что эпидемия движется в Центральную Украину.

Сегодня сообщается, что грипп добрался до Одесской области: с диагнозом "острая пневмония" в Балтской районной больнице скончалась 41-летняя женщина.

До госпитализации она несколько дней продолжала работать на швейной фабрике, игнорируя признаки заболевания – высокую температуру и кашель.

"Экспресс-диагностика "калифорнийского" гриппа А/Н1N1 не подтвердила, - сообщила УНИАН начальник райотдела здравоохранения Лариса Стреминовская. - Окончательные результаты будут известны через несколько дней".

По данным ВОЗ, по всему миру от вируса H1N1 умерли около 5 тысяч человек. Эта цифра считается приблизительной, так как многие страны перестали вести подсчет количества смертей от свиного гриппа.

В украинских церквях молятся о прекращении эпидемии гриппа

Этим утром во всех православных храмах Украины свершается специальная молитва – "Молебное пение во время губительного поветрия и смертоносныя заразы", которое традиционно отправляется в православной церкви во время распространения опасных болезней.

Соответствующее циркулярное письмо из благословения предстоятеля Украинской православной церкви рассылается во все епархии УПЦ.

Украинская православная церковь призывает духовенство и верных к молитве за быстрейшее прекращение распространения болезни и выздоровления больных, отмечается в сообщении пресс-службы УПЦ МП.

Сегодня в Украину поступила первая гуманитарная помощь из Польши ("Тамифлю" и марлевые повязки).

В то же время в украинских аптеках по-прежнему не хватает противогриппозных препаратов и марлевых масок. Вчера первый вице-премьер-министр Александр Турчинов объявил, что для преодоления ажиотажного спроса лекарства от гриппа будут продаваться исключительно по рецептам.


Ministry of Health confirmed the death of 53 people from influenza

01.11.2009 13:00

The Ministry of Health confirmed today the death of 53 people from the epidemic of influenza.

Total, according to the ministry in Ukraine, 184 919 people fell ill, hospitalized - 7 383.

The most serious situation in the western areas, where on Oct. 30 Cabinet imposed quarantines, especially in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Lviv.

Yesterday, Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevich said that the dynamics of influenza is that the epidemic is moving in central Ukraine.

Today reported that influenza reached the Odessa region: with a diagnosis of acute pneumonia in Balta district hospital and died on 41-year-old woman.

Until a few days of hospitalization, she continued to work in a sewing factory, ignoring the symptoms - high fever and cough.

Express-diagnostics "California" flu A/N1N1 not confirmed, - the chief of the district department of health UNIAN Larissa Streminovskaya. - The final results will be known within a few days. "

According to WHO, worldwide from the H1N1 virus have died about 5 thousand people. This figure is approximate, since many countries have ceased to count the number of deaths from swine influenza.

In Ukrainian churches pray for the termination of the epidemic of influenza.

This morning all the Orthodox churches of Ukraine being accomplished special prayer - prayer singing during the disastrous epidemic and smertonosnyya infection, which traditionally goes to the Orthodox Church during the spread of dangerous diseases.

The relevant circular on the blessing of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church sent to all the diocese of the UOC.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church calls upon the clergy and the faithful to pray for a speedy end to the spread of disease and cure patients, noted in the press service of the UOC MP.

Today in Ukraine received the first humanitarian aid from Poland ( "Tamiflu", and gauze bandages).

At the same time, the Ukrainian pharmacies still do not have enough influenza vaccines, drugs and gauze masks. Yesterday, First Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Turchinov announced that the rush to overcome the drugs for influenza will be sold only by prescription.

http://www.2000.net.ua/news/19/140963

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

Re: Ukraine: Government says 150,000 cases & 48 deaths from swine flu - most were "young and healthy"

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Минздрав подтвердил смерть 53 человек от гриппа

01.11.2009 13:00

Министерство здравоохранения Украины подтвердило сегодня смерть 53 человек от эпидемии гриппа.

Всего, по данным министерства, в Украине заболело 184 919 человек, госпитализировано - 7 383 человека.

Наиболее серьезная ситуация в Западных областях, в которых 30 октября Кабмин ввел карантин , особенно в Ивано-Франковской, Тернопольской, Львовской.

Вчера министр здравоохранения Василий Князевич заявил, что динамика гриппа такова, что эпидемия движется в Центральную Украину.

Сегодня сообщается, что грипп добрался до Одесской области: с диагнозом "острая пневмония" в Балтской районной больнице скончалась 41-летняя женщина.

До госпитализации она несколько дней продолжала работать на швейной фабрике, игнорируя признаки заболевания – высокую температуру и кашель.

"Экспресс-диагностика "калифорнийского" гриппа А/Н1N1 не подтвердила, - сообщила УНИАН начальник райотдела здравоохранения Лариса Стреминовская. - Окончательные результаты будут известны через несколько дней".

По данным ВОЗ, по всему миру от вируса H1N1 умерли около 5 тысяч человек. Эта цифра считается приблизительной, так как многие страны перестали вести подсчет количества смертей от свиного гриппа.

В украинских церквях молятся о прекращении эпидемии гриппа

Этим утром во всех православных храмах Украины свершается специальная молитва – "Молебное пение во время губительного поветрия и смертоносныя заразы", которое традиционно отправляется в православной церкви во время распространения опасных болезней.

Соответствующее циркулярное письмо из благословения предстоятеля Украинской православной церкви рассылается во все епархии УПЦ.

Украинская православная церковь призывает духовенство и верных к молитве за быстрейшее прекращение распространения болезни и выздоровления больных, отмечается в сообщении пресс-службы УПЦ МП.

Сегодня в Украину поступила первая гуманитарная помощь из Польши ("Тамифлю" и марлевые повязки).

В то же время в украинских аптеках по-прежнему не хватает противогриппозных препаратов и марлевых масок. Вчера первый вице-премьер-министр Александр Турчинов объявил, что для преодоления ажиотажного спроса лекарства от гриппа будут продаваться исключительно по рецептам.


Ministry of Health confirmed the death of 53 people from influenza

01.11.2009 13:00

The Ministry of Health confirmed today the death of 53 people from the epidemic of influenza.

Total, according to the ministry in Ukraine, 184 919 people fell ill, hospitalized - 7 383.

The most serious situation in the western areas, where on Oct. 30 Cabinet imposed quarantines, especially in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Lviv.

Yesterday, Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevich said that the dynamics of influenza is that the epidemic is moving in central Ukraine.

Today reported that influenza reached the Odessa region: with a diagnosis of acute pneumonia in Balta district hospital and died on 41-year-old woman.

Until a few days of hospitalization, she continued to work in a sewing factory, ignoring the symptoms - high fever and cough.

Express-diagnostics "California" flu A/N1N1 not confirmed, - the chief of the district department of health UNIAN Larissa Streminovskaya. - The final results will be known within a few days. "

According to WHO, worldwide from the H1N1 virus have died about 5 thousand people. This figure is approximate, since many countries have ceased to count the number of deaths from swine influenza.

In Ukrainian churches pray for the termination of the epidemic of influenza.

This morning all the Orthodox churches of Ukraine being accomplished special prayer - prayer singing during the disastrous epidemic and smertonosnyya infection, which traditionally goes to the Orthodox Church during the spread of dangerous diseases.

The relevant circular on the blessing of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church sent to all the diocese of the UOC.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church calls upon the clergy and the faithful to pray for a speedy end to the spread of disease and cure patients, noted in the press service of the UOC MP.

Today in Ukraine received the first humanitarian aid from Poland ( "Tamiflu", and gauze bandages).

At the same time, the Ukrainian pharmacies still do not have enough influenza vaccines, drugs and gauze masks. Yesterday, First Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Turchinov announced that the rush to overcome the drugs for influenza will be sold only by prescription.

http://www.2000.net.ua/news/19/140963

 

[FrenchieGirl]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

[Humanitarian aid with Tamiflu, from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary]

[Google Translation]

Authorities in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland okazalys more ready to the эпидемии гриппа in Ukraine


The government of Slovakia, Hungary and Poland were more ready for a flu epidemic in Ukraine

Government of Slovakia and Hungary have decided to send to Ukraine in the framework of humanitarian relief to remedy the effects of the epidemic and prevent its further spread of drugs and gauze bandages.


This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the operational headquarters for the Foreign Ministry received the first official notification to appeal the Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter Poroshenko granting Ukraine the humanitarian help from neighboring states.
The Government of Slovakia in Ukraine send 200 thousand gauze bandages, or half of its own reserve of the state.
The Hungarian authorities are planning to put on 2 November in Ukraine, 10 thousand doses of vaccine for prophylactic vaccination against viral infection.
In addition, as reported on the official site of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko held a telephone conversation with President Lech Kaczynski and discuss the epidemiological situation in Ukraine.
In particular, Kaczynski raised the issue of providing Ukraine, especially the western region, humanitarian assistance.
As a result of agreements the two presidents, the Polish side will give Ukraine a large shipment of drugs, including Tamiflu, and 1 million gauze bandages.
Personally Kaczynski pass from stock presidential Hospital 300 tests to determine the strain of influenza A (H1N1).
Polish President also promised to assist Ukraine on the transfer of mobile diagnostic centers.


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Власти Словакии, Венгрии и Польши оказались более готовы к эпидемии гриппа в Украине

Правительства Словакии и Венгрии решили направить в Украину в рамках чрезвычайной гуманитарной помощи для ликвидации последствий эпидемии и пресечения ее дальнейшего распространения медикаменты и марлевые повязки.


Об этом говорится в сообщении Министерства иностранных дел.
Согласно сообщению, оперативный штаб при МИДе получил первые официальные уведомления на обращение министра иностранных дел Петра Порошенко о предоставлении Украине гуманитарной помощи от соседних государств.
Правительство Словакии направляет в Украину 200 тыс. марлевых повязок, что составляет половину собственного резерва государства.
Власти Венгрии планируют со 2 ноября поставить в Украину 10 тыс. доз вакцины для проведения профилактических прививок от вирусной инфекции.
Кроме того, как сообщается на официальном сайте Президента Украины, Виктор Ющенко провел телефонный разговор с Президентом Польши Лехом Качиньским и обсудил эпидемиологическую ситуацию в Украине.
В частности, Качиньский поднял вопрос оказания Украине, прежде всего западным регионам, гуманитарной помощи.
По результатам договоренностей обоих Президентов, польская сторона передаст Украине крупную партию медикаментов, в частности «Тамифлю», и 1 млн марлевых повязок.
Лично Качиньский передаст из запасов президентской больницы 300 тестов для определения штамма гриппа А(H1N1).
Также Президент Польши пообещал содействовать Украине по передаче мобильных диагностических центров.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Ukraine. Pandemic influenza has killed 53 people

PAP 2009-11-01,

53 people died so far due to an influenza epidemic in Ukraine - reported on Sunday afternoon shortly after the health ministry in Kiev.

According to the Ministry of the total number of patients amounted to almost 185 thousand people, including more than 82.6 thousand. a person under the age of 18 years of age.

Ministry of Health earlier message (from the Saturday at 8. Polish time) said that due to acute respiratory infections or influenza in Ukraine, 39 people died, including two children.

http://wyborcza.pl/1,91446,7208883,Ukraina__Epidemia_grypy_zabila_juz_53_osoby.html

 

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Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

New chart now up on Ukranian Health Site

http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhgg9KIc5Lkpa777fj4RsIJd-RhnKg

 

[Tomek]

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

13:11 | 01.11.2009 |

Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Kiev

At present, hospitalized in the capital, about 120 people, but laboratory studies have not identified them in the influenza virus.

Found that 4-5% of cases is parainfluenza virus, about 8% - adenoviruses, the rest - ОРВИ - acute respiratory viral infection

"Influenza in the morning today in Kiev is not installed. I confirm this," - said the chief sanvrach capital.

According to him, in the past two days has increased the number of hits in Kiev hospitals with symptoms of flu - to 6 thousand hits per day.

This Ponomarenko said that among them are many applications that are almost an advisory nature and caused panic among the population in relation to the situation with the spread of influenza in Ukraine.

http://translate.googleusercontent....gle.pl&usg=ALkJrhgu27-lfEkPMH6sfP1BmSL4yvI-TQ

http://ubr.ua/fullnews/rus/mediki_v_kieve_grippa_net_no_panika_carit_ujasaushaia-27811/

 

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Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

New chart now up on Ukranian Health Site

http://translate.googleusercontent....le.com&usg=ALkJrhgg9KIc5Lkpa777fj4RsIJd-RhnKg

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4809&stc=1&d=1257081894

edit: Follow link for chart

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll rises to nearly 50 - 150.000 cases

NOVEMBER 1, 2009,

Swine Flu Fears Grip Ukraine

By JAMES MARSON

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine introduced some of the strictest measures in the world on Friday to combat swine flu after a spate of deaths in the west of the country.

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko imposed travel restrictions, banned public gatherings and closed schools and universities for three weeks after the health ministry declared an epidemic of the H1N1 virus.


The ministry released figures Sunday showing 53 people had died from flu and respiratory infections, although it was unclear how many of these were caused by the H1N1 virus.

The authorities called for calm as panic and rumors spread. In the capital Kiev, long queues formed at pharmacies on Friday, many of which ran out of medication and face masks. Many put the frenzied reaction down to people's lack of trust in the authorities.

"Everyone believes that they have to look after themselves as they cannot rely on the state," said Tetyana Barvitska, who was queuing at a pharmacy in downtown Kiev having already tried five others.

The ban on large gatherings will bring a halt to campaign rallies ahead of a contentious presidential election scheduled for Jan. 17.

The flu outbreak has already become a political football, with both president and prime minister issuing a number of orders to combat the outbreak by making masks and medication available. Mr. Yushchenko said he would like to see "more consistent steps from the government," and Viktor Yanukovych, leader of the opposition and a frontrunner for the ballot, called for the health minister to be dismissed.

A team from the World Health Organization is set arrive in Ukraine on Monday to assist the authorities.

The Wall Street Journal

http://ow.ly/15YIOt

 

[Anty]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll 53 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll 53 - 150.000 cases

Latest reports from RSOE

Situation Update No. 9
On 01.11.2009 at 03:48 GMT+2

The death toll from a swine flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to nearly 50, President Viktor Yushchenko announced Saturday, having put the number of dead at only 11 the day before. Quoted by the Interfax news agency, Yushchenko said the epidemic was spreading at a furious pace, with a total of 48 deaths and around 150,000 people sick. The president said that alone in Lviv region in the country's west, more than 60,000 people had been infected with the H1N1 virus. All schools, kindergartens, and universities were closed for a three-week period on Friday. A ban on massed gatherings - forcing the wholesale cancellation of concerts and political rallies - was also in effect. Ukraine's national security council also approved the equivalent of 55 million dollars in emergency funding, for swine flu control, and earlier Saturday the Ukrainian government announced new measures to control the spread of the virus. Health Minister Vasyl Kniazevych told Channel 5 television that the flu was thought still to be limited to the country's western provinces as of Saturday morning, but because of the number of suspected cases, a spread was likely. "The country must prepare for a wider outbreak," Kniazevych said. "Its direction of movement is towards central Ukraine."

More than 80,000 people in the swine flu outbreak area had registered with authorities as displaying possible flu symptoms, but because of the similarity of swine flu symptoms to those of common flu, health workers were struggling to estimate the extent of the swine flu's spread, Kniazevych said. "We had a problem with identifying the (swine flu) antibody in flu sufferers," he said. "There is a mass of work we have to do." Panic purchasing of flu remedies, surgical masks, and even citrus fruits took place in most major cities in the former Soviet republic, 1+1 television reported. The swine flu deaths thus far have been limited to the nine western provinces, most along the borders with Slovakia, Poland, and Romania. Shortages of over-the-counter medicines used to treat the common flu were reported as far away as the eastern city Zaporizhia, some 900 kilometres from the epicentre of the outbreak. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting with regional health officials Saturday, to discuss new disease control measures. Invoking a rarely-used law allowing the state to take temporary control of private property, Tymoshenko declared all health-related organizations in the country, including privately-owned health clinics and hospitals, to be "directly subordinate" to the government, effective immediately.

The government would pay particular attention to medical supply retailers, to head off artificial goods shortages and price gouging, she said, in comments reported by the Unian news agency. Retail price spikes of as much as 300 per cent for cold and flu remedies have taken place in recent years in Ukraine, during avian flu outbreaks. Tymoshenko claimed privately-operated chemists in the country were "absolutely supplied in full volume with all necessary medical supplies," contradicting spot reports of shortages. Trains operated by the national railroad Ukrzhelesnitsiya were running according to schedule, but staff were ordered to wear surgical masks, and instructed to report passengers who appear to have flu symptoms. Medical personnel aboard "every passenger train" were available to provide first aid to potential flu sufferers, and would report people treated to the Health Ministry, according to statement on the Ukrzhelesnitsiya website. Traffic in Ukrainian airports and intercity highways meanwhile appeared to be at normal levels despite a call by Tymoshenko for Ukrainians to avoid long-distance travel if possible. Traffic police and airport security personnel have been briefed to screen travellers visually, Tymoshenko said.


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Situation Update No. 8
On 01.11.2009 at 03:02 GMT+2

Ukraine?s swine flu epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate. The number of deaths has risen to nearly 50. President Viktor Yushchenko made the announcement, having put the number of victims at 11 just 24 hours earlier. The latest figures suggest 150,000 are sick with H1N1. Schools, universities and playgroups have been closed for the next three weeks. Mass gatherings have also been banned. Panic buying of masks and flu remedies is sweeping the country according to local media reports. The government also announced an emergency package of 40 million euros to go towards anti-swine flu measures. One woman queuing for medicine said: ?What can I say? There is no medicine in the chemists. How come nobody prepared for this epidemic? Children are sick. The elderly are sick. There are no masks, not even basic pills. People are queuing and waiting for supplies to come, but nobody knows if they will come or not.? The price of flu medicines rose by as much as 300 per cent in Ukraine during the previous bird flu outbreak.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?cid=23630

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll 53 - 150.000 cases

Re: Ukraine - H1N1 - death toll 53 - 150.000 cases

In Ukraine, the flu have died, four medical

In Ternopil and Lviv oblasts of Ukraine from the flu have died, four health workers.

"Every physician, especially those who comes to the ward for the seriously ill in intensive care, should carefully consider their own protection, but the state should be fully implemented by all health workers the necessary means," - noted the Minister for Health Vasyl Knyazevich at a meeting of the operational staff on combating influenza virus A/H1H1 / California.

Vasily Knyazevych also appealed to scientists to predict the subsequent spread of disease rates based on intelligence information.

According to the Ministry of Health, November 2, the Ukraine delegation arrives international experts to assist in overcoming the epidemic of influenza and acute viral infections.

Health Minister urged people not to panic, to refrain from undue buying drugs, not to engage in self-treatment and follow the recommendations of doctors.

He noted that the Government was able to resolve the issue of ambulances with fuel. In addition, the introduction of marginal prices for individual drugs and medical products, including gauze, gloves, syringes, ITAR-TASS.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, 48 people have become victims of a flu epidemic in the country. "48 people died in the territory of Ukraine, and sick for more than 150 thousand", - he said during a meeting with the heads of administrations oblgastnyh western regions of Lviv.

According to him, the largest increase in incidence observed in the Lviv region. As President, in comparison with the previous day had increased incidence of 4-5.


"Ukraine has been ordered and the new year will put the most modern laboratory, similar to that which is in London. Signed all the contracts," - said Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on a conference call on the influenza epidemic in the country, held in Kiev. :tiphat: http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=323666&cid=9

 

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Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

ProMed post #2. They've seen enough to call this confirmed.

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,79896

Archive Number 20091101.3771
Published Date 01-NOV-2009
Subject PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (81): Ukraine, conf.


INFLUENZA PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 (81): UKRAINE, CONFIRMED
*******************************************************
A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>

Date: Sun 1 Nov 2009
From: Irene Lai <irene.lai@internationalsos.com>


The Ukrainian Ministry of Health has released the following
information (in Ukrainian) on its website
<http://www.moz.gov.ua/ua/main/press>. Some cases of influenza-like
illness (ILI) and at least one death have been confirmed as due to
influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection.

Currently, there are or have been about 1000 people admitted to
hospitals. (It is unclear from the report whether these numbers are
current or cumulative). More than 100 are being treated in intensive
care units.

There are restrictions on large gatherings. Schools and entertainment
establishments have been closed for 3 weeks.

Another Ministry report (in Ukrainian
<http://www.moz.gov.ua/ua/main/press/?docID=3D13938>) states that as
of Fri 30 Oct 2009, there are over 80 000 suspected cases and 33 deaths.

The report describes 3 features of the outbreak: (1) Complicated
courses in pregnant women, people of working age, children, and the
elderly (but not as many), and people with cardiovascular and
respiratory disease, diabetes, immune deficiency, obesity etc.; (2)
Rapid spread; (3) In some cases, a viral pneumonia with rapid
progression that is difficult to treat.

--
Dr Irene Lai MB BS
International SOS
Level 5 Challis House 4 Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
<irene.lai@internationalsos.com>

[ProMED-mail thanks Irene Lai for providing these translations. It is
clear that the outbreak has all the characteristics of influenza
pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 virus infection, although a precise diagnosis
has been established only in very few cases. For whatever reason, the
Ukrainian authorities seem reluctant to reach this conclusion.

The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Ukraine can be accessed
at: <http://healthmap.org/admin/prolink.php>. - Mod.CP]

[see also:
Influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 (80): Ukraine susp. RFI 20091031.3764]
..........................................................cp/msp/jw

 

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Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Re: Ukraine- Pandemic Influenza - Ministry of Health says 185,000 cases & 53 deaths

Presumably, the "new flu virus" mentioned in this article is Pandemic H1N1, not another new flu virus.

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n199014

Ukrainian embassy in Bulgaria asks for aid to fight new flu virus



1 November 2009 | 16:51 | FOCUS News Agency



Sofia. Because of the growing flu epidemic in Ukraine, the embassy of Ukraine in Bulgaria calls on all people who are not indifferent to provide aid to the country, helping it fight the new flu virus. The Ukrainian government has declared quarantine in nine provinces ? Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Volyn, Khmelnytskyi, and Vinnytsia.
The Ukrainian government adopted a special decree, declaring a three-week holiday in all kindergartens, schools and universities in the country and cancelling all massive events.
The state border control will be tightened.
According to the data of the Healthcare Ministry, Ukraine needs 15,302,487 vaccines and medical equipment and consumables.