Today.Az » Society » One of swine flu-infected Azerbaijanis discharged from hospital (UPDATE)
01 August 2009 [12:06] - Today.Az
In addition to two already revealed swine flu cases, the virus may be confirmed with two more individuals in Azerbaijan.
August 1
13:05
An Azerbaijani teenager who arrived in Baku from the UK on July 29 with swine flu case is recovering, Azerbaijani Health Ministry spokesperson Anar Gadirli said.
"The state of the patient is normal at the moment and he is undergoing a medical treatment. But it is difficult to say when he will be discharged," Gadirli said.
11:39
One of the individuals with swine flu case has been discharged from Pulmonology Institute today, Health Ministry official Soltan Aliyev said.
He said the patient has recovered.
“The patient recovered as the virus was detected in time and was treated immediately. There is no need to keep the patient in hospital,” he said.
He said there is either no need to keep the patient under control at home.
Aliyev said the other patient feels good and will be discharged from hospital soon.
10:15
One of the patients with swine flu case will be discharged from hospital today.
The state of the patient is normal, Pulmonology Institute said.
There is no danger for health of the infected persons. Patient’s temperature is normal and he/she feels good.
The state of the other patient is also normal and will leave hospital soon.
July 31
16:11
Two teenagers who contacted with individuals with swine flu case have been tested for A/H1N1, Plague Center Director said.
The laboratory is examining analysis from 14-year-old teenagers who had temperature of 36.7 and 36.3 degree and who were in a direct contact with the infected youth, center director Shair Gurbanov said.
He said the results of analysis will be available on August 1.
“The analysis taken from people who contacted the woman with swine flu case did not reveal a disease,” he said.
Her husband and two children also underwent medical examination, Gurbanov said.
14:23
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens to postpone travels to the countries where the disease has been recorded as much as possible, spokesman for Foreign Ministry Elkhan Polukhov said.
“Health Ministry should also take necessary measures,” Polukhov said.
He noted that the Foreign Ministry posted the notice about traveling to the official Web site and the information is updated as the disease reaches more countries.
Polukhov said the officers of Azerbaijani diplomatic missions abroad are warned to take necessary measures to protect themselves against this infection.
“All of the diplomats working abroad have medical insurance and they can easily apply to the medical facilities,” he said.
The notice posted on the Foreign Ministry’s website says:
“With the aim of protection from the diseases and dangers of pandemics and epidemic cases erupted or supposed to occur in the different parts of the world, it is recommended for the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who intend to travel abroad and the people who travel to the Republic of Azerbaijan to apply for the relevant inoculation, vaccination and medical examination.”
"Azerbaijani citizens are recommended to contact embassies and consulates in case of emergency situations and other dangers. The citizens are also told that the Foreign Ministry is not responsible for what happens during travel.
No region or country of the world is insured against a terror attack or an emergency situation."
July 30
17:10
Currently the employees of the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan are monitoring the people who communicated swine flu infected individuals, the WHO program coordinator on Azerbaijan Elkhan Gasimov said.
"The list includes not only those who traveled with patients, but also relatives and friends, with whom they communicated during this period," said Gasimov.
Gasimov did not disclose names and ages of patients and said that patients arrived with Paris-Baku and London-Istanbul-Baku flights.
He said the first patient is a woman who came from Paris tour on July 27. The patient experienced a health problem already on July 29 and immediately appealed to the medical institution and analysis results were positive. Currently the patient feels satisfactory.
The second patient returned to Baku from England after a tourist trip on July 29. The temperature of the patient was revealed by the "termosensor" at the Baku airport.
The monitoring of the health of all persons included in the list will be held during the week, said Gasimov.
16:18
The first two swine flu cases have been revealed in Azerbaijan, agency
for sanitation and epidemiology control chief Viktor Gasimov said at a
news conference.
He said high temperature of one of the infected individual was revealed while crossing border. Later an examination found A/H1N1. The second infected individual applied to doctor as he/she was ailing.
“The state of the two infected individuals are satisfactory and they are being treated under recommendations of the World Health Organization,” Gasimov said.
He said the persons who communicated with them have been identified.
“They also underwent medical examination. The virus transmits from person to person, therefore is rapidly spreading worldwide,” Gasimov said.
He said swine flu is less fatal than bird flu. The bird flu had fatality of 60-70 percent while the swine flu has 0.6 percent. About 1,000 of the 107,000 people infected with swine flu have died.
15:24
The Health Ministry of Azerbaijan held an emergency meeting due to the confirmation of the first A/H1N1 (swine flu) virus in the country, Deputy Health Minister Elsever Aghayev said.
He said two individuals were infected, but there was no death threat. “The virus was revealed by the Anti-Plague Station laboratory. They came to the station for checkup due to the flu infection”.
He said the Health Ministry is ready to combat any disease threat. “Azerbaijan has received 10,000 boxes of anti-A/H1N1 drugs”.
14:28
Some details about the swine flu infected individuals in Azerbaijan have been made public. Deputy director of the Republic Anti Plague Station Shair Gurbanov said one of the patients - woman aged 40 had been taken to Scientific-Research Pulmonology Institute.
The other patient – 15-year-old person was taken to Children Infectious Hospital. Gurbanov said their names could not be disclosed.
“Both of them live in Baku. We examined the children of the infected woman. They are healthy. The persons, who came together with the 15-year-old patient, are also healthy. We examined their family members. The examination finished at 4 tonight,” he said.
Gurbanov said the patients felt normal.
“They will probably be discharged from hospital in a few days,” he said.
13:58
Two A (H1N1) cases have been revealed in Azerbaijan for the first time, Azerbaijan Health Ministry spokesperson Anar Gadirli said.
“The virus was revealed in two individuals from Baku and Ganja who recently arrived from France (July 27) and the United Kingdom (July 29) respectively.”
The patients' state is satisfactory. They are undergoing medical treatment at the moment.
Preventive measures are being taken with regard to those who were in close contact with the patients.
/Day.Az, APA, Interfax Azerbaijan, Trend Capital, Trend Life, ANS PRESS/
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