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    Lithuania - the first swine flu case



    2009-06-26 15:30

    Lithuania confirmed the first influenza A (H1N1), or the so-called swine flu case.


    This is the BNS on Friday reported by the Minister of Health, Algis Čaplikas.

    Primary data, influenza A (H1N1) set Taurage capita.

    Diagnosis established Lithuanian AIDS Center. The sample is likely to be forwarded to London
    confirm the diagnosis.

    According to medical personnel, patients suffering from easy to influenza A (H1N1) form.

    Swine flu is spreading rapidly

    Kaunas Medical University infectious diseases clinic Infektol?gia, Professor, Doctor
    Alvydas Lai?konis lrytas.lt argued that the swine flu is spreading rapidly.

    "- The acute respiratory tract infection. It is believed that this virus is a combination of susikombinavęs
    pig, human and avian influenza. Those who speak about the exaggerated risks, probably NOT the 1968
    influenza. I myself had it and I know what this means.

    What is a pandemic? Disrupted during a pandemic, all public life - suffering from the bus
    drivers, vendors, judges, journalists, medics. A similar situation was 2002-years when
    began to spread to Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ", - said A. lrytas.lt Lai?konis.

    The above recorded in Latvia and Poland

    A few days of the first so-called swine flu case found in neighboring Latvia.

    Poland reported 13 such cases in Estonia, 5 patients with influenza in this person. These countries
    dying from the virus A (H1N1) caused by the disease.

    State Food and Veterinary Service activities, and emergency diseases in the Center Head
    Vice Egidijus Pumputis lrytas.lt said that engineers have long been cooperating
    with colleagues in Poland and Latvia, it's monitoring.

    According to him, the neighboring countries, people avoided the death, because they were given qualified support --
    swine influenza patients beds remained the same as normal flu.

    State Food and Veterinary Service is focused on the animals. Specialists
    ensure that the disease does not reach the pig and not a considerable loss to farmers.

    E. Pumputis claims that Poland and Latvia, There is in the swine flu would reach the
    animals.

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