Ukraine- H1N1 Outbreak October 27 2009 - November 30 2009

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In Ternopil more than 300 people were hospitalized with pneumonia

On a day of Ternopil hospitalized with the diagnosis of "pneumonia" increased 2.5 times.

This was during today's meeting of the Board of the Ternopil regional state administration head of the health ODA Bogdan Onysko.

According to him, as at 8.00 am on 29 October in hospitals had 326 patients with previous non-medical diagnosis of pneumonia, caused by acute respiratory infections, of them in serious condition, 22 people. 55 from among hospitalized - children.

For medical care, according Onyskiva, transformed into bed emergency hospital, Regional Hospital, for pregnant women organized ray department at the hospital number 2 and Children's Hospital.

It also solved the issue of allocation space medsanchastyny combine plant for back of infectious hospital in case of mass arrivals of patients, "- said Onysko.

He also noted that the Ternopil region - the only region in Ukraine, which has its own regional infectious hospital, writes UNIAN
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Ukraine's epidemic has killed over 30 people

Number of victims of viral diseases in the West Regions, according to official figures, reached 34 people. According to doctors, the main cause of death - failure to address people to doctors.

Number of victims of pneumonia caused by unknown virus, in the Lviv region has risen to 10 people, among the dead - 11-year-old child. Another 11 people were in intensive care. Among the dead - 5 Lviv residents, three residents Drohobych district, two residents Drohobycz.

In addition, in the Lviv regional hospital in isolation already 4 pregnant women with a diagnosis of "pneumonia", which are in the intensive care ward of a separate corps of the regional hospital.

In Ivano-Frankivsk region, six people died. With complaints of respiratory diseases in the hospital appealed 9,5 thousand people, nearly half of patients - children under the age of 14 years, and a third - the students. In schools, kindergartens and high schools of the area quarantined.

At the Ternopil region from an unknown virus 12 people died, another 17 are in critical condition. In Ternopil also sick 25% infectious disease physicians who worked with patients with acute respiratory viral infections. This quarantine was extended for 14 days.

In the Rivne region as of October 29 had died of SARS two men: 28-year-old woman in Kostopol and employee channel "Sphere-TV in Rivne. The government called on local residents exactly do the flu shot, while the chief doctor of the hospital ambulance Lviv Myron B. stated the opposite. He believes that vaccinate in a dangerous epidemic, because vaccination can reduce immunity.

In Chernivtsi region officially registered 3 deaths. All patients died of pulmonary failure. In general, the Chernivtsi region since the beginning of the epidemic season on Oct. 28 became ill 6 thousand people, half of them - children.

One death, recall, was recorded in Transcarpathia. Dead men have set a preliminary diagnosis of swine influenza A, have one person, the diagnosis is suspected, UNIAN reports.

Recall the nature of the virus, which causes pneumonia and from which people are dying, have not yet fully established, doctors conducting research. At the same time, the Ministry of Health assured that the reason - certainly not swine flu. According to the representatives of the Ministry of Health, most people died because of delays in treatment to the doctors.

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October 29, 2009, 10:09 ? Accidents
In Western Ukraine, more people die from flu


In Ternopil region has nine, in Ivano-Frankivsk - thirteen, in the Lviv region - four. The number of people who died after shot. Patients constantly bilshaye: thousands of them already. Doctors think that people die of viral pneumonia. About swine influenza say it is too early. And full of confidence there.

Influenza decimate western Ukraine. Even yesterday, doctors said that the Ternopil region from an unknown strain had seven people died. And today, according to official estimates, has nine. In the regional center announced quarantine in higher education. Continuing bilshaye and patients. Diagnosed with viral pneumonia, doctors shpytalyuvaly sixty thousand local residents.

Bogdan Onysko, head of the health of Ternopil Oblast State Administration: "We see the growth of non-medical postuplennya patients with pneumonia. So for some stabilization, I have no right to speak.

However, in the Lviv region just last week from complications of flu, four people died in the Ivano-Frankivsk - thirteen. What people are not sick of absolute swine disease - the Ministry of Health are not sure. Identify the H1N1 strain can only specialized laboratory in London. In the study to ten days.

Vasyl Knyazevich, the Minister of Health of Ukraine: "the diagnosis - a viral pneumonia. Express test object California Influenza disease has not been confirmed.

The international community is convinced that widespread outbreaks of swine flu in Ukraine - just the right time. Representatives of the UN Children's Fund has been advised to strengthen epidemiological monitoring and further equip the intensive therapy departments of hospitals. Experts called several reasons for the outbreak of influenza. Among them - a sharp cooling in Galicia and the Ukrainian workers that brought the disease from Europe.

Vasyl Knyazevich, the Minister of Health of Ukraine: "The threshold incidence begins to rise in the western areas. It starts easy course, but on the second day - pneumonia. And once a very difficult situation."

Physicians also reported previously that influenza epidemics should be expected in early November. This season Ukrainian health psuvatymut three new strains of the virus. The main symptoms of illness - a pain in the head, muscles, fever, cough, sore throat, nausea and sometimes diarrhea.

Bilovil Alexander, chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine: "There are various complications, especially in the central nervous system. And immunology, and cardiovascular system.

New strains of influenza dangerous for Ukrainian no immunity against them. That's why doctors insist on being vaccinated.

Marina Krapyvner, practitioner: "The only Pryvyvatsya from strain virus is impossible, so the unified вакцинация exists, which contains all three types of stirrer kinds, this two stirrer strain A and one - грипп B".

If I can not vaccinate, doctors advise zahartovuvatysya, take vitamins and avoid crowded places and contact with patients.

Dmitry Ilchuk, Marina Boryspolets, Elena Tkachenko, NTN.http://ntn.ua/uk/news/accidents/2009/10/29/2275

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In western Ukraine, raging flu epidemic: 30 people died

In western Ukraine, raging flu epidemic. Already has registered 30 deaths: in the Lviv region of 12 people died in the Ivano-Frankivsk region - 6 people, in the Ternopil - 12, reports RBC-Ukraine.

As the press service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the number of cases for a total of 37 thousand 923 persons, of which 3 418 people - children. Total hospitalized 951 people.

Earlier today, the head of the maternity General Directorate of Health Lviv Oblast city administration (RSA) Irina Mikichak reported that in the Lviv region of 10 people have died from pneumonia and 11 are in intensive care with a diagnosis of pneumonia.

According to the Spokesperson for the President of the Lviv Regional Administration Olga Kulik, in the Lviv region suspended instruction in all high schools in the area due to the flu and colds. The corresponding decree was signed by the Governor of the Lviv region. Nicholas Kmit.

It also recommends that the Regional SES stop learning in all schools in the area, which is now on vacation. In addition, the SES recommends that in kindergarten, which have continued their work on a daily basis to measure the temperature of children and parents to call if the temperature of their children improved.

In turn, the chief state sanitary doctor Alexander Bilovol said that in Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv epidemic threshold is exceeded, particularly in the Ternopil region in 1,5 times. He added that the situation in the Ternopil region is complex, there went Commission Minohrany health to clarify the circumstances of aggravation of the epidemiological situation. In addition, A. Bilovol urged citizens at the onset of symptoms of SARS and influenza to seek immediate medical attention.

The cause of early deterioration of the epidemiological situation in some regions A. Bilovol explains the sharp cooling and chronic diseases, the number of which have recently increased. According to him, the Ministry of Health is ready for a possible epidemic across the state.

Also in the Ministry of Health continues to insist that from the "swine flu" in Ukraine, only two died. According to O. Bilovol, for the last time, other cases were found.

At the same time, he added that the statistics of mortality from pneumonia does not allocate the cause of pneumonia: influenza disease, postoperative complications, and a number of other reasons.

29 October 2009.

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Influenza kills in the Ternopil region 08:06
Ternopil region for the first time in 20 years opened the season epidemic of ODS in Ukraine.
In this regard, from 20 October in Ternopil closed quarantine at all schools and kindergartens, as well as already on 27 October this fate befell more than 106 schools throughout the area, including schools in Gusyatinskogo, Chortkiv, Pidgayec'ka and Zbarazhskoy areas . Because the epidemic has been suspended for a week learning and vocational school № 10, Ternopil Medical Academy and TSTU them. I. Pul'uj.
But worst is that the epidemic prevent the process of learning and work - Unknown virus takes lives. As of October 27, recorded in 7 deaths. Informal same privately epidemiologists say is about 7 and about 9 fatalities have, and not from the ODS, but from complications arising from influenza, but from which it is the strain - not sanstantsiya nor doctors still do not know.
Despite the magnitude of the epidemic in the regional SES says that now we come to the peak of the first wave of the disease.
- Worsening epidsytuatsiyi to ODS, we observed two weeks in a row. Analyzing the situation, from 12 to 18 October, there were 3938 cases of ARI. From 19 on October 25, recorded 10119 cases. The growth was 2,5 times, the situation remains tense. In some regions of the region declared restrictive measures. In fact, it is treated as an outbreak of acute respiratory infection - informed the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ninel Tsyapa region.
Given this rapid increase in the incidence of ARI, doctors difficult to make predictions about the duration of the epidemic situation. Zatrudnyayutsya physicians to determine which strains of the virus, WHO is expected to peak season of 2009-2010 - A Brizben H1N1, A Brizben H 3N2 and B Brizben if a new pandemic virus H1N1 - now circulating in the Ternopil region.
It is only known that the epidemic is characterized by rapid continued rise of such symptoms as fever, intense headache, and throat. Dangerous parasite affects mainly the lungs and can lead to complications such as pneumonia, meningitis, encephalitis.
For observations of doctors, the disease runs in heavier adults. Especially vulnerable are pregnant women, children and people with weakened immunity. By the way, as the head of the health ODA Bogdan Onysko, almost all the seven persons who died during the epidemic of ozone depleting substances - the young, physically healthy people who had no health problems.
Two issues that concern the public: What was the cause of early morbidity of influenza and ARI, and why the epidemic is started with the Ternopil region. Some suggest that the fault of all debris, which weeks did not vyvozylosya town. However, experts flatly reject such a possibility.
- Causes of early incidence of influenza and ARI in the area can be cold and sharp fluctuations in low temperature for a week before the heating season, and that for the last 5-7 years of the epidemic is not reyestruvalas ODS. I get a lot of new virus strains to which people no immune protection - said the head of health ODA.
And the explanation that the Ternopil first assumed the impact of epidemic influenza, according to Bogdan Omelyanovych - especially of the region's population and migration processes.
Today the situation under control - doctors assisted in its entirety. Published by order of the Head of State Administration of overcoming the consequences of increasing incidence of viral infections.
Head of Epidemiological Department of City SES B. Bordeaux stresses that today it is not the flu and acute respiratory infections and so-called flu-like. The difference is that acute flow of temperature, cough and nezhyttyu and flu-like - a high fever, pain in the throat and cough, usually without a runny nose.
- While no recorded cases of flu - said Bogdan Bordeaux. - Virologic laboratory study of nasal swabs of patients. Intake of these smears do doctors who come to the challenge. So far, a study of these smears, flu detected.
Meanwhile, in Ternopil number of citizens who put on masks for their safety and health of anyone growing. But doctors emphasize one thing: in case of illness, high temperature and other signs of sore, not journey alone in the clinic. Call the doctor at home. After isolation of the patient - is not only a good way to reduce the number of patients in state and reverse the epidemic.
When the disease is important to adhere to a strict regime of bed, drink plenty of fluids for removal of toxins from the body (tea with honey and lemon, fruit drinks, alkaline mineral water, juices, etc.).
Anna Dudka,
Natalia LIPINSKA
Source: "New Era"

P.S. By the way, on Monday in the U.S. have entered an emergency because the disease swine flu. The number of infected people in this country is already over 20 thousand cases of infection were found in 46 U.S. states. Disappointing statistics and our northern neighbor, where from swine flu, two people died. This was announced on Tuesday the head Rosspozhyvnahlyadu Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko. According to him, in Chiti died two women 29 and 50 years. "In both confirmed the diagnosis of A/H1N1, both had pneumonia" - said Onishchenko. He noted that one of the women was pregnant. Fruit could not save. Total reported chief sanitary doctor of Russia confirmed cases of swine flu in Russia is 1349.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Health, October 27, 2009 Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Alexander Bilovol reported to the Minister of Health of Ukraine Vasily Knyazevich complication of epidemic situation in the Ternopil region.
Despite the gradual reduction of daily human diseases due to the introduction of restrictive measures to the medical institutions seeking patients, including those with severe pneumonia.
Because of late applications for medical care, complicated diagnostics and targeted treatments, as a consequence of lethal cases are probably caused by respiratory viral infections.
Disease struck in the main population of Ternopol and southern districts of the region, particularly Chortkiv, Terebovlya, Gusyatinskogo, Borschevskogo. Patients who died were not in countries troubled by the incidence of influenza A (H1N1), California and lived in different territories of the region.
Job virological laboratories, epidemiologists organized and aimed at ensuring the reception of material from patients with further development: from 1 to 26 October only method of detecting antibodies imunoflyuorystuyuchyh of research swabs from nose and mouth in humans for the selection of antigens of influenza viruses, and ozone. Total examined 175 people of whom conducted research in 1015, including 71 with a positive result, namely: Influenza type A - 9, paragripom - 50, ryno-syntyntsialnyy virus - 11, adenoidal pharyngeal conjunctival virus - 1. Results by flyuorystyyuyuchyh antibodies of the dead 2-oh people - negative.
The situation is under the personal supervision of Chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine. http://upi.org.ua/news/grip_zabirae_...009-10-29-9256

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Pneumonia of unknown origin kill 30 in Ukrayna
October 29, 2009 22:01 ch.galeriya



Over 30 people have died of pneumonia of unknown origin in western Ukraine this month, said the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, quoted by the AFP and the BTA.

Most affected are the Ternopil region with 16 and died in Lviv 12. In Ivano-Frankivsk region has 6 more victims of the disease. These three areas total 37 900 people suffering from viral respiratory infections. Since it is 951 people were admitted to hospital.

Admitted to hospitals by 61 people, including children and 31 are in emergency wards. People widely supply with antiviral preparations and protective masks. Drug done fast and the pharmacy in Lvov, which are still be howling tails, tens of meters long.

The authorities of the three areas affected by the disease temporarily closed kindergartens and schools and universities recommended to suspend classes. The local population was not summoned to gather in large groups. In Ukraine there are only two recorded cases of influenza A virus (H1N1), AFP notes. Bencher proprezidentskata party "Our Ukraine" member of parliament and Lilia Grigorovich urged to immediately declare a state of emergency in five regions of the country because of illness, ITAR-TASS.

This according to her must have three areas of pneumonia victims - Ternopil, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi region Rovnenska and that the words are also covered by the epidemic. Emergency in some areas of Ukraine, or across the country by law may be declared only by presidential decree.

An ongoing campaign for the presidency, that would be banned rallies and other mass events, ITAR-TASS notes. BTA
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Ukraine: dramatically increasing the number of victims of influenza. Customs officers in masks. It A/H1N1?

jagor, ga, gazeta.pl, IAR PAP2009-10-29,
last updated 26 minutes ago in connection with the epidemic of influenza in the west of Ukraine tightened rules for crossing the border. As a result of complications from pneumonia died more than 30 people. Almost all died in the Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. For the moment it is uncertain whether the victim of a new influenza A/H1N1. Polish health services monitor the situation in Ukraine.


Vladimir Szeremeta from Western Regional Directorate of the Border Service, said that all border crossings entering the territory of Ukraine will be controlled doctors. Only then proceed to work as customs officers and officers of the Border Service of protective masks.

Cases of deaths due to complications from viral pneumonia was noted in 6 districts of western Ukraine. The number of dead is estimated at 34 persons. Just yesterday informed of 20 cases of fatal accidents.

Panic and increases in pharmacies

The worst situation is in the circuits of Lviv and Ternopil. In view of the epidemic and quarantine declared closed kindergartens and educational institutions. A similar situation prevails in Transcarpathia and Ivano-Frankivsk region.

In Ternopil Oblast disease terrified people rushed to pharmacies in search of drugs. In response, the pharmacists raised their prices.



Is it A/H1N1? Does not have final results

Doctors are not yet able to determine whether it is influenza A/H1N1 virus. Studies conducted in Ukraine showed no presence in the blood of the dead virus A/H1N1, additional analysis was commissioned to foreign laboratories, and their results will be known early next week. In the Transcarpathian region was diagnosed with 'a new flu' in two people who recently returned from Russia. One of them died.

Doctors have called on Ukrainians to immediately report to your doctor if you feel unwell. Only then will the 'new flu' can be cured.




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34 deaths - a dangerous virus continues to kill Ukrainian

Most victims in the Ternopil region - 11, 10 in Lviv region, six of Prykarpattya, in three of the Rivne and Bukovina, and one person from Transcarpathia.

The most difficult situation in Ternopil and southern regions. There in the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia 326 people. Local ambulance goes to the challenges of the time. Most people complain of symptoms of colds and flu. Patients with suspected pneumonia immediately hospitalized. The clinical picture of disease - the same. First, a cold, self and sudden pneumonia.

Sergei Birch, paramedic ambulances: "Now more than give advice. But if a critical condition, carrying to the hospital for examination. "

On the streets of Ternopil chamber, most passers-by - in medical masks. Currently, pharmacies in the city to find them almost impossible. So residents sew their own.

Irina Beyko, local resident: "I want to get sick, I sew a mask with gauze."

For the second day of working with the Medical Board of Kyiv. Doctors say they got their first, albeit a small victory over the disease. People for the smallest signs of disease immediately turn to doctors. So now hope that the reduced number of deaths. The committee members note with certainty: the disease caused severe virus. However, the results of laboratory studies indicate physicians will be ready only after 12 o'clock. Meanwhile, the city spread rumors about swine flu and even typhoid. Doctors urge is not to panic.

Bilovol Alexander, chief state sanitary doctor of Ukraine: "Today was more complex viruses ordinary human, avian and H1N1, which is mutated. And this mutation can give a complex virus that gives problems. What is difficult to recognize by dihnostyky of clinical criteria, but only with the laboratory. "

Hospitals Ternopil is even one of the two antibiotics that treat influenza California. This drug issue and patients and doctors who serve patients. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health, just in case requested the assistance of the World Health Organization

Vasyl Knyazevich, the Minister of Health of Ukraine: "We are working to and against the H1N1 influenza vaccine we received. We asked the World Health Organization, we are ready to work with several countries.

The region prepared for the worst and seek additional three hundred beds for patients. Quarantine in schools and universities extend the city. Canceled all events.

At Prykarpattya to doctors with symptoms of a cold turned 16 and a half thousand people. Nearly a third of them - as a schoolboy.

Chernivtsi from illness killed three people. Another four are in very serious condition in intensive care - among them - a pregnant woman. In Transcarpathia during the week, doctors were asked to help over 4 thousand people, 111 were hospitalized, more than half of them - children.
In patients identified 5 types of influenza.

Availability of California has denied. A power Ternopil even appealed to religious communities to restrict the weekend church services, because the virus is transmitted through the air and the best medium for its dissemination is crowded. / / Ivan curve, Yuri Rura, Fakty ?, ICTV.
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I think it's swine with late diagnosis, no vaccines, cold conditions. They seem to want to call it anything but swine, but it is there and they will have to admit it. Kids and pregnant stick out as signs of that, Course, I could be wrong. They seem to be closing borders, schools and makin their own masks. These should alert you of things to come as sf gets deeply embedded in colder climates and the coming of winter in North America. We will see and keep an eye on this outbreak for the confirmed diagnosis.

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Ternopil region may be closed to quarantine: no one can get into the "sick" state

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In Western Ukraine, continues to boil an unknown disease. The number of victims is growing every day.


Despite denials that were heard earlier yesterday, First Deputy Health Minister Alexander Bilovol already confirmed 20 deaths. But as of today the number of deaths has increased.

Yes, according to the operational headquarters of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, on 16-00 October 29 from acute respiratory infections and influenza deaths, 30 people in Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Ternopil regions, of which - one child.

Total sick ARI and influenza in these areas, 37 923 persons, of whom 3418 - Children. The largest number of patients in the Ternopil region - 27 300. Hospitals in three areas - 951 person, including 497 children. In resuscitation is 61 people, of which 31 children and 3 pregnant women.

- Ukraine needs a mass vaccination to prevent flu, convinced MH
-Poland will not restrict movement at the border because of an unknown epidemic in Ukraine
- The situation with influenza and ARI in Ukraine is stable, calm Health
- In Transcarpathia, two patients with swine influenza, one of them died. The doctors promised epidemic in 2 days
- Chernivtsi first official case of death of an unusual pneumonia. Informal - there are two
- Lviv has ten deaths and Quarantine announced. Kyiv yet safe
- Ivano-Frankivsk into the paws of the epidemic. Announced a quarantine



According Bilovol all dead - men to 45 years. According to the newspaper "Today", one of the dead in Ivano-Frankivsk - a pregnant woman. In the hospital for her pregnancy delivered from Kalush, in Ivano-Frankivsk. Prior to her hospitalized, it is medical treatment of colds at home on their own.


According to preliminary official version, the cause of death is not flu and pneumonia - complications after ODS. Last year, incidentally, a complication caused by improper treatment of ARI, died about 6.5 thousand people.

Health Minister Vasily Knyazevich also insists neprychetnosti strain of swine influenza in Ukrainian, but many fear that the reason is in it. However, it will probably know that one thing has killed at least 20 people and drives Ukrainian hospital beds, only after 1-2 weeks - after the results come from London examination.

And while the biggest panic broke out in the Ternopil region - from there began to appear first bells about a possible epidemic and is where most deaths confirmed officially, but unofficially reported yesterday that they may be about 20.

Moreover, as the UNIAN, in the Ternopil region for one day of the hospitalized with the diagnosis of "pneumonia" has increased in 2.5 times. This was during today's meeting of the Board of the Ternopil regional state administration head of the health ODA Bogdan Onysko.

According to him, as at 8.00 am on 29 October in hospitals was 326 patients with previous non-medical diagnosis of pneumonia caused by acute respiratory infections, one in serious condition 22 people. 55 among hospitalized - children.


Later Onysko said that the Ternopil region because complications after acute respiratory viral infections, 11 people died. Among them one pregnant woman and 5-year-old child with MONASTIRIS'KA area.

Also lethal cases recorded in Chortkiv, Terebovlia, Kozivskyi, Gusyatinskogo areas and in Poland.

Onysko said that dead men who turned too late for help.

"We have patients coming in the early stages. The same people treated for 5-7th day of illness, help when they were not already in force," - said Onysko.

He added that last rock in the same quarter in the area was recorded 33 deaths by respiratory.

"These were elderly people with chronic illnesses or children under 1 year" - he explained the difference with the situation this year.

However, President Association of Ukraine, Mikhail Andreychin infectious disease during a press conference, denied rumors of widespread disease in the field of typhoid fever.

"Now in Ternopil is one sick person to typhoid, but the case is not related to the epidemic, which now continues. Epidemic of typhoid fever can not be a language" - he said while adding that influenza is transmitted through the air, and Typhoid fever - through food, and the progress of cases in these two diseases are also different.



Meanwhile, in Ternopil sick 25% of infectious disease doctors, who worked with patients in acute respiratory viral infections. Andreychin said.

One fourth of doctors who work at the forefront "perebolevshih sick or that disease, which came out of circulation. Fortunately, they are now recovering and will soon be able to work again" - said Andreychin.

However Onysko said that to date no problems with staff. He added that doctors provide masks, gloves, and those who have direct contact with patients, additionally provided respirators.

At the same time, now in Lviv oblast Morshin doctor died a local hospital, which contacted with patients with viral infection and immediately traveled to the challenges. According to the deputy head of the health of the Lviv region, Irina Mykytchak.

According to her, the 56-year-old woman "has been previously diagnosed with pneumonia.


In turn, the RSA chairman Yuriy Chyzhmar noticed that when aggravation of the situation and increase the number of patients of the same will apply with other regions.

"We understand that a person may work day, the more it will work. So that was different now negotiate with other regions to attract their experts" - said Chyzhmar.

But he promised that doctors from other areas provide food and accommodation in the city or in areas where they will leave.

Today young people within the Ternopil sent to quarantine. It closed not only schools but also vyshi. According to the Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine, for the first years of its existence, and closed the Ternopil State Medical University named after I. Gorbachev.


"This has never, we were not - says Associate Professor of Pathology of the vyshu Peter Syelskyy. - Management expects that within a week of quarantine withdraw, but no one promises.

By the way leaders of the National Teacher and National Economic University asked students at the time of quarantine vyselytysya dormitory and go home.

As a result, the city popolzli rumors that the Ternopil region, or even going completely closed to visitors because of the epidemic.

"There are rumors that no one vpuskatymut to the area - said the local woman. - I am very sick, very quickly developed pneumonia, the benefit, I managed to recover. But when sick, the doctor had to wait two days" - she says. And this is because the main guardians of the country's health claim that is late appeal to the doctors cause complications, which can be fatal.


Lviv has ten deaths and Quarantine announced. Kyiv, so that safe


In the Lviv region in connection with excess epidemiological threshold incidence of influenza and acute respiratory diseases with today declared a quarantine in kindergartens and schools. The decision was made Thursday at a meeting with first deputy head of Lviv regional state administration Valery Pyatak.

In addition to schools and kindergartens will be closed all universities. Guidance on the preparation of appropriate orders to his deputy Igor Derzhko has already chairman of the Lviv Regional State Administration Mykola Kmit.

As of October 27 in the region was registered 6 cases of lethal pneumonia. Told the Chief Medical Officer of Lviv oblast Roman Paul.

However, as of October 29, in the Lviv region of officially confirmed the diagnosis of "pneumonia" 10 people died, including 11-year-old girl. Another 11 people diagnosed with "acute pneumonia" is in intensive care units area.

It was reported today during a press conference, Deputy Chief of the Health Department of the Lviv Regional State Administration Irina Mykytchak.

"Among the dead from infection - 5 lvovyan, 3 people Drogobycheskogo District 2 residents Drogobycha" - Mykytchak clarified.

She also informed that tonight the city to come to Kyiv dedicated team of medical consultants and specialists to examine the situation Pulmonology.

Mykytchak also added that in the Lviv regional clinical hospital isolation have 4 pregnant women with a diagnosis of "pneumonia", which are in intensive care separate corps hospital.

"In addition, all maternity hospitals in the region put a ban on visits to pregnant women and mothers," - said Mykytchak.


But here, unlike in Ternopil, people do not go in masks, but the conversations and - just about the virus.

"No vaccine, vymyratymemo like flies. I do not want to famine, as in the 33 th. We have been signs of trouble: Lviv machine protaranyla fence around the figure of Mary and of the cathedral in Uzhgorod demolished Cross Hurricane" - superstitious assumes Lions' Janko.

"Food bad, weak immunity. Here and now clings. And our" leaders "only election in the head" - complaining pensioner from the city.

People suspected that the virus was brought from abroad, is shocked and border control. The second version - "repairs, problems associated with the destruction of waste. But the authorities rejected this version. Several thousand people associate the disease with the sudden cold spell, which happened to Western Ukraine in October. However, there are those who believe that the hysteria surrounding the deadly virus nahanyayut artificially - it says it is profitable for distributors of vaccines and drugs.

Now Kyiv, writes newspaper in Kiev, every half an hour to make the "sick" about the state of Ternopil heavy patients.

In the capital itself panic yet. Kiyani rather philosophically accept their disease and prefer to be treated without doctors. At the same time residents of the capital had already begun rozkupovuvaty medicine: how to tell employees pharmacies every second call on antyprostudni means.

However, Deputy Chief of DU health Vladimir Zagorodny believes that talk about the flu epidemic in the capital yet. But, he said, as soon as it became aware of the epidemic, Ternopil, Kyiv also began preparations: Hospitals brought to antiviral drugs and prepared an action plan. But the beds could still not be enough: a lack of seats in the infectious section of Kyiv is facing a year.

But "sick" today Ternopil - was not the only regional center in which there are no infection or hospital for adults or children. At a city hospital infectious department of 60 beds, 10 more seats to settle the case of swine flu. That is 70 beds per population of the region - for 1 million 90 thousand 891 people.

Today in the capital have seven points, which can be vaccinated against influenza. Anschlag in these offices there. Although vaccination - this time: it will only operate in three weeks.

Ivano-Frankivsk into the paws of the epidemic. Announced a quarantine




But in Ivano-Frankivsk region, has already begun epidemic of acute respiratory diseases. This is how transfers "Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday, October 28, in the evening on a live broadcast on local TV-3-studio," said Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Ivano-Frankivsk region Maria Boyko.

With peredepidemichnoho time we entered the epidemic, and today we are talking about that, probably, we have epidemics of acute respiratory diseases - she said. - We are in the first weeks of the epidemic.


She explained that for the last 4 days on the active medical assistance requested almost 10 thousand inhabitants of the region, half of them - children under the age of 14 years and 30% of patients - students.

Boyko said that investigations are conducted virologic laboratory oblsanepidemstantsiyi not confirming the circulation of influenza viruses.

"But this does not mean that there is no flu. Provodytymemo We further study. To decipher whether a flu epidemic or some other viral diseases take time" - she said.

Thus at Ivano-Frankivsk region has four terminally ill people from the virus now in intensive care units in the region. This is the chief physician of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Infectious Hospital Roman Ostyak.

"We reviewed all cases of patients who received a diagnosis of" flu ", and reviewed four of those difficult patients who are currently in intensive care units in the region," - he said.

In 6 of the dead youth, said Ostyak was "extremely difficult hemarohichna pneumonia.

"Virtually none of them we did not find the typical signs of influenza. In none of the patients who died and who is currently in intensive care, these signs were" - he said.

Ostyak explained that the disease all started slowly, accompanied by a rise in temperature within 37,2-37,3 degrees and minor pokashlyuvannyam, pains in the joints. At the end of the second-third day appeared little cold.

According to him, suddenly, the third-fourth-fifth day in patients with complicated breathing sharply, guiding them in the hospital and on the translation of hardware breathing them virtually impossible to prodyhaty lungs, so that breathing from the middle third of the lung, not prosluhovuvalosya.

During the autopsy, said Ostyak all their lungs have been in the blood.

"What is it? Classic or influenza virus, we have not yet found a modified against the weakened body of people or some mixed viral-bacterial infection? - Reflected holovlikar.

Thus, he said, the Ministry of Health provided for the region 1.2 thousand packages of Drugs oseltamiviru (Tamiflu) to deal with a possible swine flu.

As a result, as reported in the press service of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, in connection with this situation of prolonged holidays in all schools, boarding schools and 13 November, stopped the educational process in pre-school institutions, schools, colleges, School, Technical school, technical schools, etc.. Inform people about the measures taken by the media - at least 14 days.

Furthermore, as writes ZAXID.NET, there will be limited or eliminated all events that involve the large number of people: Conference Board, meetings, seminars, symposiums, cultural and mass and other educational activities.

Today in Parliament deputies Michael Polyanchich and Leo Orobets registered a draft resolution on the hearing at the plenary session of the Supreme Council of November 3 reports Minister for Health and Chief Medical Officer.

Authors statutes indicate that the main theme of the reports is the situation in Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk regions due to the increase in deaths from diseases of an unknown type of GCV.

Deputies stress that the situation requires coordinated action, not only local authorities and the Ministry of Health, but also coordination of the central government, including the MOE, the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defense.

Therefore, the result report Minister of Health and Chief Medical Officer must be approval by the Verkhovna Rada resolution on the implementation of a set of measures to combat the spread of disease.
http://newsru.ua/ukraine/29oct2009/karantin.html

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The green statement might be an error, but it claims 70 dead children in Ternopil.

http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/10/29/202374

Unidentified flue outbreak in Western Ukraine
October
29
200919:48
Western Ukraine was hit by a severe epidemic of unidentified influenza, tentatively diagnosed by doctors as viral pneumonia. The number of dead has climbed dramatically. Doctors advise Western Ukrainians to stay at home and use preventive medication. The first pedestrians wearing face masks have been seen on Lviv streets
Lviv kindergartens and schools have been closed, and the city council is to have its emergency session soon to address the flue outbreak. So far, the information released by the authorities on the epidemic dimensions spread and preventive measures is scarce, causing panic to spread in the city.

Here are the latest reports on the situation in other W.Ukraine oblasts:

Ternopil oblast

As the number of sick persons increases, the authorities describe the situation as rather serious, says Ternopil oblast chief medical officer Bohdan Onyskiv.

?In all, 262 patients are treated in hospitals, of these 16 in serious condition. !* children have died in rural areas and 70 in Ternopil,? he says.

Onyskiv confirmed that they died from viral pneumonia.

The main cause of their death is that sick Ukrainians were too late requesting medical help, most of them on the 5th or 6th day of the disease. They stayed at home, trying to treat themselves, visiting hospitals when it was too late. The disease has a distinct viral nature, complicating treatment, he added.

Lviv Oblast

Five persons have died from the flue in Lviv, four men and one woman, says emergency hospital chief doctor Myron Borysevych.

Two of the dead patients were in the 22-35 age group, with 2 others over 60. He diagnosed the disease as viral pneumonia.

?We have sent the analyses to Kyiv. We don?t believe it?s the swine flue. Neither do we know what kind of pneumonia it is,
Borysevych stressed. Viral tests can last from one to two weeks. They are complicated and not done in Lviv. The course of the disease was very quick. The symptoms included very high temperature and short-wind cough.

The disease started as an ordinary chill with headache and temperature. The symptoms lasted for a week before patient condition began to aggravate.

Zakarpattya Oblast

A man has died from the swine flue in Volovets. He has recently returned from Saint Petersburg, Russia, suffering from a cold. He was rushed to the hospital when pneumonia symptoms were found by doctors. Another local who came from Moscow became sick and went to see his doctor in time. Now he is recovering safely.

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

All the six dead young people had symptoms of severe hemmorhagic pneumonia. The disease starts slowly, with temperature rising to 37.2 ? 37.3 degrees, slight cough and pain in joints. Nasal catarrh developed at the end of the second or third day. Autopsy revealed that the lungs were soaked with blood, the oblast chief specialist said.

Chernivtsi Oblast

The number of persons with common flue in Chernivtsi has grown from 2,623 to 4,053. According to the local medical authorities, the city has been hit by an unknown type of the flue. The tests to identify the virus will be ready only in 2 weeks, doctors say.

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I'm surprised we haven't seen a ProMed post yet on this outbreak.

http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51513/

Swine flu fears on rise after numerous deaths
Yesterday at 22:27 | Peter Byrne Health Ministry is trying to identify the deadly virus that has killed at least 30 people in western Ukraine so far.

An unknown virus is afflicting thousands in western Ukraine, according to health authorities who say at least 30 people have died this month alone from the mysterious ailment. The death toll is expected to grow higher soon.

As of Oct. 29, Ukraine’s Health Ministry had not yet determined whether the recent deaths are related to the global outbreak of the H1N1 "swine flu" virus, but they admitted to sending more than 1,200 doses of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug used to treat H1N1, to western Ukraine.

Thus far, there have been only two confirmed cases of swine flu in Ukraine, according to health officials, who have expressed confidence that the country is ready to combat the virus should an outbreak occur. But fears about the possible onset of a swine flu pandemic in Ukraine increased on Oct. 27 after media reported that a man from Zakarpattya Oblast had died of swine flu complications. The diagnosis has not been confirmed.

“Ukraine’s Health Ministry has convened an emergency team to identify the virus and identify measures to prevent it from spreading,” Health Minister Vasyl Knyazevych said on Oct. 29 during a cabinet meeting.

“Specialists on the team are working around the clock and we are confident that we will be able to identify the cause [of the deaths] on Monday or Tuesday next week and announce preventative measures,” Knyazevych said.

“Some 10 people have perished in Ternopil Oblast, and several in the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts,” Deputy Health Minister Oleksandr Bilovol said a day earlier during a press conference in Kyiv. He added that all victims were less than 45 years of age.

“The individuals died of viral pneumonia, the cause of which we have not yet determined,” said Bilovol, adding that health officials are awaiting the results of laboratory tests. “According to our data, the number of deaths due to viral pneumonia is a little higher than last year.”

More than 6,000 people in Ukraine died of pneumonia in 2008, according to Health Ministry statistics, with 400 fatalities registered in the Ternopil, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.

Bilovol said during the press conference that 34 individuals of the 160 patients currently afflicted are in critical condition. He said that most of the people who died waited too long — one week — before seeking medical assistance.

Health officials say they will need several days to determine whether the cases are, indeed, swine flu. In neighboring Russia, meanwhile, the H1N1 virus is definitely making the rounds. Since June, about 1,300 cases of H1N1 have been registered in Russia by health officials, who have urged people not to panic.

“Two women are believed to have died of the influenza A/H1N1 virus,” a spokesman for eastern Siberia’s Chita region said on Oct. 27, adding that official confirmation of the causes of death would only be available in 21 days.

As of Oct. 29, the number of patients in the region diagnosed with swine flu grew to 251, according to Natalya Zhdanova, deputy governor of Chita region. She said seven patients were in critical conditions.

Ukraine has set up a laboratory that can test for the H1N1 virus and more test kits are planned to be purchased. Ukraine’s strategy has been to contain the H1N1 virus and impede its spread among the population by surveillance in airports and train stations.

The H1N1 virus is not usually deadly, but spreads more quickly than usual flu because it’s a new virus against which people have not yet built immunity.

According to the World Health Organization, 2 percent of patients sick with H1N1 come to hospitals with complications. People with lung and heart conditions, diabetes, obesity, pregnant women, elderly and very young children are in the high-risk groups.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Oct. 25 declared a national emergency as the estimated number of swine flu cases topped one million. During a visit to Ukraine weeks ago, U.S. health officials urged their Ukrainian counterparts to boost preparations for combating a possible H1N1 epidemic, warning that it’s only a matter of time before the country would be hit. Experts have also expressed concern about the ability of Ukraine’s dilapidated and under-financed health system to contain a serious outbreak.

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Poland does not limit the movement on the border with Ukraine


State Sanitary Inspectorate (GIS) of Poland watching the situation with the possible outbreak in Ukraine, but currently sees no reason for the restriction or closure of traffic on the common border.

This correspondent UNIAN reported in Poland in GIS.

The source noted that inspection has instructed its offices in Rzesz?w and Lublin increase in sanitary control points at the common border and monitor the current situation.

In addition, the service should inform travelers about the possible threat of the epidemic and prevent the need to immediately contact a doctor if symptoms of the disease.

"At every crossing points with Ukraine will be implemented precautionary measures and will certainly inform those who are coming or leaving (in Ukraine or from Ukraine), they should do" - he said.

GIS representative noted that from October 31 to November 3 will increase the number of Poles who crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border, as many people will visit the cemetery in Ukraine. He noted that the Department cooperates with the relevant Ukrainian agencies, adding that at present there is no reason in order to create "Panic mood.

"At this stage there is no such threat to close the border" - he said.

Sanepideminspektsiyi representative noted that the so-called "swine flu", which instantly spread to the world in April 2009, is far more gently than usual.

According to him, since the appearance of the first Polish case of this flu in May this year, there were no deaths among the more than 170 patients.

In the Polish Border Guard Service correspondent UNIAN reported that act in accordance with the recommendations of the GIS.

As UNIAN reported earlier, in the three western regions of Ukraine - Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk - through established outbreaks of viral pneumonia complicated epidemic situation.

http://www.unian.net/ukr/news/news-343953.html

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Ukraine -Swine flu fears on rise after numerous deaths

sars ??

http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51513/

http://www.zaxid.net/newsua/2009/10/29/125631/

http://rus.newsru.ua/ukraine/29oct2009/karantin.html

After the death of 34 people and hundreds of hospital authorities consider the surrounding cities
to the west of the country by cordons sanitation. According to media reports the civilian population as families
flee to the east.

The worst is in Ternopil. There closed schools, kindergartens and school - says RMF FM Szkodziski Joseph, President
Polish Gymnastic Society "Falcon" in Ternopil.

Rang me yesterday working in Ternopil wife and said that the city is generally closed. Trains do not stop there - quoting his interlocutor tvn24.pl

Similarly, the situation is in neighboring Polish Lvov.

Among the victims is 56-year-old doctor who visited infected with the virus at home - read on lvivnews.info.

Day and night, television networks have called on Ukrainians: Do not go out of their homes
if you do not have. Doctors are not even sure what kills.

In addition to viral pneumonia were also cases of swine flu, the patients are alive but are in serious condition - RMF FM reported.

Only a few days in Kiev, where the analysis will be carried out, will know what type of virus must face the Ukrainians.

Vasily Kniaziewicz, head of the ministry of health, called for an immediate report to the doctors and isolation of patients and appealed not to panic - the following station.

Studies conducted in Ukraine showed no presence in the blood of the dead virus A/H1N1,

but for the certainty of additional study was commissioned to foreign laboratories. Their results will be known early next week.

Initially there were suspicions that it might be swine flu. Ukrainian authorities maintain, however, that the swine flu, only one person died.

Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Health Bilovol Alexander said that to his knowledge all those who died were below 45 years. According to preliminary information, the cause of death is not flu and pneumonia - a complication related to SARS. In the past year due to complications caused by the improper treatment of SARS died about 6.5 thousand.

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SARS is a mistranslation. The correct translation is ARI - acute respiratory infection.