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**Commonground** · January 28, 2009, 01:52 PM

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In Russia have started to fight avian flu

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In connection with several cases of bird flu in China for the last time the Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko instructed to strengthen preventive measures. In particular, to tighten it up, and be wary of persons arriving from China, especially with some symptoms, said «Interfax».
Also, Gennady Onishchenko said that special attention will be doctors for passengers arriving from China to Russia by air, since cases of bird flu recorded in the regions that do not border with Belarus.

Since the beginning of the year in China reported six human cases of avian influenza virus, so far known to have five deaths. All were younger than 31 years. Yesterday, 26 January, the virus killed 18-year-old boy.
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**Commonground** · January 28, 2009, 02:47 PM

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Antiepidemic Border With China Strengthened

27.01 10:45

Barrier avian flu would make the chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko. He instructed today to strengthen control over antiepidemic coming from Chinese nationals, a disease that birds do not spread to the territory of the Russian Federation.

The point is that since the beginning of 2009, China has registered five cases of bird flu, including four fatalities. Particular attention will be doctors for passengers arriving from China to Russia by air. By the way, Blagoveshchensk tourists traveling in Heihe, still fill out the medical card to the Chinese customs and undergo temperature control.

**Commonground** · January 28, 2009, 02:50 PM

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Rospotrebnadzor - the need to promote the prevention of avian influenza

MOSCOW | 28.01.2009

Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko sent a letter to the regions on the epidemiology of influenza in the world, and particularly in Russia. As reported in this document, published on the website of Rospotrebnadzor, in 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded three cases of bird flu in China. Since 2003, observed 399 confirmed cases of the disease.

To prevent the spread of the virus A/H5N1 (bird flu), the head of Rospotrebnadzor recommends immediately inform higher authorities about cases of influenza, ARI and pneumonia among poultry farm workers. The staff of the hospital and laboratories required to have a margin of diagnostic drugs, antiviral drugs and personal protective equipment.

Federal Service for Veterinary and phytosanitary supervision recommended training for all people working with birds. G. Onishchenko also spoke of the need to promote the prevention of avian flu in the media. In a letter Rospotrebnadzor noted that the situation on all types of influenza and ARI in Russia is estimated as neepidemicheskaya.

**Commonground** · January 28, 2009, 02:52 PM

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Rospotrebnadzor strengthens controls on markets and at airports in connection with disease in humans by avian influenza in China

28.01.2009 12:24

In Russia, a growing health control in markets and at airports in connection with human cases of avian influenza in China, reported Wednesday in Rospotrebnadzor.

"On behalf of (Chapter Rospotrebnadzor) Gennady Onishchenko will tighten control over the health of the markets that sell live domestic and decorative birds, as well as sanitary and quarantine control in airports of Moscow region and others where there is a scheduled and charter communication with China and other disadvantaged Influenza Birds countries "- said in Rospotrebnadzor.

**Commonground** · January 28, 2009, 03:02 PM

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The South Urals ARI and influenza illness 18 thousand people
28.01.2009 07:16
After completion of the winter holidays from New Year celebrations in the southern Urals has begun to recover the incidence of ARI. This was reported in the press-service management Rospotrebnadzor on the field.

Over the past week the number of cases increased by 19% and amounted to 17 thousand 777 cases of ARI and influenza. Over the past week recorded 12 cases of influenza. In medical institutions Cheliabinsk diagnosed with influenza and ARI for the fourth week of 2009 hospitalized 49 children.

To avoid a sharp increase of cases among children, a strict control of temperature and disinfection in the treatment of children's educational institutions, mass concentrations of children and transportation.

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**Commonground** · January 29, 2009, 06:38 AM

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Delegations who come to the SCO, will check on the "bird flu"

29.01.2009

All the delegations that will travel to the summit of the voice of the members of the SCO will have to undergo health checks for the "bird flu", transmits the correspondent Nakanune.RU of the meeting with Governor of Sverdlovsk region, on the preparations for the summit.

Delegations will be checked at the airport "Koltsovo", this must be prepared to the appropriate service the airport. This was at the meeting said Oleg Gusev, responsible for preparations for the summit.

Also, he said, because of special relations with Russia, some delegations would be settled separately from the others - it is the representatives of China, who will stay at the hotel "Oktyabrskaya", and the representatives of Kazakhstan, which is housed in the hotel "Ukraine".

The SCO Summit, let's place this summer in Yekaterinburg and will gather 14 heads of states.

29.01.2009 | Ekaterinburg | Sergey Hurbatov

**Commonground** · January 29, 2009, 06:39 AM

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In Abakan airport because of the threat of avian flu to strengthen control of flights

January 29, 2009 16:44

In Khakasia epidemiologists because of the spread of avian flu have increased monitoring of flights at the airport Abakan.

As reported on 29 January, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor control of the country, experts have increased the sanitary-quarantine control at the airport Abakan. Particular attention will be given to checking the passengers, who will come from disadvantaged countries for bird flu: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Djibouti, Nigeria, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan. We epidemiologists there is special equipment that is remotely identify individuals with elevated body temperature. In doing so, the responsibility for the health of passengers will suffer not only doctors, but tour operators who have not warned their customers about the risk of contracting avian influenza in the country.

At this step epidemiologists went on behalf of Gennady Onishchenko. Chief Sanitary Doctor instructed to strengthen the health and quarantine controls at airports, where there are regular and charter communication with China and other disadvantaged regions for bird flu. In addition, doctors will be more influenza vaccine for the condition of all the staff of enterprises and poultry farms.

**Commonground** · January 29, 2009, 06:40 AM

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Onyshchenko Yuzhnouralsk Rospotrebnadzor warned about the dangers of bird flu

29.01.09 08:41

Chelyabinsk, January 29 (New Region, Alla Alexandrova) - Another disturbing reports from China will force employees Yuzhnouralsk Rospotrebnadzor strengthen measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza virus in the region.

According to ?new region?, the Office of the Russian Rospotrebnadzor, in January of this year, a situation aggravated by the incidence of people caused by influenza A/H5N1 virus: It was reported 3 cases of avian flu among humans in China, including 2 - fatal, and 1 case in Egypt.

According to Chinese news agency Xinhua, in the last 3 weeks in China have been laboratory confirmed 6 cases of influenza A/H5N1 in humans, 4 of them - fatal.

Recent cases of avian influenza in humans were recorded in parts of China, not bordering on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In connection with the aggravated situation of dangerous infections, Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia has circulated a letter in which a region to take all necessary measures.

The document, in particular the need for immunization of poultry farms vaccine. In addition, such businesses in the event of a hotbed of avian influenza need to strengthen the monitoring of anti-epidemic measures: the introduction of the morning filter work in ?closed?, the provision of clothing and personal protective equipment, disinfection.

In addition, you want to tighten control over the health of ?bird? markets. Citizens traveling in troubled regions, as well as tour operators will be informed of the risk of infection, as well as on measures of personal prophylaxis. In airports where there are regular charter communication with the disadvantaged areas would also be strengthened sanitary and quarantine control.

According to ?new region? press-secretary of the Chelyabinsk region Rospotrebnadzor Svetlana Ozhered, the situation in the southern Urals is under control. Novosibirsk State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in the Southern Region provides the results of weekly monitoring of the situation with a dangerous virus.

In addition, all necessary preventive measures. For example, in connection with recent incidents ornitoza in Kurgan and Orenburg regions, the South Urals are checking markets, where trade in live birds. I checked the owners of the documents and veterinary certificates for the goods.

Tour Operators region regularly provide information on epidobstanovke in the world.

Staff recommended travel agencies to inform travelers about the epidemiological situation in the country to which they migrate.

In addition, the airport staff of sanitary-quarantine posts met aircraft, arriving from troubled regions, requesting information on the status of the passengers on board.

**Commonground** · February 8, 2009, 07:32 PM

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Russia: Quarantine for influenza is closed, another school

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

In schools, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk declared quarantine

Friday, 6 February, all schools of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk are closed for quarantine. The reason for the stop classes - a high incidence of influenza and ARI. While the quarantine imposed on the eight days.

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Quarantine for influenza is closed, another school
On 5 February 2009
As the leading specialist GOROD48 expert department of the epidemiological surveillance of Rospotrebnadzor of Lipetsk region Nina Fatin, because of absence from classes for more than 25% of students on February 9, inclusive, suspended classes in high school sat Troekurovo Chaplyginskogo district. Thus, to date quarantine for influenza and ARI has already closed 3 schools: Troekurovo addition, unplanned vacations advertised in the villages of Il'in and Krutogorye Lipetsk region.
And in Lipetsk growing number of cases of influenza. If last week a diagnosis for the whole region were only 4 patients, for 3 days this week, only one regional center number of cases of a dangerous virus to 8: 2 February, it was observed 2 cases of influenza, 3 February - 1 case, 4 February - 4 more.

Yesterday in the city of Lipetsk diagnosed with ARI to doctors asked 822 people. For children up to one year and toddlers 3-6 years attending kindergartens, it was observed excess levels of epidemiological thresholds.

In Yeltsov yesterday, it was noted 87 cases of ARI, influenza - none. Excess epidemporoga also observed among children 3-6 years old.

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**Commonground** · February 8, 2009, 07:56 PM

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Flu epidemic declared in the 9-near future

7 Feb., 2009. Posted by: admin
The epidemic of acute viral respiratory infections (ARI) and influenza announced in the 9-control cities in Belarus - Grodno, Lida, Brest, Pinsk, Bobruisk, Minsk, Gomel, Borisov and extended, as well as in 28-areas of the country.

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**Commonground** · February 9, 2009, 07:25 PM

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Russia: Mask mode is entered in the Khabarovsk kindergartens

9 February.
Because of the increasing number of viral infections and flu

KHABAROVSK. VOSTOK-MEDIA -

The Chief Medical Officer for the Khabarovsk Krai in the regional capital, Verhnebureinskom, Ayano-May and Tuguro-Chumikanski region edges introduced restrictive measures related to the increasing number of diseases Influenza and ARI.

In kindergartens and hospitals established ?mask? Disinfection treatment and prevention activities is limited to visiting the sick in hospitals, transmits RIA correspondent ?Vostok-Media?, with reference to a report of Rosprirodnadzor.

In the above-mentioned areas, the number of cases exceeded the epidemic threshold in Khabarovsk been significant growth. In general, however, on the edge of the incidence is on the neepidemicheskom level. In doing so, recorded increased epidemic activity of respiratory viruses among children of preschool age and schoolchildren.
As a virological laboratory of the material from the diseased isolated influenza virus ?A? (N1N1).
Doctors recommend that at the first signs of respiratory viral disease immediately call a doctor, not self.

**Commonground** · February 20, 2009, 09:02 AM

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20.02.2009
In Shatsk district started the war against avian flu?

Chief veterinarian area called vaccinate poultry.
On Friday, February 20, in Shatsk area committee meeting was held on emergency operational headquarters for the prevention of avian influenza. This RodGor.ru reported in the press-service of administration Shatsk area.
Chief veterinarian Shatsk District Alexander Terziev urged heads of the settlements to strengthen public education campaign. In his view, it is necessary to vaccinate poultry, to ensure podvornoe content of poultry, avoiding contact with migratory birds.

**Diane Morin** · February 20, 2009, 10:11 AM

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Tyumen schools closed for a week in quarantine at the outbreak of ARI and influenza

20.02.2009, 09.17

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Korr.ITAR-TASS Vladimir Zuykov.

In Tyumen schools canceled Monday classes - before 27 February quarantine due to an outbreak of ARI and influenza.

To date, as reported in the city Department of Education, has now been sick for more than 30 percent of the students. According to city health epidemic threshold is exceeded by 41 percent. Disease more than 6 thousand people.

Quarantine announced in city hospitals: in hospital lifted visiting relatives.

To prevent further growth of disease doctors recommend that citizens refrain from visiting cultural events.

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**Diane Morin** · February 20, 2009, 10:35 AM

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18.02.2009, 11.37

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ITAR-TASS Andrey Meshavkin.

The cause of the epidemic of pneumonia in Elanskaya training centre, according to the preliminary data, the investigation was a violation of the medical and epidemiologic standards.

This was indicated, at the time of a press conference in a regional information center ?the military TASS-Ural head of department of the investigation of the Board of inquiry of the Public ministry of the Federation of Russia military the Volga-Ural District Sergei Devyatov.
?That is reflected in the strong overpopulation of the troops in the barracks of the buildings, the absence of control by the ordering of the temperature?, - said nine.

Also, he says, played a part in the class undercooling troops on the ground, to build and of movements in the street - in the dining room and the back - not winter clothings, formation of drilling.

?Before the blaze of the infectious illness, the doctors insisted on several occasions on the deployment of the garrison of cells, but the action owes order was taken,? - said Devyatov, noting that, in addition to pneumonia, to a few hundreds of recruits ARI case.

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