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Re: Turkey - H1N1- Epidemic declines - 627 deaths
Re: Turkey - H1N1- Epidemic declines - 627 deaths
Influenza H1N1 made 656 deaths in Turkey
ANKARA - Influenza H1N1 made 656 deaths in Turkey since October, asserted on Thursday the Turkish Ministry of Health. This new balance sheet of the victims was given in a press release broadcast to deny information published by the press according to which Turkey would have bought but not used about 40 million doses of vaccine against the virus. " On July 29th, 2010, the total number of died persons after laboratories confirmed (that they were infected) was 656 ", asserts the document. The number of victims hard augmented in November before becoming stable. It attained 627 in January. Turkey, with a population of about 73 million inhabitants, initially ordered 43 million doses of vaccines, but finally bought only six millions, for 33 million euro (43,1 million dollars), asserted on Thursday the ministry. Three million doses were used and the balance stocked by circumspection, he added. The worldwide Organization of health (WHO) announced a pandemic of influenza H1N1 on June 11th, 2009, and enumerated 18.211 deceases caused by the virus in the world.
http://www.romandie.com/ats/news/100729114055.mzs1e0vm.asp
Re: Turkey - H1N1- Epidemic declines - 627 deaths
Influenza H1N1 made 656 deaths in Turkey
ANKARA - Influenza H1N1 made 656 deaths in Turkey since October, asserted on Thursday the Turkish Ministry of Health. This new balance sheet of the victims was given in a press release broadcast to deny information published by the press according to which Turkey would have bought but not used about 40 million doses of vaccine against the virus. " On July 29th, 2010, the total number of died persons after laboratories confirmed (that they were infected) was 656 ", asserts the document. The number of victims hard augmented in November before becoming stable. It attained 627 in January. Turkey, with a population of about 73 million inhabitants, initially ordered 43 million doses of vaccines, but finally bought only six millions, for 33 million euro (43,1 million dollars), asserted on Thursday the ministry. Three million doses were used and the balance stocked by circumspection, he added. The worldwide Organization of health (WHO) announced a pandemic of influenza H1N1 on June 11th, 2009, and enumerated 18.211 deceases caused by the virus in the world.
http://www.romandie.com/ats/news/100729114055.mzs1e0vm.asp