Swine flu nearing Azerbaijan`s borders
The swine flu virus has begun to spread to the
countries bordering on Azerbaijan.
The number of persons who contracted the H1N1 virus has reached nine in Russia, Gennadi Onishenko, the country`s chief sanitation doctor, told journalists in Moscow.
Onishenko said most of the infected persons are local residents, with two being foreign nationals. He did not rule out that more people will contract the virus in the coming days.
In Iran, nine people have been infected with the virus, MEHR news agency quoted Health Minister Kamran Baqeri-Lankarani as saying. According to him, all of them contracted H1N1 outside Iran and were diagnosed with the disease on the border while they were returning to the country.
In Georgia, the neighboring South Caucasus republic, one person has been infected, health officials say.
The swine flu pandemic has affected a total of 135 countries, killing over 700 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The highest rate of infection has been reported in the United States. 40,617 people have contracted the H1N1 virus in the U.S., of whom 263 have died.
The number of persons who contracted the H1N1 virus has reached nine in Russia, Gennadi Onishenko, the country`s chief sanitation doctor, told journalists in Moscow.
Onishenko said most of the infected persons are local residents, with two being foreign nationals. He did not rule out that more people will contract the virus in the coming days.
In Iran, nine people have been infected with the virus, MEHR news agency quoted Health Minister Kamran Baqeri-Lankarani as saying. According to him, all of them contracted H1N1 outside Iran and were diagnosed with the disease on the border while they were returning to the country.
In Georgia, the neighboring South Caucasus republic, one person has been infected, health officials say.
The swine flu pandemic has affected a total of 135 countries, killing over 700 people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The highest rate of infection has been reported in the United States. 40,617 people have contracted the H1N1 virus in the U.S., of whom 263 have died.
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