Two infected with swine flu in Azerbaijan
Two people have been diagnosed with swine flu in
Azerbaijan, with both of them being Azeri citizens, the Health
Ministry said.
The two - residents of Baku and the northwestern city of Ganja - contracted the H1N1 virus while in France and Britain. Their condition is satisfactory and they are undergoing medical treatment, according to the ministry.
Viktor Gasymov, head of the Ministry`s Section for Sanitary Epidemiological Control, told a news conference Thursday that the infection of one of the persons was revealed after the patient had sought medical aid, while the other carrier was diagnosed with the disease after a check-up at the airport.
``The patients felt unwell having returned from abroad. First, the Azeri who came back from France on July 27 applied to a medical institution, while the other citizen, who had returned from Britain on the 29th, felt bad at the airport proper. One of those persons is a woman, while the other is a teenager aged 15.``
Gasymov advised citizens to seek medical aid as soon as they feel uneasy, to abide by the rules of hygiene and to avoid traveling to countries where the H1N1 virus has become widespread.
Precautionary measures have been taken at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport to prevent proliferation of swine flu. Special devices have been installed for the purpose, Maharram Safarli, the spokesman for the state airline AzAL, has said.
According to him, three ThermoVision A320 infrared cameras have been placed each at the northern and southern arrival terminals.
``After the landing, passengers will pass through those devices,`` Safarli said. ``If the scale on the device shows a red line, the passenger will be immediately stopped and relevant bodies notified.``
The notorious virus known as swine flu, which began to spread rapidly this spring, has killed 816 people around the world so far, according to the World Health Organization`s (WHO) latest estimates. About 169,000 people are carriers of the virus. First appearing in Mexico, the strain has now spread to a number of countries.
The WHO announced a pandemic of the H1N1 virus on June 11. The organization has presented to Azerbaijan Tamiflu, the main drug being used to fight the pandemic, for the treatment of over 10,000 people and laboratory means required to conduct 1,000 tests.
Medics say that, though the H1N1 mortality rate is relatively low, the virus spreads easily. The virus, which is inhaled to the lungs through respiratory channels, causes fever, coughing, headache, soar throat, and vomiting three to five days after the infection.
The two - residents of Baku and the northwestern city of Ganja - contracted the H1N1 virus while in France and Britain. Their condition is satisfactory and they are undergoing medical treatment, according to the ministry.
Viktor Gasymov, head of the Ministry`s Section for Sanitary Epidemiological Control, told a news conference Thursday that the infection of one of the persons was revealed after the patient had sought medical aid, while the other carrier was diagnosed with the disease after a check-up at the airport.
``The patients felt unwell having returned from abroad. First, the Azeri who came back from France on July 27 applied to a medical institution, while the other citizen, who had returned from Britain on the 29th, felt bad at the airport proper. One of those persons is a woman, while the other is a teenager aged 15.``
Gasymov advised citizens to seek medical aid as soon as they feel uneasy, to abide by the rules of hygiene and to avoid traveling to countries where the H1N1 virus has become widespread.
Precautionary measures have been taken at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport to prevent proliferation of swine flu. Special devices have been installed for the purpose, Maharram Safarli, the spokesman for the state airline AzAL, has said.
According to him, three ThermoVision A320 infrared cameras have been placed each at the northern and southern arrival terminals.
``After the landing, passengers will pass through those devices,`` Safarli said. ``If the scale on the device shows a red line, the passenger will be immediately stopped and relevant bodies notified.``
The notorious virus known as swine flu, which began to spread rapidly this spring, has killed 816 people around the world so far, according to the World Health Organization`s (WHO) latest estimates. About 169,000 people are carriers of the virus. First appearing in Mexico, the strain has now spread to a number of countries.
The WHO announced a pandemic of the H1N1 virus on June 11. The organization has presented to Azerbaijan Tamiflu, the main drug being used to fight the pandemic, for the treatment of over 10,000 people and laboratory means required to conduct 1,000 tests.
Medics say that, though the H1N1 mortality rate is relatively low, the virus spreads easily. The virus, which is inhaled to the lungs through respiratory channels, causes fever, coughing, headache, soar throat, and vomiting three to five days after the infection.
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