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By Amina Nazarli

The laboratory studies revealed no cases with life-threatening swine flu, also known as A(H1N1) virus in Azerbaijan, the Health Ministry reported on January 25. The laboratories tested blood samples of more than 200 people suspected of having swine flu virus.

Instead of it, A (H3N2), one of the seasonal influenza viruses dominates around the country. Upper respiratory tract infection was one of the most spread illnesses in Azerbaijan and more than 100 people were treated with a diagnosis of severe form of the infections in January.

Despite the small splash of seasonal diseases, it is below the threshold level, the Ministry said.

All the necessary conditions for the examination and treatment of the patients with upper respiratory tract infection have been created in the country’s medical centers.

The Ministry encourages people to see a doctor in case of intoxication symptoms of the virus - vomiting, intestinal disorders, severe headaches, high temperature, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath

Meanwhile, educational institutions also conduct measures in connection with the swine flu threat, said Afag Aliyeva, the deputy director of the Republican Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology under the Health Ministry.

All schools and preschools operating in the country have launched disinfection work since January 25. The work will be performed on Saturdays and Sundays.

“Children are going through a medical examination. In case the virus revealed, a child will be isolated from other children,” she said.

Aliyeva also noted that Azerbaijan has enough medicine supply, disinfectants and various protective accessories to protect citizens against the swine flu.

The epidemiological situation in Azerbaijan is stable and the country has no cases of swine flu at present, she concluded.

In 2009, the H1N1 endemic erupted in Mexico, later becoming a worldwide epidemic.

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