News on influenza A(H1N1)
15.07.2009
Three new cases of influenza A(H1N1) diagnosed in Iceland
Three new cases of influenza A(H1N1) have been confirmed in Iceland on 14 July 2009. The total number of cases diagnosed in Iceland since May 2009 is therefore seven. The patients are male and female 18 – 19 years of age arriving from Australia and a female arriving from the United States few days ago. All of them became ill after the arrival. The illness was not serious.
Further information
Notices concerning influenza preparedness measures in Iceland will continue to be issued on www.influensa.is, in both Icelandic and English.
For more details on influenza A (H1N1) in EU/EFTA countries, please click here: http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/
For more on the world situation see also: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Chief Epidemiologist for Iceland
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