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09BERLIN695
2009-06-10 16:48:00
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Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
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UNCLAS BERLIN 000695
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CE PETER SCHROEDER
STATE FOR OES/IHB
STATE FOR AID/GH/HIDN
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
TOTAL
REF: A) Berlin 686, B) 672, C) 663, D) Berlin 657, E) Berlin
641, F) Berlin 626, G) Berlin 545, H) Berlin 537, I) Berlin
526, J) Berlin 518, K) Berlin 512, L) Berlin 495, M) Berlin
488
UNCLAS BERLIN 000695
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CE PETER SCHROEDER
STATE FOR OES/IHB
STATE FOR AID/GH/HIDN
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
TOTAL
REF: A) Berlin 686, B) 672, C) 663, D) Berlin 657, E) Berlin
641, F) Berlin 626, G) Berlin 545, H) Berlin 537, I) Berlin
526, J) Berlin 518, K) Berlin 512, L) Berlin 495, M) Berlin
488
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to
86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be
infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases
at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive.
RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not represent a
threat to the German population. END SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) On June 9, the National Reference Center for
Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in an
evening press briefing eleven new laboratory-confirmed cases
of H1N1 in Germany. ONE previously confirmed case of H1N1 from
Baden-Wuerttemberg is now being reviewed as a suspect case,
RKI said. According to the institute, five of the infections
occurred in the US and ONE in Argentina. ONE of these
individuals infected five other people inside Germany with the
virus. The new cases were distributed among the federal
states as follows: Bavaria (6),Thuringia (2),Baden-
Wuerttemberg (1),Hamburg (1),and Saxony (1).
3. On June 10, RKI confirmed an additional ten new
laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 in Germany, increasing the
total number of confirmed cases in Germany to 86. RKI reports
that five of the new cases occurred in Germany and five in the
US.
Six US Soldiers in Germany Infected with New Flu
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4. (SBU) The four suspected cases at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center (Rhineland-Palatinate) are now confirmed
positive, making a total of six confirmed cases (REF A).
German HEALTH authorities in Rhineland-Palatinate have been
notified. All contacts have been surveyed, treated,
sequestered as appropriate, based on exposure history and are
reportedly recovering without incident.
Epidemic Does Not Represent Threat to German Population
-------------- --------------
5. (SBU) Despite an increase in H1N1 cases in Germany, RKI
announced that the epidemic in Germany does not yet represent
a threat to the German population. However, RKI expects
further spread of the virus in Germany and advised on its
website to maintain high standards of personal hygiene at all
times to prevent infections.
Tally of sources
--------------
4. (SBU) In 51 of the 86 (total, to date) cases, the
infection occurred in the US, nine cases occurred in Mexico,
and ONE each in England, Canada, and Panama and two in
Argentina. Twenty-one of the infections were transmitted among
families of Germans who returned from travel, at a hospital,
and the airport.
KOENIG
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CE PETER SCHROEDER
STATE FOR OES/IHB
STATE FOR AID/GH/HIDN
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
SUBJECT: GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86
TOTAL
REF: A) Berlin 686, B) 672, C) 663, D) Berlin 657, E) Berlin
641, F) Berlin 626, G) Berlin 545, H) Berlin 537, I) Berlin
526, J) Berlin 518, K) Berlin 512, L) Berlin 495, M) Berlin
488
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to
86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be
infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases
at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive.
RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not represent a
threat to the German population. END SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) On June 9, the National Reference Center for
Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in an
evening press briefing eleven new laboratory-confirmed cases
of H1N1 in Germany. ONE previously confirmed case of H1N1 from
Baden-Wuerttemberg is now being reviewed as a suspect case,
RKI said. According to the institute, five of the infections
occurred in the US and ONE in Argentina. ONE of these
individuals infected five other people inside Germany with the
virus. The new cases were distributed among the federal
states as follows: Bavaria (6),Thuringia (2),Baden-
Wuerttemberg (1),Hamburg (1),and Saxony (1).
3. On June 10, RKI confirmed an additional ten new
laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 in Germany, increasing the
total number of confirmed cases in Germany to 86. RKI reports
that five of the new cases occurred in Germany and five in the
US.
Six US Soldiers in Germany Infected with New Flu
-------------- ---
4. (SBU) The four suspected cases at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center (Rhineland-Palatinate) are now confirmed
positive, making a total of six confirmed cases (REF A).
German HEALTH authorities in Rhineland-Palatinate have been
notified. All contacts have been surveyed, treated,
sequestered as appropriate, based on exposure history and are
reportedly recovering without incident.
Epidemic Does Not Represent Threat to German Population
-------------- --------------
5. (SBU) Despite an increase in H1N1 cases in Germany, RKI
announced that the epidemic in Germany does not yet represent
a threat to the German population. However, RKI expects
further spread of the virus in Germany and advised on its
website to maintain high standards of personal hygiene at all
times to prevent infections.
Tally of sources
--------------
4. (SBU) In 51 of the 86 (total, to date) cases, the
infection occurred in the US, nine cases occurred in Mexico,
and ONE each in England, Canada, and Panama and two in
Argentina. Twenty-one of the infections were transmitted among
families of Germans who returned from travel, at a hospital,
and the airport.
KOENIG