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09BERLIN735
2009-06-19 05:42:00
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Embassy Berlin
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GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
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UNCLAS BERLIN 000735
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: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
REF: A) Berlin 720, B) Berlin 714 and previous.
UNCLAS BERLIN 000735
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: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
REF: A) Berlin 720, B) Berlin 714 and previous.
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to
229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were
confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END
SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press
briefings yesterday and today a total of 34 new laboratory-
confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This increases the total
number of confirmed cases in Germany to 229 (Refs A, B and
previous).
3. (SBU) On June 17, RKI announced eight new laboratory-
confirmed cases of H1N1 in Germany, increasing the number of
confirmed cases in Germany to 203. The new cases were
distributed among the federal states as follows: North Rhine-
Westphalia (4),Baden-Wuerttemberg (3),and Bavaria (1).
4. (SBU) On June 18, RKI confirmed twenty-six more people to
be infected with the new flu. This increased the total number
of confirmed cases in Germany to 229. The new cases were
distributed among the federal states as follows: Bavaria (8),
Lower Saxony (7),Baden-Wuerttemberg (5),North Rhine-
Westphalia (3),Rhineland-Palatinate (1),Schleswig-Holstein
(1),and Bremen (1).
Bremen reports first case of H1N1
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5. (SBU) RKI confirmed the first case of the new flu in the
federal state of Bremen. Media reports indicate the case
involved a 42-year old woman reportedly returned from a trip
to Florida. To date, the federal state of Saarland is the
only German state free of the virus.
North Rhine-Westphalia shows highest number of infections
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6. (SBU) North Rhine-Westphalia shows the highest number of
infections among all German states with 104 confirmed cases,
followed by Bavaria (37 cases) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (26
cases). Media reports indicate that North Rhine-Westphalia's
State Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann wants to buy enough
vaccine for all of its 18 million residents. The purchase of
enough vaccine would reportedly cost the state 500 million
euros.
7. (SBU) The number of cases resulting from human-human
transmission of the virus inside Germany now sits at 115. A
number of the previously reported cases of domestic infection
(REF A) were found to have occurred elsewhere, altering the
count.
8. (SBU) The RKI has reported that, consistent with Germany's
National Influenza Pandemic Plan, all federal states are
maintaining enough antiviral drugs to treat 20% of their
populations. They deem this sufficient preparation to deal
with a pandemic of medium intensity.
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: 229 CONFIRMED CASES
REF: A) Berlin 720, B) Berlin 714 and previous.
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to
229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were
confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END
SUMMARY.
2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press
briefings yesterday and today a total of 34 new laboratory-
confirmed cases of H1N1 for Germany. This increases the total
number of confirmed cases in Germany to 229 (Refs A, B and
previous).
3. (SBU) On June 17, RKI announced eight new laboratory-
confirmed cases of H1N1 in Germany, increasing the number of
confirmed cases in Germany to 203. The new cases were
distributed among the federal states as follows: North Rhine-
Westphalia (4),Baden-Wuerttemberg (3),and Bavaria (1).
4. (SBU) On June 18, RKI confirmed twenty-six more people to
be infected with the new flu. This increased the total number
of confirmed cases in Germany to 229. The new cases were
distributed among the federal states as follows: Bavaria (8),
Lower Saxony (7),Baden-Wuerttemberg (5),North Rhine-
Westphalia (3),Rhineland-Palatinate (1),Schleswig-Holstein
(1),and Bremen (1).
Bremen reports first case of H1N1
--------------
5. (SBU) RKI confirmed the first case of the new flu in the
federal state of Bremen. Media reports indicate the case
involved a 42-year old woman reportedly returned from a trip
to Florida. To date, the federal state of Saarland is the
only German state free of the virus.
North Rhine-Westphalia shows highest number of infections
-------------- --
6. (SBU) North Rhine-Westphalia shows the highest number of
infections among all German states with 104 confirmed cases,
followed by Bavaria (37 cases) and Baden-Wuerttemberg (26
cases). Media reports indicate that North Rhine-Westphalia's
State Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann wants to buy enough
vaccine for all of its 18 million residents. The purchase of
enough vaccine would reportedly cost the state 500 million
euros.
7. (SBU) The number of cases resulting from human-human
transmission of the virus inside Germany now sits at 115. A
number of the previously reported cases of domestic infection
(REF A) were found to have occurred elsewhere, altering the
count.
8. (SBU) The RKI has reported that, consistent with Germany's
National Influenza Pandemic Plan, all federal states are
maintaining enough antiviral drugs to treat 20% of their
populations. They deem this sufficient preparation to deal
with a pandemic of medium intensity.
KOENIG